In an effort to reduce exposure to the harmful effects of tobacco, the Boston Public Health Commission board today approved banning the sale of tobacco products at health and educational institutions, including pharmacies and drug stores and college and university campuses. The ban is effective in 60 days.

El Programa el SNAP es el nombre nuevo del Programa Federal de Cupones para Alimentos a partir del primero de octubre, 2008. El nombre nuevo refleja los cambios que hemos hecho para mejor satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros clientes, incluyendo un enfoque en la nutrición y la facilidad al acceso. SNAP es el nombre federal del programa; en algunos estados se puede conocer con un nombre distinto.

Business, government and health industry leaders will gather in Boston today joining a dozen cities across the nation in hosting simultaneous town hall meetings to discuss health care reform and the issues of greatest priority for President-elect Obama's administration.

At a flu clinic today at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), the Commission’s Infectious Disease Bureau and Boston EMS are using patient tracking system technology to track recipients of the vaccine. This is believed to be the first use of the technology in this way. The technology was originally purchased in 2006 to track patients in emergency situations.

Una investigación estudia al grupo demográfico de los centenarios, personas con 100 años o más, un grupo demográfico que está creciendo rápidamente en Estados Unidos. Uno de cada 10,000 ciudadanos es centenario, y el 85% del total son mujeres.

The holidays are upon us! Whether it’s a friend’s party or an office potluck, what you eat this holiday season can make or break your diet. According to Dr. Caroline Apovian, Director of the Nutrition and Weight Management Center at BMC and secretary and treasurer of TOS, The Obesity Society, most Americans have a hard time shedding the extra weight they gain during the holidays.

En 2007 el número de niños que padecieron hambre en los EE.UU. llegó a 691 mil. El diario El Universo reporta que el Departamento de Agricultura informó que el año pasado casi uno de cada ocho estadounidenses tuvo problemas para alimentarse adecuadamente. En 2006 la cifra de niños que no se alimentaban bien era de 430,000. ¿Cómo se verán las cifras de este año?

According to the Boston Globe, a survey carried out by The Massachusetts Medical society has shown that physicians are practicing "defensive medicine" on more than 20% of their patients. The reason is that doctors are scared of being sued by the patients. It is been estimated that the extra tests, referrals and other extra procedures are adding annually $1.4billion to annual healthcare costs in Massachusetts.

Campaign 2011 is a project designed to educate seniors, caregivers, providers and the public-at-large about potential dangers involved when medications are improperly and/or over used in one of our most vulnerable populations. The campaign will be both national and state focused, bringing interactive workshops and many other public education opportunities to communities, senior centers and public venues over the next two years.

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