EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Multiple Language Resources – Wed. May 22
Spotlight on National Library of Medicine Resources – Wed. May 22, 2013, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – Multiple Language Resources.
Research conducted over the past 25 years has shown a strong correlation between language barriers and poor quality health care. Language can affect the accuracy of patient histories, the ability to engage in treatment decision-making, poorer understanding of a medical diagnosis or treatment, underuse of primary and preventative services, lower use and misuse of prescription medications, and a decreased level of patient trust. In the MidContinental Region there are many languages used: Ame...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - May 15, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Public Libraries Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Multiple Language Resources – Wed. May 22
Spotlight on National Library of Medicine Resources – Wed. May 22, 2013, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – Multiple Language Resources.
Research conducted over the past 25 years has shown a strong correlation between language barriers and poor quality health care. Language can affect the accuracy of patient histories, the ability to engage in treatment decision-making, poorer understanding of a medical diagnosis or treatment, underuse of primary and preventative services, lower use and misuse of prescription medications, and a decreased level of patient trust. In the MidContinental Region there are many languages used: Ame...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - May 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community-Based Organizations Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Public Libraries Uncategorized Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Multiple Language Resources – Wed. May 22
Spotlight on National Library of Medicine Resources – Wed. May 22, 2013, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT – Multiple Language Resources. Research conducted over the past 25 years has shown a strong correlation between language barriers and poor quality health care. Language can affect the accuracy of patient histories, the ability to engage in treatment decision-making, poorer understanding of a medical diagnosis or treatment, underuse of primary and preventative services, lower use and misuse of prescription medications, and a decreased level of patient trust. In the MidContinental Region there are many languages used: Am...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - May 1, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Community-Based Organizations Health Sciences Libraries Public Health Public Libraries Uncategorized Source Type: news
Home Health-Care Visits Increase Hepatitis B Screening Rates For Hmong Americans
In the first study of its kind, lay health workers increased screening rates for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and knowledge about the disease among a group of Asian Americans, known as the Hmong, UC Davis researchers have found. The study appears online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Hmong Americans, who originate from the mountainous areas of Laos, are at elevated risk for chronic hepatitis B - the major risk factor for liver cancer. They're also at greater risk than either white or other Asian Americans for poor outcomes from liver cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Millions face starvation as world warms, say scientists
World is unprepared for changes that will see parts of Africa turned into disaster areas, say food expertsMillions of people could become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.As food experts gather at two major conferences to discuss how to feed the nine billion people expected to be alive in 2050, leading scientists have told the Observer that food insecurity risks turning parts of Africa into permanent disaster areas. Rising temperatures will also have a drastic effect on access t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal Tags: Food security World news & drink Society Climate change The Observer Global development Environment Africa Science Source Type: news
Climate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food supplies
Global warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the worldInfographic: the impact of climate on foodWhen the Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire on 17 December 2010, it was in protest at heavy-handed treatment and harassment in the province where he lived. But a host of new studies suggest that a major factor in the subsequent uprisings, which became known as the Arab spring, was food insecurity.Drought, rocketing bread prices, food and water shortages have all blig...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal Tags: Food security World news Society Drought Water Features Climate change The Observer Poverty Global development Environment Africa Source Type: news
19 baby Siamese crocs released in Laos
(Wildlife Conservation Society) The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the successful release of 19 critically endangered baby Siamese crocodiles into a local wetland in Lao PDR, where they will be repatriated into the wild. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 21, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Laos: MSF to help reduce maternal and child mortality
MSF has signed an agreement with the Government of Laos to open a maternal child health project. “There is no reason why having a child in Laos should be such a life-threatening experience," says head of mission. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - December 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
