PHILIPPINES: Empowering midwives to curb maternal deaths
PHILIPPINES: Empowering midwives to curb maternal deaths
Source: IRIN Giving midwives access to further training in life-saving skills could prevent up to 80 percent of maternal deaths in the Philippines, says Rosalie Paje, division chief of the Family Health Office under the Department of Health (DOH).
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Prescription drug overdose deaths rampant in Utah
Prescription drug overdose deaths rampant in Utah
Prescription drug overdoses kill more Utahns than car crashes and the number of overdose-related deaths is on the rise, according to a 2009 study by the Utah Department of Health released in April. “After a decrease in 2008, it’s tremendously disheartening to… Continue reading
Florida Pain Clinics Fuel Prescription Drug Deaths Nationwide
Florida leads the nation in sales of Oxycondone, a powerful pain killer that has been linked to thousands of deaths across the country and is a major source of drug abuse.
“It’s worse than crack cocaine and heroin have ever been,” said Special Agent Mike Driscoll, who heads the… Continue reading