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Poison Control Experts Work to Prevent Tragedies
Friday, March 05, 2004 (1398 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 (2050 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 (1407 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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