Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Vaccine Song

A little diddy about the importance of vaccinations.

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The Vaccine Song
words and music by Ted Willmore

drawings by Elizabeth W. Jordheim
animated by Ted Willmore

vocals Schuyler Stegmann
acoustic guitar Sean Hennessy
bass guitar Kevin Hennessy
drums Jake Hanselman
electric guitar and piano Pete Szkolka


recorded and mixed by Pete Szkolka
mastered by Bob Katz

© 2010 Brain Warm-ups Entertainment, LLC

Monday, August 9, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

How to open a wine bottle with a shoe.

Have you ever been travelling and wanted to open a bottle of wine and not had a cork screw? Here's a solution. Let us know if you try this out.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Inviting all Dads!


The Real Guys Immunize Campaign is a platform to empower dads to protect themselves and their families from vaccine preventable diseases. In many families, the dad is the protector but every super dad needs help.

Travel Photography Tips


How to take landscape photos: bit.ly/alZ8Ea

Monday, June 14, 2010

South African World Cup 2010 Safety Tips

Have fun and be safe. Share your stories with us if yo go.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

British Medical Council Bars Doctor Who Linked Vaccine With Autism

By JOHN F. BURNS
Published: May 24, 2010 (NY Times)

"LONDON — A doctor whose research and public statements caused widespread alarm that a common childhood vaccine could cause autism was banned on Monday from practicing medicine in his native Britain for ethical lapses, including conducting invasive medical procedures on children that they did not need....
The disciplinary tribunal’s action came after more than a decade of controversy over the links Dr. Wakefield and associates in Britain, as well as supporters among parents of some autistic children in Britain and the United States, have made between autism and a commonly used vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. The suggestion of a link caused use of the vaccine in Britain and elsewhere in the world to plummet, a development that critics of Dr. Wakefield said contributed to a sharp rise in measles cases in countries where the vaccine was in use.

Most scientific papers have failed to find any links between vaccines and autism."
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Small investments pay big dividends in protecting workers’ health

Although the flu season is months away, health care professionals already are preparing vaccinations against three strains of flu that could infect workers and leave businesses in a lurch.....

....But it’s certain that flu and other contagious diseases will emerge, and employers should prepare now to keep the workplace productive, said Pandis and Dr. John Sinnott...


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Immunization week to kick off in 112 countries

23 APRIL 2010 | GENEVA -- For the first time, immunization campaigns are being launched simultaneously tomorrow in 112 countries and territories in the World Health Organization Regions of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean and Europe, with the goals of expanding immunization coverage and raising awareness of the importance of vaccines.....

In the Americas, regional launching events are being held in border areas of Nicaragua, between Suriname and French Guyana, and between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On the US-Mexico border, a joint event is planned in Las Cruces, New Mexico in conjunction with the launch of US National Infant Immunization Week. The regional goals are to reach children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, elderly populations, border and isolated populations, indigenous populations, and low coverage municipalities...

In addition to vaccinating children and adults and delivering integrated packages of health interventions such as vitamin fortification, countries are planning a variety of activities including workshops, training sessions, social mobilization, round-table discussions, exhibitions and media events addressing vaccine-related issues. Target audiences for various activities include parents, caregivers, health workers, mass media, decision-makers and stakeholders.

Read full article here.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Gavin Gough: Freelance Travel Photographer

A freelance travel photographer, based in Bangkok, Gavin Gough works on assignment and creates stock photography for Getty and Lonely Planet Images. His work has been featured internationally in publications such as National Geographic, Geo, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Conde Nast and many more.

Gavin Gough: Freelance Travel Photographer

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

NHS Videos - Malaria


Malaria is a parasitic infection spread by mosquitoes. An expert explains how the infection attacks different areas of the body and what you can do to avoid getting the disease in the first place. See Video...

NHS VIDEOS | Media Library

Friday, April 16, 2010

Tourists pay to rough it on desert treks in Tunisia


Douz, Tunisia (CNN) -- Spending two weeks trekking through a desert without any creature comforts isn't everyone's idea of a vacation, but for some, it's paradise.Read more...

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Study Finds Military Prone to Infection With H1N1 Flu

Living in close quarters and young age increased risk, Singapore researchers say...http://bit.ly/busT0I

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Indonesian village hunts for 7-meter killer python

March 29, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian villagers are hunting a giant python that killed a 13-year-old boy a week ago on Sumatra island.

Police Chief Capt. Joshua Tampubolon said Monday that the 23-feet-long (7-meter-long) python was believed to be hiding in waterway tunnels built by a textile company for its industrial waste.
Villagers from Percut Sei Tuan in Deli Serdang district blocked road access to the tunnels Sunday to protect the public.

Tampubolon said the victim and three friends were swimming in the Tembung River when the snake attacked March 21. It strangled and nearly swallowed the boy before villagers armed with spears forced it to flee.

Pythons native to Indonesia usually grow up to 6 meters.

Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in U.S.


March 16, 2010 -- It's no wildfire, but H1N1 swine flu continues to smolder in the U.S.From mid-January to mid-February, the CDC estimates there were 2 million new cases of H1N1 swine flu, causing 18,000 hospitalizations, and about 310 deaths. Read more...http://bit.ly/9SD0GU

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

These 10 Tips Can Make Your Spring Break a Healthy One

DENVER, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Reesman, RN, Executive Director of Passport Health Colorado, says far too many Spring Break travelers leave home without taking the basic steps she suggests below. "Younger travelers may feel invincible, but they still need to put the same kind of preparation into their health and safety as they do into their destination choice, passport acquisition or flight plans. Too many otherwise wonderful trips are spoiled when these simple rules are ignored," Reesman advises.

Tips Here

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Health care volunteers and disasters: First, be prepared

(PHILADELPHIA) – A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better .The outpouring of medical volunteers who responded to the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in January provides a roadmap for health care providers during future disasters, say the authors of a New England Journal of Medicine "Perspectives" piece that will be published online February 24. Read more...http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uops-hcv022410.php

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Women, men differ in travel-related ills

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Traveling around the globe can make anyone fall ill, but men and women tend to differ in the types of illnesses they suffer, a new study finds.

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In a study of almost 59,000 international travelers, researchers found that women were more likely than men to come down with bouts of diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems, colds, urinary tract infections and adverse reactions to medications, such as those taken to prevent malaria.

Men, meanwhile, had higher risks of fever, including from infections transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks or other such "vectors," such as malaria, dengue and rickettsia.

Men were also more likely than women to be treated for mountain sickness, frostbite or sexually transmitted diseases.

The findings offer travelers and travel-medicine specialists a clearer idea of how to prepare for international trips, according to the researchers, led by Dr. Patricia Schlagenhauf of the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Army official: Four soldiers have become ill and evacuated from Haiti

By Jonathan Mattise
Posted February 24, 2010 at 3:03 p.m. , updated February 24, 2010 at 4:08 p.m

Four Army soldiers total — including Stuart native Chris Lust — have been stricken ill and evacuated to receive treatment while serving in Haiti, an Army official said Wednesday.

Lust, a 33-year-old warrant officer, contracted a tropical disease called leptospirosis during relief work in Port-au-Prince three weeks ago. The bacterial infection is generally caused by contact with water contaminated by animal excrement in impoverished countries, said Dr. Moti Ramgopal of Associates in Infectious Diseases in Fort Pierce.

Lust is now in stable condition at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa after spending almost a week in the intensive care unit.

The soldier experienced flu symptoms, only 100 times worse, his mother Lorilei Lust said. Chris Lust’s temperature hovered from 102 to 105 degrees.

Cold spell tremors, almost like seizures, struck regularly. While receiving IV medication, he developed a blood clot in his left arm that puffed up his left hand much larger than his right.

His condition stabilized and he left the ICU Saturday. He expects to be shipped to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio in the next 24 hours for three months of light duty.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Vaccine Study Retracted, and Causes of Autism Remain Elusive

U.S. News and World Report Health

By Nancy Shute

Posted: February 3, 2010

In 1998, the medical journal The Lancet published a study suggesting that the childhood MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine was tied to autism. On Tuesday, the journal retracted the study, saying in an editorial that key aspects of the paper—in which Andrew Wakefield reported that 12 children he studied had experienced a sudden onset of autism symptoms after getting MMR shots—were false...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Vaccine paranoia might be killing us.

Get Vaccinated
Robert Nelsen, 01.21.10, 10:00 AM EST
Forbes Magazine dated February 08, 2010

It has taken 14,160 lives, 2,328 of them in the U.S. Within the latter group are 248 children. No, it is not terrorism, nor is it war. It is H1N1.

Read On.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Haiti earthquake: How to help

A list of charitable organizations active in the nation

msnbc.com
updated 9:21 p.m. ET, Wed., Jan. 20, 2010

Click for information on how you can become involved.

Monday, January 11, 2010

National Influenza Week, 11 - 15 January 2010.

President declares National Influenza week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of January 10-16, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week....

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Monday, January 4, 2010