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Mar 11th, 2009
The Kentucky Department for Public Health, in collaboration with local health departments, will host 11 Maternal and Child Health community forums to gather input from state and local government, education, health care, private industry and other interested individuals.
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Mar 10th, 2009
Just as periodic checks of smoke alarms and furnaces are recommended, so is an annual water well checkup. Spring is an excellent time to have this done, before peak water-use season begins.
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Mar 7th, 2009
Use of gas-powered appliances and generators following the recent snow storm increases the number of carbon monoxide poisoning cases and fatalities.
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Feb 7th, 2009
According to the results of two new studies from the University of Michigan, children and adults from low-income families suffer from chronic infections to a much greater degree than those in wealthier households.
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Feb 4th, 2009
The NHS will today pledge to become one of England's leading sustainable and low carbon organisations and to meet the Government's target of an 80 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.
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Feb 2nd, 2009
The high number of power outages has caused many Kentuckians to resort to using alternative heat sources to heat their homes, increasing the possibility for exposure to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.
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Jan 31st, 2009
Suicide rates are expected to increase because of tough economic times says Sampson Blair, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at the University of Buffalo. This week, a family of four in Ohio, and a family of five in California became the apparent victims of a murder suicide, leading the sociologist to warn that a tough economy is likely to lead to an increase of suicide and murder-suicide tragedies among families.
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Jan 27th, 2009
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety today published its statistics relating to the injuries caused by fireworks during the Halloween period (17 October-14 November) in 2008.
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Jan 24th, 2009
The Florida Department of Health urges to take precautions to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning during the cold winter months.
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Jan 20th, 2009
Niagara Region Public Health has received the first laboratory confirmed case of Influenza B in Niagara.
