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23 MAY 2005 | GENEVA -- Today, the World Health Assembly approved a new set of International Health Regulations to manage public health emergencies of international concern. The new rules will "prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease."
Full Story http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2005/pr_wha03/en/index.html
Today Iraq suffers from severe shortages of food, medicine, clean water and adequate sanitation. Malnutrition and communicable diseases are major factors in the rising morbidity and mortality rates. However, supplies and equipment are insufficient or outmoded, and public health training is outdated. The Universities have been unable to help because under-funding and isolation from their professional colleagues has limited their effectiveness.
Research shows combination of exercise and weight control may cut disease risk dramatically
PHILADELPHIA – In a large epidemiological study of the link between energy balance and breast cancer risk, scientists have provided strong evidence that more exercise together with less weight gain affect considerably the likelihood of contracting breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women.
Energy balance represents the difference between energy intake, by eating, and energy expenditure, through physical activity.
Full Article: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/aafc-ktb060905.php
What: Public Health Institute Lecture
Presented by: Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Associate Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD), and Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. He was recently elected to membership in the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.
When: June 7, 2005, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Cowles Auditorium – Humphrey Institute
301 19th Ave South
University of Minnesota – West Bank Campus
Minneapolis, Minnesota
To register: Go to http://ustar.ahc.um
More Events: http://www.sph.umn.edu/news/events/phiosterholm.html