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CPSC Warns that 9 Out of 10 Unintentional Child Poisonings Occur in the Home WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year, unintentional poisonings from consumer products commonly found in the home kill about 30 children and prompt more than 2 million calls to the nation's poison control centers. More than 90% of these calls involve poisonings in the home. On average, each year an estimated 80,000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for unintentional poisonings. Childhood Trauma Linked to Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Breaking News U.S. and International Update July 2, 2009 Spring Flooding- Floodwaters can be swift, powerful and, at times, deadly. However, advanced planning can help protect lives and minimize property losses due to flooding.More Weather preparedness tips that you should be consider:You can apply online for storms assistance. New Effort Links Climate Solutions & Urban Opportunity More 911 Finances Maryland Foreclosure Help More Port of Baltimore Jobs More "In a 21st-century economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, education is the single best bet we can make," Obama said. President Obama Announces a new way to help people go back to school and be able to get grants to pay for it.More Details on the Reinvestment Act Click here to see list of help items. Avoiding Foreclosure and Does Freddie Mac Own Your Mortgage? From Fannie Mae WASHINGTON, DC — Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Williams announced the appointment of three new executive vice presidents as the company fills key positions and rounds out its new leadership team. More NASA WASHINGTON -- NASA's Swift satellite and an international team of
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 A balanced selection of United States and International news events. "If every U.S. household changed just one light bulb or fixture to an Energy Star bulb, each year our country would save $600 million in energy costs, enough energy to light 3 million homes, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from more than 800,000 cars. Chantix and Zyban - Smoking - Warning - Serious Mental Health Risks The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is requiring manufacturers to put a Boxed Warning on the prescribing information for the smoking cessation drugs Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion). The warning will highlight the risk of serious mental health events including changes in behavior, depressed mood, hostility, and suicidal thoughts when taking these drugs. The risk of serious adverse events while taking these products must be weighed against the significant health benefits of quitting smoking,” said Janet Woodcock, M.D., director, the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States and we know these products are effective aids in helping people quit.”More E-coli infections Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Eating Raw Refrigerated, Prepackaged Cookie Dough Updated June 30, 2009 States Where Persons Infected with the Outbreak Strain of E. coli O157:H7 Live, United States, by State, March 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections.More First Lady to Announce Important Health Recovery Act Grants Grants Will Support Centers that Provide Care to Millions of Americans DC – First Lady Michelle Obama today visited Unity’s Upper Cardozo Health Center and announced the release of $851 million in grants to address immediate and pressing health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to health care for millions of Americans The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured due to the economic downturn and skyrocketing health costs. "WHO Report US 21,000 cases of the flu With 87 Deaths" WHO welcomes Sanofi-Pasteur's Donation of 100 Million Doses of Influenza H1N1 Vaccine "We welcome this very generous gesture by Sanofi-Pasteur, the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines. One hundred million doses of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 2009 virus is a sizeable and generous gesture to and on behalf of the world's less-developed countries. WHO will now work to ensure that this vaccine gets to groups who otherwise would have no access to pandemic vaccines. World Health Organization Influenza A(H1N1) Update The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, 70,893 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries, with 311 deaths to date.More Children of Anxious Adults In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children.More World Health Organzation News 6-1-2009 Smoking WHO today urged governments to require that all tobacco packages include pictorial warnings to show the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use. Graphics on Cigarette Packages and Smoking Chemical in Medical Device Impairs Heart Function .More CDC New Flu-Virus Cases of Swine Flu Reported in the Labratories U.S. Novel influenza A (H1N1) is a new flu virus of swine origin that was first detected in April, 2009. The virus is infecting people and is spreading from person-to-person, sparking a growing outbreak of illness in the United States. An increasing number of cases are being reported internationally as well.More Millions of People Can Benifit From Statin Drugs Exercise Is Safe, Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure More FDA FDA Claims 250 imported products from China are not accepted into the port for sale, and listed on OASIS. Many items are food products like chocolate cookies which containe Melamine. Cookies were manufactured by Yikang Group Limited Company of Shandong.Other products such as plastic exam gloves listed as having holes in them, hard candies, dog chewies, green tea, cocoa powder, and oatmeal cereal as containing melamine. Buyer beware of the products you buy from China. There are never enough inspectors or enough time or space to equally identify every product that is unpure or unsafe. Womens Vital Voices of Global Partnership Show your mother, sister, wife, daughter how much you appreciate her. It's the ittle things that matter. Say thank you,you are wonderful,I like it when you do that,that is a really good thing you did, and I love you for being you.I am thankful you are so smart. I am proud of you. From the UN According to Secretary General of the U.N. Ban Moon - I briefed the General Assembly on the latest developments regarding the H1N1 epidemic Monday. As you know, this outbreak is yet another reminder that we live an interconnected world. A threat to one country is a threat to all, requiring a collective, global response.More New Health Care Initiative from the White House
Sky-rocketing health care costs for families, businesses, and government are unsustainable. Reform is imperative to help America’s families struggling with rising costs and those who are losing their insurance. At the same time, real health care reform is crucial to keeping American businesses competitive in the world economy and for the country’s long-term economic viability. President Obama believes we can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold. As he said in his address to congress last month. “Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year.” Violence Against Women Never Acceptable Governor O'Malley, Lt. Governor Brown Announce Domestic Violence Grants Maryland’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Governor Martin O’Malley announced Maryland’s plan to monitor and track Recovery and Reinvestment funds in the State of Maryland, and announced the launch of Maryland’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act website, www.recovery.maryland.gov to allow Marylanders to track recovery projects in the State of Maryland. “The Citizens of Maryland will be able to track and monitor our progress every step of the way with the accountability, transparency, and efficiency that we’ve brought to State government, he said." Governor O’Malley provided a quick demonstration of the website that utilizes GIS (Geographic-Information System) technology. Just last week, Governor O’Malley announced plans to use these funds to invest in public education and transportation projects to create or save thousands of jobs in Maryland. Governor O’Malley and the Maryland Congressional Delegation have also planned a series of regional Recovery and Reinvestment Workshops for local government officials to share information about applying for recovery grant money, and the impact and flow of dollars coming to the State from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Maryland a National Leader in Curbing Global Warming Pollution Annapolis—The Maryland General Assembly today gave final passage to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act. The bill requires the state to reduce its global warming pollution to 25 percent below 2006 levels by 2020. It directs the Maryland Department of the Environment to finalize regulations by 2012 to achieve those reductions.More Environment “President Obama’s budget means a cleaner, greener, and more prosperous future for Maryland,” said Tommy Landers, Policy Advocate for Environment MarylandMore Did You Know, Coal is Not Really a Clean Energy Option? Did you know that there are over 100 new conventional coal power plants proposed for construction in the United States? Many Americans think coal power is a bygone way of life, but in fact, it still provides about half of our nation's electricity! Coal power is America's single biggest source of heat-trapping emissions, contributing more to global warming than all the country's automobiles, SUVs, trucks, buses, planes, and ships combined! The Union of Concerned Scientists is working to build a demand for clean alternatives to dirty coal. Think about wind power. Ask your political leaders about it today. Contact your representative now. An Announcement to Parents. Maryland's State Education System Ranks Number ONE Overall
No Seaweed or Seagrass to Forage In According to Kim Coble, Maryland Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation “The Bay is a substantial part of Maryland’s culture and economy. The Governor’s special session proposal ignores the Bay and its role in Maryland’s future and the public’s outcry to restore it.” More Chesapeake Bay Safety and Environmental Hotline: 1-877-224-R-BAY / (1-877-224-7229)
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