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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:38:28 -0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>Rio Faces Dengue Epidemic</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><dc:date>2012-02-16T08:27:54-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/33a9111b3d76fd9cf7838915d1b3f7d0-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/33a9111b3d76fd9cf7838915d1b3f7d0-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Calibri; ">Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilla on Thursday warned that Rio de Janeiro faced a major dengue epidemic. Since 01 Jan 2012, 3,499 cases of Dengue have been recorded in Rio.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Anti-Flu Drug&#x2019;s Effectiveness Reexamined</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Preparedness</category><dc:date>2012-01-18T11:33:33-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/51badfb53541486ad9d888d5cdae31ef-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/51badfb53541486ad9d888d5cdae31ef-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Calibri; ">Tamiflu&rsquo;s effectiveness in all applications surrounding influenza is reexamined. Governmental and private entities have stockpiled millions of doses of this popular anti-viral in preparation for a potential influenza pandemic. Emerging research may indicate that the drug may not be as effective in a pandemic as once believed.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>911 Response Times</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Prehospital Medicine</category><category>Preparedness</category><dc:date>2011-10-25T16:50:50-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/ef1f7638ced3fec5617cb30b9f3dfa0d-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/ef1f7638ced3fec5617cb30b9f3dfa0d-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In many major metropolitan areas the time between placing a call to 911 and the arrival of professional rescuers will likely exceed 10 minutes. A recent study in Atlanta demonstrates this and identifies some critical points of failure in the processing of 911 calls.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Increasing Worldwide Drug Shortages</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Preparedness</category><category>Risk Management</category><dc:date>2011-10-31T16:23:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/7999d0e9072e66d8353dff18dbf8e6a7-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/7999d0e9072e66d8353dff18dbf8e6a7-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Therapeutic drug shortages are increasing dramatically worldwide. Recent shortages of commonly used drugs is causing concern in both the public and private sector and impacts public health preparedness and routine medical care delivery.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tamiflu Resistance Becoming Increasing Threat For Circulating Swine Flu</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Preparedness</category><dc:date>2011-12-30T16:15:08-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/f9b9f6dcc2175bd04196a2016ecf3009-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/f9b9f6dcc2175bd04196a2016ecf3009-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tamiflu resistance is increasing in circulating strains of H1N1 (swine) flu. This has significant implications for both public and private sector entities that have anti-viral drug stockpiling programs.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Corporate Duty of Care Standards</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><category>Risk Management</category><dc:date>2011-09-15T10:54:24-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/8da8482d114ee249255a9e6a02857757-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/8da8482d114ee249255a9e6a02857757-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Corporate traveler managers are becoming increasingly aware of 'Corporate Duty of Care' standards. Many are implementing initiatives to ensure their employee's health and wellness is being proactively managed when they are traveling on company business.  But many other companies have not begun to address the challenges and major gaps remain.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Accessing Healthcare When Abroad</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><dc:date>2011-10-16T13:59:50-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/564eabeb66df996c1a22d9b79372eaed-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/564eabeb66df996c1a22d9b79372eaed-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many travelers assume healthcare facilities in first-world cities with renowned healthcare institutions are roughly similar in quality. Nothing can be farther from the truth.  A New Zealand family learns this painful lesson when traveling to New York City.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Presidential Policy Directive 8</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Preparedness</category><dc:date>2011-10-07T08:19:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/7a42f13b9a00151f9cecde3ba8059876-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/7a42f13b9a00151f9cecde3ba8059876-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[FEMA releases the National Preparedness Goal document. This document is the first deliverable required under Presidential Policy Directive - 8.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Polio in China</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><dc:date>2011-10-04T08:48:03-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/1c86c2db78fdf58dc6d3f4da99cc47e0-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/1c86c2db78fdf58dc6d3f4da99cc47e0-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[New cases of Polio have been reported in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Dengue Fever</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><dc:date>2011-09-15T08:22:28-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/8ddb6ff75edf14575ac0e7974aa7d8a4-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/8ddb6ff75edf14575ac0e7974aa7d8a4-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The government of the Bahamas and US Embassy in Nassau have issued emergency notifications informing residents and travelers of heightened dengue activity in New Providence causing more than 100 reported infections per day.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Malaria in Greece</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><dc:date>2011-09-27T17:21:19-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/29238d8a556bd551127a1be16337948f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/29238d8a556bd551127a1be16337948f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Several cases of malaria have been reported in Greece. At the present time there is not a need for chemoprophylaxis when traveling to Greece, but mosquito bite precautions should be observed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Avian Influenza</title><dc:creator>SMS</dc:creator><category>Travel Medicine</category><category>Preparedness</category><dc:date>2011-09-30T16:05:49-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/499b1500c157d6fd63075db708d010ec-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.statmedicalsolutions.com/blog/files/499b1500c157d6fd63075db708d010ec-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A new and highly virulent strain of Avian Influenza is spreading among poultry populations  in China and Viet Nam]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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