Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
...e in type 2 ("adult") diabetes in children. "The tsunami of childhood obesity has not yet hit the shore -- it takes many years for complications to develop," Ludwig says. "If the clock starts ticking at age 12 or 14, the consequences to public health are potentially disastrous -- imagine heart attack or ki...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...ressing global health issues, including the recent tsunami disaster and its public health ramifications. Other highlights will include the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and CDC-sponsored Task Force on Community Preventive Services providing updates on the most recent preventive health recommendations....Disaster funding needs radical reform
...k's BMJ. The pledging of $5bn for survivors of the tsunami only three weeks after the event is an impressive expression of global concern, and is likely to meet most of the vital needs for survival. However, this response is insufficient for rehabilitation, prevention and reduction of future disasters, and ...Disaster management: Better management of hospital resources and staff is the answer
...eatlyimprovepreparedness for disasters such as the tsunami that hit South East Asia amonthago, according to an article by J Christopher Farmer and colleagues, to bepublished in the journal Critical Care. To date, disaster medical response has predominantly focused on pre-hospitalissues such as triage, evacua...People wounded in tsunami at risk of undetected fungal infections
...ospital for treatment after being injured when the tsunami hit on December 26, 2004. The mainstay treatment for mucormycosis is early surgical intervention to remove all dead an infected tissue, along with intravenous and antifungal therapy. Mucormycosis has a high mortality rate even with aggressive surgica...Mental health crisis looming for tsunami survivors, warns psychologist just back from Indonesia
As the death toll from the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami climbed above 200,000, a University of Washington psychologist who just returned from Indonesia warned of a new danger among the survivors a mental health crisis. "We are seeing children petrified by seeing water in a tub or cowering when large air...AGI and USGS provide unique tsunami disaster relief
ALEXANDRIA, VA In light of the recent tsunami disaster in Indonesia and other parts of Asia, the... will benefit teams working in areas struck by the tsunami by supplying basic reference points for people working on the relief effort. The base maps are manag...Information fusion research simulates disasters to manage emergency response
...irst reports of a natural disaster like the recent tsunami or a manmade incident, such as a chemical accident or a terrorist attack, is the focus of a research project at the University at Buffalo's Center for Multisource Information Fusion. "Responders immediately begin knitting together a picture t...The Lancet calls for creation of Int'l Commission on Global Responses to Complex Emergencies
...LANCET. The devastation wreaked by the south-Asian tsunami has kick-started an unprecedented global response and led to unrestrained public acts of giving and helping. But while lack of money may not be one of the main difficulties facing relief efforts, the critical task of effectively distributing and co-o...