Top 10 Health Resolutions for Parents in 1997
Children's Mercy Hospital offers ten kid centered health tips for the new year. Emphasizes seat belt and car seat use CPR and Heimlich training daily exercise with children dialing emergency numbers and gun safety home fire drills smoke detector checks water safety and expressing love to boost self esteem.
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Children’s Mercy Hospital
Children’s Mercy
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Sign Language Classes Begin at Olathe Medical Center
Olathe Medical Center offers ASL Levels 1 2 3. Level 1 costs 50 dollars and includes the ASL Phrase Book by Lou. Level 1 meets Mondays 7 9 p.m. January 13 to March 3 in the R.R. Osborne Room. Level 2 3 meet Saturdays 9 11 a.m. January 18 to March 8. Call 7914311 for details and registration. Pre paid registration required.
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Lou
R.R. Osborne
Olathe Medical Center
Yoga classes offered at Olathe Medical Center
Olathe Medical Center offers beginning and intermediate yoga classes to teach calm amid stress. No special fitness required. Sessions run Mondays 5 30 to 6 30 p m from Jan 13 to Feb 17 in Suite 204 Doctors Building at 20333 W 151st St. Fee 40 call 791 4311 to register. Sign language interpreters available upon request. Pre registration required.
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Olathe
Olathe Medical Center
Doctors
W. 151St Street
FDA clears Tri Cyclen pill as acne treatment
The FDA has cleared Ortho Pharmaceutical's Tri Cyclen birth control pill as an acne treatment for women and girls aged at least 15. Although many believed contraceptives could aid pimples, Ortho is the first to study the question specifically and obtain clearance.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Ortho Pharmaceutical
Ortho
Children’s Mercy inpatient tower marks a win for all
The new single-occupancy rooms and built in parent beds in the tower promise fewer roommate hassles and more privacy. Additional consult rooms, waiting and play areas, plus expanded space for staff and paperwork, will benefit patients families physicians and staff. First patients move in December 11 with completion expected soon after.
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Tal
Children’s Mercy
TB vaccine tied to lower asthma rates in study
Researchers report in Science that strong tuberculin reactions in Japanese children reduced asthma by about one third versus mild reactions, suggesting infections may train immunity to curb allergen sensitivity. Lead author Taro Shirakawa and teams in Japan and the U K note the need for verification.
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Ashington
United States
Science
Japan
United Kingdom
Wakayama
National Institutes of Health
Dean Metcalfe
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
NIH
Taro Shirakawa
Churchill Hospital
Oxford
England
Nursing Heart of Healthcare award nominations open
Nominations are being accepted for the 1997 Nursing: The Heart of Healthcare award sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Nursing. Registered nurses with outstanding contributions to patient care, communities, and the profession are eligible. Ten winners are selected annually from over 4,000 nominees in the past seven years. Nominations close April 14. Call 913 588 1616 or 1 800 308 0890 to request forms.
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University of Kansas School of Nursing
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