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EMS Week Set For May 20-26
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(Montclair, NJ) National Emergency Medical Services Week, set for May 20 through May 26, brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine's "front line."
MAU Recognizes MKA Middle School
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Chief
James Simpson and Montclair Ambulance Unit President Jonathan
Hirsh presented the Montclair-Kimberley Academy Middle School
faculty and staff with a Community Recognition reward following
a donation of over $10,000 that was raised for MAU during a
Faculty vs. Students basketball game.
FCC Chooses Spectrum For Wireless Medical Devices
5.17.12
(Reuters)
- The telecommunications regulator on Thursday announced plans
to set aside a chunk of spectrum for connecting wireless medical
devices to allow for more convenient and cost-effective health
monitoring.
The allocation of spectrum for so-called
Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) is part of Federal
Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's push to
free up unused spectrum and will be up for a vote at the FCC's
May 24 meeting.
Summer Is Coming. Is Your Sunscreen Safe?
5.17.12
The
Environmental Working Group (EWG) - a non-profit organization
concerned with consumer well-being and safe products - says in
its latest report that there are more safe sunscreens to use
this year. The bad news? Only 25 percent of the 1,800 products
the group tested were recommended by the group.
In its sixth annual report, the EWG noted
that there was a decrease in the use of allergy-inducing
"fragrance" chemicals and oxybenzone, a hormone-disrupting
chemical that mimics estrogen, compared to products on last
year's list.
CDC Lowers Led Poisoning Cutoff for Children
5.17.12
WASHINGTON
-- For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have
lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.
The new standard announced Wednesday means
that hundreds of thousands more youngsters could be diagnosed
with high levels of lead. Too much lead is harmful to developing
brains and can mean a lower IQ.
"Unfortunately, many, many more parents
will be getting bad news," said Rebecca Morley, executive
director of the National Center for Healthy Housing, a
Maryland-based nonprofit focused on hazards to kids in homes.
CDC Releases 2011 Health Report
5.16.12
Health,
United States, 2011 is the 35th report on the health status of
the Nation and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services to the President and the Congress
of the United States in compliance with Section 308 of the
Public Health Service Act. This report was compiled by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The National Committee on
Vital and Health Statistics served in a review capacity.
At Home HIV Test Takes First Step Towards Approval
5.16.12
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside
experts concluded that OraSure Technologies Inc's
over-the-counter, in-home HIV test is reasonably safe and
effective for determining whether someone has the AIDS virus.
The 17-member FDA advisory committee voted
unanimously that the drug's ability to prevent new HIV
infections and provide HIV-positive people with access to
medical care and social services outweighed the risks of false
results.
Medicare Fraud Sweep Nets 107 Arrests
5.4.12
WASHINGTON
— A strike force of federal, state and local agents and
investigators, led by the Departments of Justice and Health and
Human Services, has charged 107 persons in seven cities with
Medicare fraud involving more than $452 million in false
billings, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday.
Mr. Holder, joined during a news conference by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, described the sweep as the highest amount of apparent false Medicare billings involved in a single takedown in the five-year history of the government's Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Read More....
May Is Asthma Awareness Month
5.4.12
Asthma
is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. There are
almost 26 million Americans living with asthma. The disease
affects the lungs, causing repeated episodes of wheezing,
breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Although asthma
cannot be cured, it is possible to manage asthma successfully to
reduce and prevent asthma attacks, also called episodes.
Successful asthma management includes knowing the warning signs of an attack, avoiding things that may trigger an attack, and following the advice of your healthcare provider. Using what you know about managing your asthma can give you control over this chronic disease. Read More....
Hand Hygiene Saves Lives
5.4.12
Hand
hygiene is a simple thing and it's the best way to prevent
infection and illness.
Clean hands prevent infections. Keeping hands clean prevents illness at home, at school, and at work. Hand hygiene practices are key prevention measures in healthcare settings, in daycare facilities, in schools and public institutions, and for the safety of our food.
In healthcare settings, hand hygiene can prevent potentially fatal infections from spreading from patient to patient and from patient to healthcare worker and vice-versa. Read More....
History of EMS Now On MVAU.org
4.25.12
The
Mission of the Montclair Ambulance Unit's Community Outreach is
to help "connect our world" through education of what the EMS
system is and how it works.
As a new feature of MVAU.org we now have a comprehensive history of Emergency Medical Services dating back to Napoleonic France to modern day EMS.
In the coming weeks, we will be adding more information including "How 9-1-1 Works" and a virtual video tour of an MAU ambulance.
DHS Kicks Off National Severe Weather Awareness Week
4.23.12
Today
marks the beginning of the first ever National Severe
Weather Preparedness Week. This week, we’re partnering with NOAA
to provide information to the public about the hazards of severe
weather and steps people can take to ensure they’re prepared.
Every year, thousands of people are impacted by severe weather threats such as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Last year was the most active year in disasters in recent history, with more than 1,000 weather related fatalities, more than 8,000 injuries. Read More....
Shingles Vaccine Deemed Safe In Large Study
4.23.12
The
shingles vaccine is "generally safe and well tolerated,"
according to a study of nearly 200,000 patients.
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful rash caused by reactivation of chickenpox virus that has remained dormant in the body. Up to 1 million Americans, more than half of whom are 60 or older, are diagnosed with shingles every year, the researchers write.
Researchers analyzed data of 193,083 vaccinated patients aged 50 or older for certain side effects that could be related to the shingles vaccine. Read More....
Ever Get Brain Freeze? This May Be Why
4.23.12
(WebMD)
Ice cream lovers, here's hope! Researchers may be one step
closer to understanding one of the most baffling brain
phenomena, the infamous "brain freeze."
The reasons behind the nearly instantaneous headache brought on by a lick of ice cream or a sip of an ice-cold drink have remained a mystery for years.
But a new study suggests rapid changes in blood flow to the brain may help explain the often debilitating pain of brain freeze as well as other types of headaches like migraines. Read More.....
SCOTUS Debates Healthcare Reform
March 26, 2012
In
the first day of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the
constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the issue was
about whether the law's penalty for not purchasing health
insurance is essentially a tax.
Why is that important? Because if it is a
tax, then the court can't rule on it until it goes into effect
in 2014 and someone sues for a refund, which then delays any
rulings regarding the entire law until 2015.
MAU Visits Capital Hill
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Representatives
of the
Montclair Ambulance Unit made up three of the eight members of
the New Jersey Delegation to the 3rd Annual EMS on the Hill Day
in Washington DC on March 21, 2012.
"It was honor to represent not only MAU but all of NJ EMS providers." said Chief James Simpson at the post-Hill reception at the Washington Plaza Hotel.
The New Jersey Delegation was made up from EMS providers, career and volunteer, from across the state and the NJ chapter of the American Heart Association. Read More......
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