Health authorities monitoring botox use after deaths overseas (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: There have been no local deaths associated with the use of botulinum toxin or botox, says Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority.
Diamond Head Health Center gets $795K for improvements (Honolulu Advertiser)
Governor Linda Lingle has released $795,000 in construction funds to re-roof the Diamond Head Health Center.
Most health boards are showing improvements (The New Zealand Herald)
A nationwide survey of 10 critical areas of the country's public health system has shown big gains in most areas since last year. Health Minister David Cunliffe yesterday released the results of the first annual National Health Targets report.
Health Highlights: Oct. 11, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone (Centre Daily Times)
When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act.
Former state health official to make second trip to Iraq (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
GRAND HAVEN -- Jim Haveman, the former state Department of Community Health director who served in Iraq after the fall of Baghdad, is returning there today.
Health authorities monitoring botox use after deaths overseas (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: There have been no local deaths associated with the use of botulinum toxin or botox, says Singapore's Health Sciences Authority. Still, the agency is keeping a close watch for any severe reactions to the neurotoxin protein here.
Public Health sues 2 bars over outdoor smoking (KOMO Seattle)
Public Health of Seattle & King County filed lawsuits this week against both businesses, the first time the agency has sought court orders against businesses that violate a 2005 state smoking ban in bars and restaurants.
Ozone Pollution That Violates Health Standards Caused By Wildfires, New Study Shows (Medical News Today)
Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), focused on California wildfires in 2007, finding that they repeatedly caused ground-level ozone to spike to unhealthy levels across a broad area, including much of rural California as well as neighboring Nevada.
Health workers safe from global recession (Sun Star)
OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFWs) especially those employed in the health care sector are spared from the ongoing global recession and will be protected in the next 10 years.
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