RMH Takes Stand Against Drunk Driving Campaign
Ransom Memorial Hospital joins with local, state, and federal partners for a December public education drive under the banner You Drink and Drive You Lose. RMH Emergency Department director Paul Rayson calls impaired driving a preventable, deadly crime and urges designated drivers, seat belt use, and early planning to reduce alcohol related crashes in Franklin County. Lights on for Life Day on December 17 encourages nationwide support for anti impaired driving.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Paul Rayson
RMH
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Franklin County
Rayson and Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rayson
RMB
Carbon monoxide safety and risk in cold weather
The risk rises as homes seal tight in cold weather and use space heaters furnaces cookstoves and other devices. Readily readable symptoms range from flu-like signs to severe chest pain or unconsciousness and include the cherry red lip color in extreme cases. Immediate exit call 911 and check with your gas company, then ventilate and have systems inspected.
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Kelly McDermest
AMA votes to back federal bill on doctor assisted crisis reports
The AMA reaffirmed support for the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999, backing federal action to regulate pain medications and ban doctor assisted death by own action in Oregon. Oregon delegates urged withdrawal before Senate vote, arguing government intrusion into doctor patient decisions.
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San Diego
The
American Medical Association
AMA
Oregon
House of Representatives
Senate
Sion
Bernard Palmer
Rex Greene
Scientists Find Alzheimer's Clue In Brain Protein Study
Researchers report a potential mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease linking a shortened protein p25 to overactive enzyme Cdk5 that kills brain cells. The finding, described in Nature, involves Li-Huei Tsai and John Trojanowski, and suggests blocking p25 or regulating Cdk5 as a new treatment path.
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Nature
Li-Huei Tsai
Harvard Medical School
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John Trojanowski
University of Pennsylvania
Clean air policy to be proposed in Franklin County Ottawa
The Franklin County Health Department and Midge Ransom along with Michael Pruner report that the World Health Organization has 1.5 million for tobacco prevention while the tobacco industry spends over 5.2 billion annually on promotion. They cite Kansas data, youth risk, and advocate clean indoor air policies and smoke free school grounds to reduce smoking.
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Midge Ransom
Michael Pruner
Franklin County Health Department
World Health Organization
Kansas
Community Health Assessment Coalition
Franklin County
City of
Ottawa
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