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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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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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