MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'disaster relief'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:41:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642855&cid=t_202893_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F2trAnjawUl0%2F If I were a yoga teacher, I’d be on board a flight to Japan to get some earthquake survivors into downward dog. You might say yoga is trivial compared to the pressing needs of individuals who were left without a home or family, but long after houses are rebuilt and physical health is restored, survivors will likely be grappling with post-traumatic psychological effects, and this is where yoga could help. And obviously, toned arms and headstands alone won’t alleviate the extreme emotional stress of losing homes, businesses, land, and even family members. But with recent studies showing that spirituality can speed recovery from collective traumatic events, it’s not far-fetched to say that a few spiritual, meditative yoga classes could improve the outlook for survivors in Ja... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642855 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:22:46 +0100 4642855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4591454&cid=t_202893_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fdonate-and-support-disaster-relief.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4591454 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:20:00 +0100 4591454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159246&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fspace-medicine-above-and-below-earth%2F2010.11.11 The Chilean mine rescue was a great example of international cooperation and effort, much like the International Space Station. Another similarity between the two was some of the physicians involved. Dr. J.D. Polk and other flight surgeons at NASA had, years ago, made a contingency plan for how to make the limited Space Station food stores last for months if there was a problem with re-supply. So when the Chilean government asked if NASA had any advice for how to care for the miners trapped in a similar resource-limited setting, Dr. Polk and a team went down to help, and MedPage Today wrote up a great summary of their efforts. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159246 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:46 +0100 4159246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121854&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhos-first-social-media-effort-making-hospitals-disaster-safe%2F2010.10.30 I got an email from Mari (M4ID_Mari on Twitter) on behalf of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Emergencies and Humanitarian Action team in South East Asia, based in New Delhi about WHO’s first social media-driven effort, aiming to engage 1 million people in the issue of making hospitals safe in disasters. From WHO:  “Floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, cyclones – the WHO South-East Asia Region is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. In 1996-2005, such events led to the deaths of more than half a million people in this region. This makes up 58% of the total number of people killed worldwide due to natural disasters. Hospitals are lifelines in the aftermath of a disaster, when large numbers of people are critically injured or vulnerable. It is particularly vital tha... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121854 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:00:06 +0100 4121854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764134&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffilmaid-gives-hope-in-haiti%2F2010.07.18 FilmAid International provides the children of Haiti what many doctors can’t bring earthquake survivors — a moment to forget about the pain and suffering the last six months has brought. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Click HERE to watch the CBS Evening News video. (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764134 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:14:40 +0100 3764134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721740&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fjust-when-you-thought-bp-couldnt-get-worse-they-cover-oil-with-sand%2F BP really should stop lying, and realize that they can’t get away with their catastrophic and irresponsible environmental damages forever, but somehow we have a feeling that’s not going to happen anytime soon. The corporation’s latest mistakes include trying to cover up washed-up oil by dumping more sand on the beach. Check out a visual tour of their latest scumbag move: via Fast Company Post from: BlissTree Just When You Thought BP Couldn't Suck More, They Cover Oil With Sand (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721740 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:06:37 +0100 3721740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524117&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhaiti-life-and-death-decisions%2F2010.05.01 A premature baby and a woman giving birth must share the only oxygen tank in a hospital in the poorest part of Haiti, Port de Paix. Dr. Jon LaPook recounts the harrowing experience. Watch CBS News Videos Online (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524117 Sat, 01 May 2010 12:00:11 +0100 3524117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223227&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreast-milk-donation-backlash-in-haiti%2F The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) reportedly has been asked to retract its urgent call for breast milk donations for premature infants in Haiti. The Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) says the donations contradict best practices for babies in emergencies and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) said the donations create an “unfeasible and unsafe intervention” due to problems of transportation, screening, supply and storage, according to the MSNBC article “Call for Donations of Breast Milk in Haiti Goes Bust.” Time also asks “Will Donating Breast Milk Help Haitian infants?” I have nothing but respect and deference for the ENN and the experienced relief agencies on the ground in Haiti. The breastfeeding activist commu... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223227 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:46:40 +0100 3223227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208328&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fcall-for-human-milk-donations-for-haiti%2F In a joint press release issued today, several breastfeeding organizations are putting out an urgent call for human milk donations to meet the desperate need of premature infants in Haiti as well as sick and premature infants in the United States: URGENT CALL FOR HUMAN MILK DONATIONS FOR HAITI INFANTS The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United States Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA/USLCA), and La Leche League International (LLLI) are jointly issuing an urgent call for human milk donations for premature infants in Haiti, as well as sick and premature infants in the United States. A medical corpsman stands by on the USNS Comfort (photo from Operation Desert Storm cou... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208328 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:01:49 +0100 3208328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204851&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.disruptivewomen.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F01%2FNPR_20100123_wesat_02.mp3 Disruptive Women blogger Tamar Abrams shared this glimmer of hope from Haiti. It’s an NPR profile of her sister-in-law, AK, who has been delivering babies in Haiti. Amid Death And Destruction: New Life In Haiti Despite the grim scene in Haiti, life, for some, goes on. NPR’s John Poole and Joanne Silberner have been embedded with the Massachusetts 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team in a field hospital in Port-au-Prince. Obstetrician Anne Kathryn Goodman oversees births at the Health and Human Services field hospital. As of Friday morning, Jan. 22, six babies had been delivered at the field hospital. Poole and Silberner were there to document the delivery of little Sampson Brazile. Hear Silberner’s story: Download audio file (NPR_20100123_wesat_02.mp3) View photos on NPR’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204851 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:24:07 +0100 3204851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175845&cid=t_202893_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fhaiti-disaster-relief-organizations%2F The devastating earthquake this week in Haiti again brings to the forefront the issue of infant feeding in emergencies. You might recall how dangerous it is for relief efforts to send artificial baby milk to disaster sites due to a lack of sanitary water, inadequate supplies, the increased risk of deadly respiratory infections and diarrhea in non-breastfed babies, and poor access to medical care. A man carries a baby among the debris in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 13 January 2010 after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on 12 January 2010; IMG: ZUMA Press So if you choose to donate to an organization involved in the relief efforts in Haiti, please consider choosing an organization that supports breastfeeding in emergencies. As a starting place to determine which agency in your ho... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175845 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:33:58 +0100 3175845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806165&cid=t_202893_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Frelief-for-dentists-affected-by-hurricane-ike%2F September 13, almost a month to the day before the ADA’s annual session in San Antonio (October 16-19), Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc on Galveston Island and Crystal Beach. The storm was officially ranked a category two, though wind of one more mile per hour would have changed the status to a category three. According to the ADA, about 3400 ADA members’ homes and businesses are in the 12-county region where Ike blew through. Of these members, 200 live or work in what is now a disaster area. Assistance Programs The ADA Foundation approved grants up to $2500 per dental professional and organizations that will provide dental services in the area. Henry Schein also set up a hotline for physicians, doctors, healthcare facilities, and veterinarians in need of help. The number is 1-800... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806165 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1806165