After Disaster Hits Home, Use Precaution To Avoid Health Risks

Hurricane season just officially started June 1 but the state of Georgia has already been hit hard by various tornados and strong winds that have downed power lines and destroyed buildings. The Georgia Division of Public Health wants to remind residents to use precaution during clean-up activities and properly store food and water in order [...]

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Older Adults Should Practice Safety To Prevent Injuries

June is Home Safety Month and the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services is urging older adults to practice safety to prevent injuries. In 2005, there were 15,800 people 65 and older who died from injuries related to unintentional falls. About 1.8 million in this same age group were treated in emergency [...]

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Healthcare Professionals Report Improved Patient Self-Management

New research shows 65 percent of participating healthcare professionals resoundingly said they can attribute improved patient self-management to the U.S. Diabetes Conversation Map Program.
A keystone of diabetes care is self-management education, and structured education programs are a fundamental component of enabling people to do this more effectively. The U.S. Diabetes Conversation Map program is [...]

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People Encouraged To Eat More Fish

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has revised its fish consumption advisory to include a large new body of data on contaminants in fish from Minnesota lakes and rivers. The advisory is also in a new format designed to make it easier to understand while encouraging people to eat more fish.
For more than 20 years, [...]

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FDA Deals With Mercury Amalgams, Dental Fillings

Dental Fillings are finally noted as not without problems – the FDA has been blind for over a decade. Now their vision is 40/40 but, that’s an improvement.
Last year I submitted research to the FDA proving mercury amalgams – ie. fillings in your teeth – are not a good way to go. They ignored me [...]

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