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Great progress!!

New Rule Removes Barriers to Dental Care for Low-Income NC Residents CARY, N.C. -- The State Board of Dental Examiners on Thursday is expected to approve a new rule that would loosen restrictions on dental hygienists, allowing them to deliver preventive care to patients without a dentist's oversight. Supporters of the change -- including the director of the North Car...

Motor oil poured onto the ground or into storm drains, or tossed into trash cans can contaminate and pollute the soil, ground water, streams, and rivers. The EPA estimates that over 200 million gallons of used oil ends up in the trash, in water, and poured on the ground each year. This will affect water quality and wildlife habitats each year! Recycle your used motor oil to reduce the pollution threat!.

What is in your water? Just because it's legal, is it safe? Did you know that the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act hasn't added any new chemicals in over 20 years? With over 60,000 chemicals in use in the US, less than 100 are currently regulated in drinking water.
Go here to see what is in your water and best water filters for your home - https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/

EWG's Tap Water Database: What's in Your Drinking Water? Look up your local water system to find out which pollutants might be of concern, and find suggestions on the best kinds of home filters to remove those chemicals.

But it's too soon to say that vitamin E is the only cause of the more than 2,000 cases.....

Va**ng illness 'breakthrough' points to vitamin E oil as a cause, CDC says — TODAY But it's too soon to say that vitamin E is the only cause of the more than 2,000 cases.

Did you know that 1 in 3 people suffer from high blood pressure? High blood pressure contributes to about 1000 deaths every single day. Know your numbers!


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This will be great progress for NC dental public health programs 🦷❤️

Proposed rule change would help more kids get access to free dental care Some schools have dental professionals come in and give children cleanings but a North Carolina Dental Board rule says only a person who has been seen by a dentist can be treated. Child advocate groups are lobbying for a rule change.

Following the Flint water crisis, the agency is expected to update standards for lead in drinking water for the first time in over 20 years

Driven by Flint water crisis, EPA issues new rule to tackle lead in drinking water The rule will help remove the most corrosive pipes with the highest risk of releasing lead first, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told ABC News.

Opioid news.

Four drug firms reach $260 million deal to avoid opioid trial — The Wall Street Journal AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson and Teva have reached a $260 million settlement to avoid a trial seeking to blame them for fueling the opioid crisis.

What do you think of the oral health midlevel provider? Will this improve access to care? 🦷❤️

Pew Health on Twitter “Dental therapists are midlevel providers—similar to physician assistants--who work under a dentist to help serve more patients and vulnerable populations. Our FAQ explains: https://t.co/UNVSYK7Mja ”

Did you know about the critical need of antibiotics that will treat infectious diseases caused by pathogens considered by World Health Organization to be a critical threat to public health?
See it here
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/data-visualizations/2016/the-critical-need-for-new-antibiotics?utm_campaign=health&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=antibiotic_pipeline

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Make sure you know what to do if you witness someone having a seizure.
Please don’t restrain or put anything in their mouth. ❤️💜

❤️❤️❤️Heads up! It’s World Mental Health Day. This year’s world mental health day has a focus of su***de prevention. Ask someone how they are doing today. 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣And 

“It's estimated that young people ages 15 to 24 acquire half of all new STD cases and 1 in 4 sexually active adolescent girls has an STD, according to the report.”
"In order to get this turned around again and get back to the much lower levels we had several years ago, it will be important to reinvest in the infrastructure that can enable those improvements.”

Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says — CNN Combined cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have risen to unprecedented numbers for the fifth consecutive year in the United States, according to a new STD report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

* 1,080 probable cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use in 48 states and the US Virgin Islands as of October 1.
* 21 deaths have been identified nationwide as part of the multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with va**ng

Lawsuits by v**e stores because a ban will hurt their business

What’s wrong with this picture?

V**e store owners are suing to stop the product bans in New York and Massachusetts — CNN New York and Massachusetts officials are grappling with the economic effects of the va**ng ban this week, facing lawsuits from local v**e shop owners who say the ban will close their stores.

We should be talking about both! Addiction is hard.

Everyone's talking about va**ng fatalities. But Charleston experts worry about alcohol. Addiction experts emphasize that they do not want to ban alcohol. But they do want people to understand that alcohol use disorder is a serious medical condition.

“April 2018, research published in the Journal of the ADA found that non-opioid medications (400 mg ibuprofen and 1000 mg acetaminophen) were superior to opioids for dental pain.” But yet here we are! #PUBH5850

It’s National Protect Your Hearing month!

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month! Check out this #SciArt for #NPYHM: A colorized image of inside the mouse cochlea, with arc-shaped hair cell bundles emerging from the surface of the membrane. Remember to protect your hearing by lowering the volume, moving away from the noise, and using hearing protectors! ⠀ ⠀ #NIH #Hearing #NIDCD

"A Virginia dentist has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running a scheme to prescribe opioids for himself, fellow doctors and other individuals who didn’t medically need them."
"Court documents say that Hartman wrote over 1,000 prescriptions for more than 75,000 pills for people he never saw as patients."
Has he not heard of the opioid crisis in this country?

Virginia dentist convicted of writing illegal opioid scripts A Virginia dentist has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running a scheme to prescribe opioids for himself, fellow doctors and other individuals who didn’t medically need them.

How did no one see this train wreck coming? The survey found 1 in 4 high school seniors and as many as 1 in every 11 eighth-graders had used e-ci******es at least once within a 30-day period.

Va**ng: From ‘Safer Than Cigarettes’ to Public Health Crisis Intended as an offramp from ci******es, va**ng has instead hooked a generation of kids – and sent hundreds of people to the hospital.

Love is not enough to cure mental illness. Bringing awareness to signs and symptoms could help an individual to recognize that they may need help.

My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the Columbine High School massacre.