Archive for February, 2010

February Is National Children’s Dental Health Month. The month may almost be over but dental health should start early and never stop because it plays a role in your overall health.

The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends parents take action early to ensure the health of their children’s teeth because habits and attitudes that are established early on are likely stick throughout time. What’s that saying? Old habits die hard.

For good oral hygiene this is what the ADA recommends:

PS
It makes no difference if you brush or floss first just as long as you do a thorough job!

Source: ada.org

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If you live in the Northeastern US, even Canada, and are ready to open your home as a host family for The Fresh Air Fund’s Fresh Air Children now’s the time to get in touch. The Fresh Air Fund needs host families for the summer of 2010.

Fresh Air Children are boys and girls, age six to 18 years old, who live in New York City. The majority of Fresh Air Children are from low-income communities. These are often families without the resources to send their children on summer vacations.

If you’re ready to open your home and give a child the experience of a lifetime checkout The Fresh Air Fund’s website for all the details.

Source: freshairfundhosts.com

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Cardiac Science Automated External Defibrillators (Powerheart, Cardiovive, CardioLife models): Recall

Audience: Emergency medical professionals, hospital risk managers

[Posted 02/09/2010]: Cardiac Science Corporation and FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a recall because the automated external defibrillator (AED) may not be able to deliver therapy during a cardiac resuscitation attempt, which may lead to serious adverse events or death. These AEDs were manufactured in a way that makes them potentially susceptible to failure under certain conditions. Each of the approximately 12,200 devices affected in this recall can be confirmed at the Cardiac Science Web site, http://www.cardiacscience.com/services-support/service-announcements-and-upgrades/voluntary-recall.php. The affected AEDs were manufactured or serviced between October 19, 2009 and January 15, 2010 and include the following models – Powerheart 9300A, 9300E, 9300P, 9390A, 9390E, CardioVive 92532 and CardioLife 9200G and 9231. Each affected AED should immediately be removed from service since it may not deliver the expected therapy.

Full Press Release

Source: fda.gov

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Cardiovascular diseases are our nation’s number one killer. Since 1963 Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month“. During this month the goal is to raise funds for research and pass along information about heart disease and stroke.

Not only does the American Heart Association work with administration to draft and sign this annual proclamation they also designed “My Life Check – Live Better With The Simple 7″ with the goal of educating the public on how to improve their health one step at a time.

You probably guess most of these, if not all of them, but it’s never a bad idea to remind yourself of 7 Steps to a Healthier Life.

Get Active

Eat Better

Lose Weight

Stop Smoking

Control Cholesterol

Manage Blood Pressure

Reduce Blood Sugar

Checkout My Life Check for more information on The Simple 7 and to get your own personal assessment test.

Sources: americanheart.org, mylifecheck.heart.org

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