Caregivers defined in health system role
Franklin County Area Agency on Aging begins a four part series on caregiving. The piece urges readers to see themselves as caregivers and explains the nonpaid support by family and friends saves billions, supports loved ones at home, and demands personal sacrifice balanced by intrinsic rewards. It highlights self care and emotional resilience for caregivers and quotes George Washington Carver on tenderness and compassion.
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Franklin County
Someorree
Administration On Aging
Covil
Fama Ries
George Washington Carver
Whooping cough stages comeback in teens and adults
AP reports a revived threat from pertussis as immunity wanes after infancy. booster doses are discussed for older children and adults to protect newborns, with experts urging precautions to keep infants away from coughing individuals. Dr. Michael Decker notes his own bout with the disease.
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Michael Ecker
Vzamderbilt Universiy
Avenus Pasteur
Canada
Decker
Fever in children signals infection not illness
Fever is a common sign guiding care, not a disease itself. The piece outlines when to seek medical help, how to read a fever, and safe remedies for children, including acetaminophen dosing and signs of serious conditions like meningitis or febrile seizures.
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Reye’s
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Arsenic study pushes tougher drinking water standards
A National Academy of Sciences report says EPA underestimated cancer risks from arsenic in drinking water and Bush era measures. The 189 page study, to EPA head Christie Whitman, supports lowering levels toward Clinton era 10 ppb, noting risks persist even at low concentrations. Arsenic sources include natural deposits and industrial byproducts in Western states.
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National Academy of Sciences
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Christie Whitman
Clinton
Bush
Bush Epa
Whitman
Tina Kreisher
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