Poison Control Experts Work to Prevent Tragedies
Friday, March 05, 2004 (610 reads)
CLEVELAND -- Unintentional
poisonings kill an estimated 30 children in the United States every
year. This grim statistic fuels National Poison Prevention Week, a
public awareness campaign to prevent these tragic events. Established
by the U.S. Congress 43 years ago, National Poison Prevention Week is
March 21-27.
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Minority Health Commission Honors Dr. Carla Harwell
Friday, March 05, 2004 (1080 reads)
CLEVELAND -- For her work in
decreasing health disparities among African Americans, the Ohio
Commission on Minority Health (OCMH) will honor Carla Harwell, MD
at the Commission's Biennial Community Recognition and Awards Dinner in
Columbus. Dr. Harwell is the Medical Director of the Otis Moss, Jr. ~
University Hospitals Medical Center, and assistant professor of
medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
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Depressed Moms Want Pediatricians to Hear Them
Thursday, March 04, 2004 (600 reads)
CLEVELAND -- A new study by
researchers at University Hospitals of Cleveland's Rainbow Babies &
Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University offers a
possible solution to address postpartum depression. Published in the
March issue of Pediatrics, the study results indicated that, regardless
of whether new mothers have relatively mild cases of the blues or
incapacitating episodes of major depression, pediatricians can and
should play a key role in keeping these women from slipping through the
cracks.
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