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News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Aug. 24, 2010

1. Oil Spill Clean-up Workers Face Increased Risk for Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms In 2002, the oil tanker Prestige spilled more than 67,000 tons of bunker oil, highly contaminating the north-western coast of Spain. More than 300,000 volunteers participated in clean-up activities. Among them, local fishermen were a large and highly-exposed group...
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08/24/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

Gulf Spill Clean Up Workers Reporting Health Problems

Reports are coming in that workers helping with the clean up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are starting to report health problems, including flu-like symptoms, nausea, headaches, dizziness and chest pains...
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06/04/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

Haitian President Says Up To 300,000 People Could Have Died In Quake

The major earthquake in January in Haiti could have killed as many as 300,000 people, an estimate that includes bodies buried in the rubble, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday at a meeting of Latin American and Caribbean leaders in Mexico, Reuters reports. "More than 200,000 bodies were collected on the streets without counting those that are still under the rubble," Preval said...
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02/23/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

Post-Storm Conditions In Philippines Continue To Threaten Health

Filipinos are "struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight," Agence France-Presse reports. According to the WHO, 1.43 million people, "mostly in and around Manila, continue to endure a dangerous existence living in flooded districts" (Morella, 10/26).
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10/27/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

The US National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Battles Chronic Disease In Developing Countries

The US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, which is a founding member of the Global Alliance for Chronic Disease, has decided to go forward strongly and improve its plan to target chronic diseases in developing countries by collaborating with a leading health and wellbeing corporation. Together, they plan to build numerous centers of excellence (COEs) across the world.
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06/15/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

American Lung Association Provides Health Tips To Alaska Residents Living In Areas Affected By Ash Fall From The Mount Redoubt Volcano

Residents in the path of Mount Redoubt's recent surge of volcanic activity should take steps to protect themselves and their families from the ash, gases and debris. The American Lung Association warns that people most at risk include children and teens, seniors, people with lung diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular diseases and diabetics. Healthy adults exercising or working outdoors also face increased risk.
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03/29/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Aid / Disasters | Trackback | Comments Off

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