Taipei residents sign up for lead-level blood tests
The Taipei City Government Department of Health yesterday said that 4,793 people have registered for free blood tests to determine if they have lead poisoning from water pumped through...
View ArticleSt. Joseph’s Hospital to host community blood drive (Froedtert Health Inc)
(Source: Froedtert Health Inc) Thursday, November 12, 2015 - St. Joseph's Hospital to host community blood drive West Bend, Wis. - St. Joseph's Hospital will host a community blood...
View ArticleMany Kolkata path labs conducting dengue tests by 'rapid kit' method but...
KOLKATA: Next time you visit a nursing home or a pathological lab for dengue test, make sure that the lab technician does the right kind of test for determining dengue virus. The Kolkata Municipal...
View ArticleNew Technique Could Expand Number of Diseases Detected by Noninvasive...
(Source: UCSD - University of California - San Diego) Detection of chromosomal deletion by NIPT using maternal blood plasma (top) is similar to detection with the traditional method using fetal tissue...
View ArticleWorld's first blood test for accurate prenatal testing
Washington: Scientists have developed a new non-invasive, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex and genetic conditions in unborn babies. The DNA test costs pence and...
View ArticleEPA Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 25-31 - Learn How to Protect Your...
(Source: EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)) Release Date: 10/23/2015 Contact Information: Roy Seneca seneca.roy@epa.gov (215) 814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (October 22, 2015) -- Lead poisoning is the number one...
View ArticleState urges water tests at Flint homes, businesses, schools
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said tests from nearly 400 homes and businesses as well as comprehensive results from Freeman Elementary School indicate problems with lead are...
View ArticleAbuse of foreigner on MRT sparks criticism of police
People First Party (PFP) Taipei City Councilor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) yesterday called for better communication between Taipei City Police precincts in handling cases that take place in the city’s MRT...
View ArticleClean payout: Hong Kong contractors pledge HK$20 million for housing estate...
Four contractors will spend HK$20 million to help 29,000 households in public housing estates pay their water bill for about a year, after water samples collected in their estates were found to be...
View Article'Miracle of life': Baby recovers after receiving umbilical blood
The first baby in China, and probably the world, to have received umbilical cord blood to combat a rare genetic defect has recovered well and will leave the hospital soon. The baby received the...
View ArticleBaby girl returns home after successful stem cell treatment (Shanghai...
(Source: Shanghai Municipal Government) Zhao Jiaxin is back in her parents' arms yesterday after being released from hospital in Shanghai. The baby earlier underwent stem cell therapy at Fudan...
View ArticleCDPH to Host Lead Awareness Booths for National Lead Poisoning Prevention...
(Source: CDPH - Chicago Department of Public Health) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Quenjana Adams, quenjana.adams@cityofchicago.org The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is hosting lead...
View ArticleAn Update on Flint’s Water (Daniel Kildee)
(Source: Daniel Kildee) November 9, 2015 You may be aware of a Genesee County Health Department that has been issued for people drinking water in the city of Flint, including steps you can take to get...
View ArticleCitizens Urged to Take Blood Lead Test to Clear Doubts over Tap Water Safety...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Citizens Urged to Take Blood Lead Test to Clear Doubts over Tap Water Safety In light of health concerns due to long-existing lead water pipes in the greater Taipei...
View ArticleFlint Residents Suing Over Toxic Tap Water
Residents of Flint, Michigan, are suing over dangerous lead levels in their tap water resulting from state and local efforts to save money by switching the city's water supply last year. "In their...
View ArticleThese Michigan residents are suing the city because their drinking water is...
The drinking water in Flint, Michigan is contaminated with lead. And the city may be at fault. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) alleges that officials there knew about the risks of shifting...
View ArticleSix of 15 honeys below standard: Taipei
The Taipei City Department of Health yesterday said six of 15 products claiming to be pure honey had failed to meet standards and had been ordered off the shelves pending improvement. The department...
View ArticleInstallation Schedule For Well #3 Pipe (Updated 11/09/15) (Village of Western...
(Source: Village of Western Springs, IL) The Village has received an updated installation schedule from Layne-Christensen for the re-installation of the well #3 pipe. Pump repairs for the well have...
View ArticleCommunity Health Report: November 6, 2015 (Greater New York Hospital...
(Source: Greater New York Hospital Association) Community Health Services and Policy NYS Hospital Community Service Plan Reporting Update On November 4, the New York State Department of Health (DOH)...
View Article11/3/2015 BOC Regular Session Minutes (Gordon County, GA)
(Source: Gordon County, GA) Posted | The Gordon County Board of Commissioners held their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Administration...
View ArticleWhy Syracuse residents got letters about a 3-week-old drinking water violation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse residents received a letter today saying city water violated drinking water standards on Oct. 28. As you might surmise when your water supplier informs you of a problem that...
View ArticleNARL develops battery-free carbon monoxide monitor
The National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) yesterday said that it has developed a wireless carbon monoxide sensor for water heaters that does not require a battery and which automatically issues...
View ArticleOpen Advisory Board or Commission: Sewage & Water Board of Appeals (Kalamazoo...
(Source: Kalamazoo County, MI) OPENINGS LISTED BELOW The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners regularly seeks area residents interested in serving on boards and commissions. Currently, applicants...
View ArticleOpen Advisory Board or Commission: Older Adult Services Advisory Council...
(Source: Kalamazoo County, MI) OPENINGS LISTED BELOW The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners regularly seeks area residents interested in serving on boards and commissions. Currently, applicants...
View ArticleOpen Advisory Board or Commission: Parks and Recreation Commission (Kalamazoo...
(Source: Kalamazoo County, MI) OPENINGS LISTED BELOW The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners regularly seeks area residents interested in serving on boards and commissions. Currently, applicants...
View ArticleOpen Advisory Board or Commission: Board of Public Works (Kalamazoo County, MI)
(Source: Kalamazoo County, MI) OPENINGS LISTED BELOW The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners regularly seeks area residents interested in serving on boards and commissions. Currently, applicants...
View ArticleOpen Advisory Board or Commission: Veterans Affairs Committee (Kalamazoo...
(Source: Kalamazoo County, MI) OPENINGS LISTED BELOW The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners regularly seeks area residents interested in serving on boards and commissions. Currently, applicants...
View ArticleCandidate urges Taipei to take over watershed
The boundaries between Taipei and New Taipei City lead to unfairness and inefficiency, Green Party-Social Democratic Party Alliance legislative candidate Tseng Po-yu (曾柏瑜) said yesterday, calling for...
View ArticleLittle penguin health suffers from St Kilda beach pollution
St Kilda's famous penguin colony is suffering from the poor health of Port Phillip Bay, with researchers finding the penguins carry high levels of arsenic, mercury and lead in their blood. The levels...
View ArticleNational Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Kent County, MI)
(Source: Kent County, MI) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2015 For additional information contact: Steve Kelso at (616) 632-7274 or Steve.Kelso@kentcountymi.gov National Lead...
View ArticleResidents of Flint, Michigan, to Sue City, State over Lead in Drinking Water...
(Source: NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council) Press contact: Margie Kelly, NRDC, mkelly@nrdc.org, 312-651-7935; Darrell Dawsey, ACLU of Michigan, ddawsey@aclumich.org, 313-578-6831 NRDC, ACLU of...
View ArticleEPA Region 7 Urges Parents, Teachers and Press to Spread Message of National...
(Source: EPA Region 7 (Midwest)) Release Date: 10/23/2015 Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 23,...
View ArticleFinger prick blood tests may be unreliable: study
Finger prick blood tests that use only a single drop of blood may yield inconsistent results, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The findings suggest that health care professionals must take care to...
View ArticleBlood test results vary from drop to drop in fingerprick tests (Rice University)
(Source: Rice University) When it comes to needles and drawing blood, most patients agree that bigger is not better. But in the first study of its kind, Rice University bioengineers have found results...
View ArticleEPA Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Learn how to protect your home and family...
(Source: EPA Region 8 (Mountains and Plains)) Release Date: 10/26/2015 Contact Information: Michelle Reichmuth 303-312-6966, Reichmuth.Michelle@epa.gov; Laura Jenkins 303-312-6256,...
View Article4-year-olds lead poisoning highlights issue in Petersburg
Since being hospitalized in August with an extremely elevated level of lead in his blood, 4-year-old Michael Byrd Jr. has not been able to live in the rental house on Halifax Street in Petersburg where...
View ArticleNovember 24, 2015 - Council approves Frozen Water Pipe Policy (City of Guelph)
(Source: City of Guelph) Guelph, ON, November 24, 2015-City Council approved a policy for frozen water pipes at last night's Council meeting. The Frozen Water Pipe Policy was developed by staff...
View ArticlePalmetto Weathers South Carolina Flooding (ASHP - American Society of...
(Source: ASHP - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) BETHESDA, MD 24 Nov 2015-The biggest threat to hospital operations during the historic rainstorm that struck the Columbia, South Carolina,...
View ArticleWAYNE COUNTY TO PROVIDE FREE HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING ON WORLD AIDS DAY...
(Source: Wayne County, MI) WAYNE COUNTY TO PROVIDE FREE HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING ON WORLD AIDS DAY WAYNE, Mich. -The Wayne County Department of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness' Wellness...
View ArticleTaipei mulls Uber-like taxi app
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday vowed to introduce an Internet-based app to help taxi drivers fend off competition from US transport service provider Uber. Ko made the remark during a...
View ArticleNovember is National Diabetes Month (Niagara County, NY)
(Source: Niagara County, NY) Every 19 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that by the year 2050, 1 out of every 3 Americans...
View ArticleNovember is American Diabetes Month (Niagara County, NY)
(Source: Niagara County, NY) Every 19 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that by the year 2050, 1 out of every 3 Americans...
View ArticleFree screenings shine light on risk of diabetes
On Veterans Day, Stephanie Lolo loaded her two youngest kids into a minivan and drove half an hour to the Medial Office Building of Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood to have their blood tested...
View ArticleNew Water Main on American Way (City of Lake Mills, WI)
(Source: City of Lake Mills, WI) New Water Man on American Way to be put in Service after Thanksgiving The installation of the new water main on American Way is nearly complete. Lake Mills Light &...
View ArticleTaipei OMG—3-Month-Long Hackathon to Spur Creativity for Transportation Apps...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Taipei OMG-3-Month-Long Hackathon to Spur Creativity for Transportation Apps Mayor Ko Wen-je kicked off the 'Taipei OMG (Open, Mobility, Green)' application development...
View ArticleReal-time online bus information launched in Taipei
The Taipei and New Taipei City governments yesterday launched a bus service information Web site, which offers users real-time information on incoming bus services at more than 11,000 bus stops across...
View ArticleTaipei Film Festival head Lee Lieh resigns from role
Film producer Lee Lieh (李烈) yesterday criticized the Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs, saying that its intervention in the organization of the Taipei Film Festival prompted her to resign from her...
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