Typhoon Ondoy,has caused disastrous flooding in Manila[Philippines] and nearby areas,leading to loss of several lives and displacement of many.These situations are really very painful.
But we,bloggers must also do our part.....
Rescue Operations
o National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) (+632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9115061, +632-9122665) Help hotlines: (+65 734-2118, 734-2120)
o Philippine Coast Guard (+632-5276136)
o Air Force (+63908-1126976, +632-8535023)
o Metro Manila Development Authority (136)
o Marikina City Rescue (+632-6462436, +632-6462423, +632920-9072902)
o Pasig Rescue Emergency Number (+632-6310099)
o Quezon City Rescue (161)
o San Juan City Hall Command Post (+632-4681697)
o Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline: (+63245-9634376)
o Senator Dick Gordon (+639178997898, +63938-444BOYS, +632-9342118, +632-4338528)
o Senator Manny Villar (+639174226800. +639172414864, +639276751981)
Civil Society/ Media
o Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)
o Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)
o Go to GMA Facebook page & post complete addresses and names of people in need of immediate help.
o ABS-CBN Typhoon Ondoy Hotline: (+632-4163641)
o Jam 88.3: (+632- 6318803) or SMS at JAM (space) 883 (space) your message to 2968 Rubber Boat Requests, 4×4 Trucks
o NCRPO (+632-8383203, +632-8383354)
o Private citizens who would like to lend their motor boats for rescue
please call emergency nos: +632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9122665, +632-9115061)
o You can also text (+632917-4226800 or +632927-6751981) for rescue dump trucks.
o For those who are able to lend 4×4 trucks for rescue: Please send truck to Greenhills Shoppng Center Unimart Grocery to await deployment, Tel No. (+632920-9072902).
One year of blogging almost over,approximately one month remaining..At this juncture i have decided to start a new service in this blog.From today,there will be a blog submission and article submission service[In case of articles,please submit only health related articles] in HEALTH:THEGREATESTGIFTOFGOD.
FROM TODAY MY FRIENDS CAN SUBMIT THEIR BLOG/BLOGS AND ARTICLES TO HEALTH THE GREATEST GIFT OF GOD.
A main directory page will be created,with links to individual categories. Each blog submission will be posted in a separate post.
As i belong to the medical profession i would really like,some informative health related articles to be posted.I am planning to launch a voting system for each of the article submitted.The voting process will continue for one month.Links to the best five articles,will be posted in the topmost position of right sidebar of all my two blogs.
GUIDELINES:
1.STRICTLY,NO ADULT,PORNOGRAPHY,GAMBLING,ANY SORTS OF ILLEGAL CONTENT BLOGS OR ARTICLES.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control or ECDC has released a map of all European Union and EFTA countries,classifying the countries according to the reported cumulative number of confirmed fatal cases of Influenza.They have broadly divided the countries,into two groups:only cases reported[light yellow] and cases and deaths reported[labeled as dark yellow]They hane further classified the countries in terms of deaths among confirmed H1N1 cases.
1--small red circle
5--medium red circle...
HealthReform.GOV has announced that First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will discuss the importance of health insurance reform for women On Friday 9/18.
FluMist,is a live influenza virus vaccine that has been approved by FDA.It is actually the trade name of the intranasal influenza vaccine prepared by MedImmune, LLC.
As reported buy the FDA,this vaccine is indicated for prevention of influenza caused by viruses influenza type A and B,in healthy children and adolescents, 5-17 years of age, and healthy adults, 18-49 years of age.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration[FDA] has recently approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.FDA has reported these vaccines have induced a strong immune response,usually starting 8-10 days after a single dose.Studies are underway to determine the exact dose in children.
Contraindications:Individuals with severe allergic reactions to chicken eggs,should not be vaccinated.
Side effects:The vaccine have been reported to be well tolerated,with the common side effect being pain and soreness at the injection site[for,injectable vaccine].
If you navigate to the bottom of the home page of my blog,you will notice,how many blog directories,i have joined.Yes,i really feel,the blog directories are very important for any blog.Apart from the 'all important' links that these directories,provide for your blog.It also provides an easy to navigate platform,for comparison of your blog with other similar blogs.And yes,last and the most important the directories,can be a good source for traffic,for any blog.
As my blog is basically,a health-related journal,i am always in search for new Health blog directories to join.Some of the directories,which i had joined almost a year back,have given this blog,a considerable ranking in the search engines.
Today's find is a new blog directory,called the Whizz Health.It is a comparatively,new blog directory,that has created an appreciable collection of blogs.The blogs,enlisted in this directory,are categorized according to page rank,number of hits and alphabetical order.You have to create an account and then get your blogs enlisted.
Apart from health and weight loss,it has several other categories like Business,Digital Marketing,family and Parenting etc.
Moreover,getting your blog enlisted in this directory,is pretty easy,no strict guidelines.
The latest update of Pandemic[H1N1], released by the World Health Organization[WHO],on September 11th,2009 states persistence of active transmission of H1N1 in tropical regions of America and Asia.Fortunately,a declining trend has been noted for the second consecutive week,
1.Ace for ambulance service:contact:756 Instruccion Sampaloc 1000 Manila Metro Manila
Phone: +63(2)7495477
749 5621
2.Chinese General Hospital:contact:286 Blumentritt St, Sta Cruz, Manila
Tel No.: 711 4141
743 2017
3.Dr Victor R Potenciano Medical Center:163 EDSA, Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila. Philippines
531-4911 / 531-4921 to 24
site link
mail: vrpmc@tri-isys.com
4.Hospital de San Juan De Dios:contact:2772 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City,
Philippines, 1300
Tel No.: 831 9731-36
831 5641-49
site link
5.Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc.: contact us:Ground Floor, Valgosons Building,
8484 East Service Road,
Km. 18, Sucat, 1700 Parañaque City,
Philippines
+63(2) 839-2520 to 839-2530
mail: customercare@lifeline.com.ph
site link
In this post i would like to present a list of companies offering Health insurance,in United states.I have tried to include,most of them,to the best of my capacity.This list,with site link may help in comparison,and better evaluation of these companies.I have tried to be as much accurate as possible,but please do verify the informations supplied,woth other reliable resources.
1.Aetna:address:151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06156
USA
Phone: (860) 273-0123
Site link
2.American Family Insurance:Madison, WI 53783
1-800-692-6326
site link
Facebook profile
linkedin page
3.American National Insurance Company:contact:American National Insurance Co.
One Moody Plaza
Galveston, TX 77550-7999
General Information (409) 763-4661
Health Insurance (800) 899-6503
site link
JOHN HOPKINS:top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings.
Site link
Twitter link
Facebook link
Youtube channel
Johns Hopkins Medicine International link
Johns Hopkins Hospital: Site link
Address:The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Contact: Adult 410-955-6190
Pediatric 410-955-8756
Oncology 410-955-8980
Starting from this post i'll try to catalogue the major hospitals and health establishments,in different regions.In this post i have tabled the hospitals in Alabama,the list is not complete.The part 2 will be posted soon,whenever i get the time.I have tried to be as accurate as possible,but please verify with other reliable sources.
1.Andalusia Regional Hospital:site link
Contact :(334)222-8466
2.Athens-Limestone Hospital:Site link
Contact :(256) 233-9292
info@athenslimestonehospital.com
700 West Market Street
Athens, AL 35611
3.Atmore Community Hospital:Site link
Contact:(251) 368-2500
401 Medical Park Drive
Atmore, Alabama 36502
Hospital Map link
4.Baptist Cherokee:Contact:(205) 927-5531
400 NORTHWOOD DR
CENTRE, AL 35960
CHEROKEE
5.Baptist Citizens:Site link
Contact:(256) 362-8111
604 Stone Avenue, P. O. Drawer 978, Talladega, Alabama, AL 35161
info@bhsala.com
6.Baptist DeKalb:Site link
Contact: 520 West Main Street
Smithville, Tennessee 37166
615-597-7171
7.Baptist Lawrence:Contact:Baptisi Lawrence
202 Hospital Street
Moulton, AL 35560
9.Baptist Princeton:Site link
Contact:701 Princeton Ave. SW
Birmingham, AL 35211-1399
205-783-3000
10.Baptist Shelby:Site link
Contact:1-877-222-7847
1000 First Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
Main number: 205-620-8100
11.Baptist Walker:Site link
3400 US Highway 78 East
Jasper, AL 35501
205-387-4000
12.Brookwood Medical Center:Site link
Contact:2010 Brookwood Med Ctr Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
Patient Information: 205-877-1940
Emergency Room: 205-877-1930
Contact URL
13.Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital:Site link
Contact: 105 HIGHWAY 80 EAST
DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732
cbrooker@bwwmh.com
334-289-4000
14.Bryce Hospital:200 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, AL 35401
205 759 0750
15.Carraway Methodist Medical Center:Contact:1600 Carraway Blvd
Birmingham, Alabama 35234
Jefferson County
205-502-6000
16.Crestwood Medical Center:Site link
Contact:One Hospital Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 429-4000
17.Cullman Regional Medical Center:Site link
Contact:P.O. Box 1108
Cullman, Alabama 35056
(256) 737-2000
amy.linton@crmchospital.com; maria.stanford@crmchospital.com
18.Dale Medical Center:Site link
Contact:126 Hospital Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360
(334) 774-2601
19.DCH Regional Medical Center:Site link
Contact:809 University Blvd. E.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406-2029
(205) 759-7111
20.Decatur General Hospital System:Site link
Contact:P.O. Box 2239
Decatur, Alabama
35609-2239
Ph: 256.341.2000
21.East Alabama Medical Center:Site link
Contact:East Alabama Medical Center
2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, Alabama 36801
(334) 749-3411
22.ECM Hospital:Site link
Contact:205 Marengo Street
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-9191
Emergencies:(256) 768-9400
jtwhetstone@chgroup.org
23.Eye Foundation Hospital:Site link
Contact:1720 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35233
General Information:(205) 325-8100
Emergency Room:(205) 325-8254
24.Fayette Medical Center:Contact:1653 Temple Ave.
(P.O. Drawer 710)
Fayette, Ala. 35555-1314
25.Flowers Hospital:Site link
Contact:4370 West Main Street
Dothan, AL 36305
(334) 793-5000
26.Gadsden Regional Medical Center:Site link
Contact:1007 Goodyear Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35903
(256)494-4100
Vitamin d is a very essential requirement of our body.It plays an important role in bone metabolism.Adequate stores of Vitamin D are required,for prevention of bone diseases like rickets(in children) and osteomalacia(in adults).
Vitamin D,can be produced ,from it's precursor substances,on exposure of our skin to sunlight.
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services has stressed on the need of exposing the kids to sunlight,for adequate body stores of vitamin D.You can read the full story here