ASTHO Public Health News Roundup http://www.astho.org/ This collection of public health news items is compiled from publicly available news websites by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). ASTHO does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, any content or code the links in this feed may lead to. The content in this feed has been collected in accordance with fair use, links directly to the originators' servers, and is provided solely as an informational resource for public health professionals everywhere. Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:09:31 AM webmaster@astho.org New York Battles Bed Bugs http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGcosEfG1bANEKTF1whShVomVGvCg&url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/28/new.york.bed.bug.battle/ (CNN) City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a $500000 initiative to fight bed bugs in New York. Americans Cut Back on Doctor Visits http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703940904575395603432726626.html?mod=rss_Health (Wall Street Journal) Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less care as they pick up more of the cost. () Lack of funding threatens HIV drug therapy in the developing world http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=a3610a365ea1f6612fe25fedd3025b81 (Washington Post) Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. CPR Studies Find No Benefit to Mouth-to-Mouth http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=aba0975a61a2123271be94bae00874e8 (Washington Post) For anyone trying to save a victim of cardiac arrest, the questions used to be: How many breaths do I give? How many chest compressions? Brainstem, spinal cord images hidden in Sistine Chapel http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/jhmi-bsc072810.php (Johns Hopkins) These findings by a neurosurgeon and a medical illustrator, published in the May Neurosurgery, may explain long controversial and unusual features of one of the frescoes' figures. Nearly 1 in 5 Californians report need for mental health services http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/uoc--n1i072810.php (UCLA) A comprehensive new study of mental health status and use of mental health services in California found that nearly 1 in 5 adults in California, about 4.9 million persons, said they needed help for a mental or emotional health problem. Reid Wants to Pass Food Bills Before Recess http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/reid-wants-food-safety-child-nutrition-bills-before-recess/ (Food Safety News) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday he hopes to pass pending food safety legislation and the child nutrition reauthorization, two major food bills, before August recess FDA Issues Reportable Food Registry Update http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/fda-issues-reportable-food-registry-progress-report/ (Food Safety News) According to FDA, over 100 food safety reports were electronically submitted by industry in the first seven months. Minnesota Beaches Among Cleanest, Florida's Among Dirtiest http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/28/128821678/beach-report-says-minnesota-is-among-cleanest-florida-among-dirtiest?ft=1&f=1128 (NPR) The Gulf oil spill has caused 10 times the number of beach closures so far this year, compared to all of last year, says a new report. Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128804121&ft=1&f=1128 (NPR) Adults who have been overweight since high school risk a lifetime of disease, discrimination and poverty. Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/07/20100727a.html (HHS) Rite Aid Corporation and its 40 affiliated entities have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of HIPAA.