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Health Dept. embraces social media
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:34:42 -0700
The Utah County Health Department is capitalizing on the benefits of social media such as Facebook and Twitter to keep the community updated. Lance D. Madigan, a public information officer with the Utah County Health Department, said they began venturing into social networking about a year ago. The two social networking sites they are currently working with are Facebook and Twitter. Many ...
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Consumer, Health and Family
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:28:21 -0700
Welcome to this week's edition of Health Alert. The Health Alert is transmitted on Monday of each week (unless there is a public holiday on Monday). Health Alert is a summary of the critical judgments, legislation, press releases and news items which have come to our attention each week.
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News Briefs
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:53:53 -0700
Iraqi police and health officials say at least six people have been killed and 35 wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad. A police officer says three policemen and one civilian have been killed when a parked car bomb exploded Wednesday near a bus station in the southern Bayaa neighborhood.
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Also in Global Health News: India's antibiotic use; Abstinence curriculum in China; Child, maternal health in India ...
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:27:22 -0700
"The health ministry has formed a committee to frame a policy for antibiotic use, following an uproar over a Lancet study that traced a drug-resistant bacterial superbug's origins to India," LiveMint.com reports. The panel will also look into the "excessive use of antibiotics among Indians," partly fueled by self-medication, that has increased resistance to the drugs. The article notes that the ...
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