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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Service dog protects his little boy from nightmares

Three-year-old Tupper spent his whole life not being able to sleep through the night -- but that was before he met Lego

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/service-dog-protects-his-little-boy-from-nightmares/

Hospital industry says it, too, is slammed by drug costs

Many hospitals in the U.S. say rising drug prices had a "severe" impact on their budgets in recent years

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospital-industry-says-it-too-is-slammed-by-drug-costs/

Dip in blood pressure linked to dementia risk

The study findings are of interest, but too preliminary to suggest low blood pressure treatment might help, an expert said

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dizziness-on-standing-dip-in-blood-pressure-linked-to-dementia-risk/

Americans are changing their supplements of choice

Traditional multivitamins are falling out of favor among Americans, while use of other supplements is on the rise

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-are-changing-their-supplements-of-choice/

What is a Conflict of Interest?

From: USDA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0HRc-Wdjns

Are Some Blood Pressure Meds Linked to Depression, Bipolar Risk?

Researchers add the effect was small, and study did not prove cause and effect

From: http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/news/20161011/are-some-blood-pressure-meds-linked-to-depression-bipolar-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Top 35 countries to be a girl

A new report from Save the Children sheds light on what it’s like to be a girl in 144 countries around the world; here are the top 35 countries for girls -- you may be surprised where the U.S. ranks

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/international-day-of-the-girl-save-the-children-top-35-countries/

Where in the world is it hardest to be a girl?

Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States doesn't fare well in terms of girls' well-being

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/where-in-the-world-is-it-hardest-to-be-a-girl-how-the-u-s-ranks/

NYC abortion doctor accused of manslaughter

Officials allege woman was allowed to leave health facility even though she had been bleeding profusely and appeared disoriented

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nyc-abortion-doctor-accused-manslaughter-after-patient-dies/

Sudden BP Drops Tied to Higher Dementia Odds

From: http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20161011/blood-pressure-drop-dementia?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities – Mayo Clinic

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TadUlWLbbng

Astronauts heading to Mars could risk "space brain"

Some scientists are concerned that astronauts traveling to Mars may experience a kind of chronic dementia

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mars-bound-astronauts-face-chronic-dementia-risk/

Coke, Pepsi funded both sides on anti-obesity policies

Coke and Pepsi say they're invested in Americans' health, but a new study highlights their efforts to thwart obesity-fighting legislation

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coke-pepsi-soda-companies-sponsored-96-health-groups-fought-obesity-legislation/

Your Rights, One Voice: Brody’s Story

Picture this: You have two sons, both in the same school district, and both excited to attend a school-sponsored summer camp with their friends. Your youngest son, a 6-year-old, will attend for the first time.

But along with the normal anxiety that accompanies a child going to camp, another looms large: This son lives with type 1 diabetes and may require extra care during the day. Then, after applying to the camp, only one son is accepted—your youngest is denied because of his diabetes. What would you do?

Angela Smith and Patrick Adam of Los Alamitos, California, faced this situation with their son, Brody, who hoped to join his older brother at their school district’s summer day camp program, Camp Fun in the Sun. Unfortunately, the Los Alamitos Unified School District didn’t feel that it could provide proper diabetes care for Brody, although it was familiar with Brody’s needs during the school year.

Brody and his family

“When we first applied to the camp, we didn’t have any idea that Brody might be denied because of his diabetes. Particularly since he attends school in the same district that offers this summer camp—including [attending] the same after-school camp throughout the school year,” Angela explains.

“The district was familiar with his needs and how to test his blood sugar, [handle] snack times and so on,” Angela continues. We also made it very clear that since we work close by, we could be ‘on call’ and come to the camp as needed to be present to administer lunchtime insulin each day. At the time we weren’t aware that it’s unlawful for a school or camp to even require this.”

Brody faced discrimination because of his type 1 diabetes. Not only is it unlawful for parents to be required to be present for insulin administration, it’s also illegal to deny a child entry to public summer camp programs simply because of diabetes. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination in instances like this.

Angela and Patrick weren’t satisfied with the school district’s rejection. They took to the internet to find a solution, quickly discovering that the American Diabetes Association^® was there to help them advocate. Our Legal Advocacy team provided Brody’s parents with the backup they needed, such as information on federal protections and program obligations for public summer camp programs. We also supplied sample letters for the family to use, copies of Title II settlements and a fact sheet about the rights of children with diabetes at camp.

With this knowledge and information, Angela and Patrick were able to successfully advocate on Brody’s behalf: “After working with the Association, we forwarded this same information to the camp supervisor who had denied Brody’s acceptance. She advised it was being reviewed by the district’s legal representative. We waited nearly two weeks, but finally learned that Brody would be accepted into the summer camp program.”

After the Association provided information on the rights afforded to kids like Brody, the school system arranged for a nurse (the same one who leads Brody’s diabetes care at school) to train summer camp employees on how to assist with diabetes management. Finally, Brody could safely join his brother at Camp Fun in the Sun.

Without the Association’s resources, this story may have had a completely different outcome. “It was such a relief to feel like we had the support of a knowledgeable, credible organization,” Angela notes. “We had a whole team already advocating for Brody before we even knew it.”

Thanks to Angela and Patrick’s initiative and our dedicated Legal Advocates, Brody was able to enjoy a great summer camp experience—one that every child deserves.

“Brody had a very, very positive camp experience,” Angela reports. “We won’t let his diabetes stand in the way of having ‘normal,’ healthy, happy, exciting, educational and fun-filled days! We’re so thankful to have the support of the American Diabetes Association to help us educate, advocate and inspire positive changes.”

The American Diabetes Association leads the effort to prevent and eliminate discrimination against people with diabetes at school, at work and in other parts of daily life. If you need help, call 1-800-DIABETES or visit http://diabetes.org/gethelp.

Through our nationwide Safe at School program, the Association is dedicated to making sure that all children with diabetes are medically safe at school and have the same educational opportunities as their peers. Visit our Safe at School website for information and resources.

Give the gift of fairness — donate now to help people with diabetes facing discrimination, just like Brody.

From: American Diabetes Association http://diabetesstopshere.org/2016/10/11/yrov-brodys-story/

Americans Are Changing Their Supplements of Choice

Vitamin D, fish oil are in, multivitamins less so, study finds

From: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20161011/americans-are-changing-their-supplements-of-choice?src=RSS_PUBLIC

High-Protein Diets May Not Help Fend Off Diabetes

These regimens didn't reverse drops in 'insulin sensitivity,' a forerunner of the disease

From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20161011/high-protein-diets-may-not-help-fend-off-diabetes-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC

PEARL Study Overview: A Mayo Clinic Research Study

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCurCVg7fsk

世卫组织：第九届全球健康促进大会——促进健康和可持续发展

From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzf6BldEFA

ВОЗ: девятая Глобальная конференция по укреплению здоровья

From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBwy39xbx4

OMS : Neuvième Conférence mondiale sur la promotion de la santé

From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOKqtpY8Pek

WHO: The International Classification of Diseases

From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFcoYfnwiM

Mayo Clinic Minute: Why coming out to your doctor is important

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSR_mx62Tfc

WHO: Countries Should Use Taxes on Sugary Drinks

From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20161011/who-taxes-sugary-drinks?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Trove of Alzheimer’s patients’ molecular, clinical data available

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJP79nnLmQw

Rising Premiums Rankle People Paying Full Price

Insurance customers who don’t get federal subsidies are facing double-digit premium increases in many places this year and forced to make hard choices about coverage.

From: http://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/20161011/rising-health-premiums-rankle-individuals-paying-full-price?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Lung Regeneration

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIH5gOnP-k

Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EHkLe-PUr8

USDA Announces Plans to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Releases New Report Showing Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Create Growth for Dairy Industry

LA CROSSE, Wisc., Oct. 11, 2016 – Following a roundtable discussion with dairy producers near La Crosse, Wisc. today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering to purchase $20 million of cheddar cheese to reduce a private cheese surplus that has reached record levels, while assisting food banks and other food assistance recipients.

From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/10/0220.xml&contentidonly=true

Can Chiropractic Treatment Help Migraines?

Study participants who had sham treatment reported pain relief, too

From: http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20161011/for-migraine-sufferers-is-a-chiropractors-touch-all-in-the-mind?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Soda Maker Sponsorships for Health, Medical Groups

From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20161010/soda-companies-health-groups?src=RSS_PUBLIC

As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount

“It hurts me to see him like this. I didn’t want this for him,” one mother said, breaking into tears

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/zika-babies-turn-1-health-problems-mount/

Alzheimer's animal study hints at gene therapy's potential

Alzheimer's researchers used a virus to deliver a gene that they hope could help prevent damaging plaques to brain cells

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alzheimers-animal-study-explores-possible-gene-therapy-technique-to-treat-dementia/

Where do the candidates stand on the health and well-being of children?

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This has been an interesting election, to say the least — one in which it’s been a bit hard to keep track of the issues in the midst of the latest news story. But those issues matter, because the decisions the next president makes will affect the lives of each and every one of us.

They will also affect the lives of our children — who do not get to vote. The health and well-being of children has everything to do with their health and well-being in the future, and the decisions of the next president could have a long-reaching impact on them — and, since our children are our future, on us.

The American Academy of Pediatrics sent four questions to the Clinton and Trump campaigns.

More than one in five children lives in poverty in this country, and its impacts on children’s health can be severe and lifelong. How do you propose to help lift children and families out of poverty?
In 2014, there were 2,549 children under age 19 who were killed by guns. How do you plan to protect children from gun violence?
More children have health insurance in the United States than ever before. How will you continue to build on this trend and ensure access to affordable, high-quality health care for all children, no matter where in the country they live?
Children are 25% of the U.S. population and 100% of the future. How do you propose to provide for the future by investing in children?

What did they have to say? You can see the unedited texts of the responses of Clinton and Trump on the American Academy of Pediatrics website, but here is a brief summary:

To lift children and families out of poverty…

Clinton would:
- work on economic growth and job creation.
- increase access to education through increasing Early Head Start, working toward universal preschool, investing in public schools and making it possible for students to attend public college in their state without debt.
Trump would:
- work on economic growth and job creation.
- work on education reform.

To protect children from gun violence…

Clinton would:
- enact comprehensive background checks, closing the gun show and internet sales loopholes.
- keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, violent criminals and the seriously mentally ill.
Trump would:
- educate the American people about gun violence.
- make neighborhoods as secure as possible.

To ensure the access of children to high-quality, affordable health care…

Clinton would:
- expand the Affordable Care Act and bring country closer to universal health care.
- increase telemedicine.
- increase funding to health centers and rural health clinics.
- work to expand Medicaid so that everyone who is eligible for coverage can get it.
Trump would:
- streamline the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and give funds as block grants to states, giving them flexibility to meet the needs of children in their state, cut costs and raise reimbursements to encourage more doctors to participate.
- repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act so that fewer people need CHIP and Medicaid.

To invest in children…

Clinton would:
- combat climate change.
- improve public education — and also be sure that children in trouble get support, not just discipline.
- increase access to child care.
- strengthen the economy in general.
Trump would:
- ensure quality education by providing more educational choices, using resources created by reforms in other areas.
- put resources into the military and into securing borders, to make the world safer.

Read the full texts — and before you vote, decide which candidate you think can truly help our children. Since kids can’t vote, we need to vote for them.

For more information and resources, check out the American Academy of Pediatrics #VoteKids website.

The post Where do the candidates stand on the health and well-being of children? appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.

From: Claire McCarthy, MD http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/where-do-the-candidates-stand-on-the-health-and-well-being-of-children-2016101110485

USDA Celebrates Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2016 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joins youth, parents, schools, communities, and partners across the country in honoring National School Lunch Week 2016, as proclaimed by President Obama, a time to reflect on the positive steps our nation has taken to make nutrition a priority in every U.S. school.

From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/10/0219.xml&contentidonly=true

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

To lift children and families out of poverty…

To protect children from gun violence…

To ensure the access of children to high-quality, affordable health care…

To invest in children…

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