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Strike action will hit patients, says Edwin Poots

Health Minister Edwin Poots has warned that strike action by Unison members will impact on the care of patients.

The trade union has announced members working in the health service will walk out for 24 hours on October 5.

Mr Poots said: “I am deeply concerned and very disappointed in the decision to strike. I believe this action will be counter-productive and will cause unnecessary disruption to our health service.

“We all want a better health service but taking strike action which will affect patients and staff is not the best way to achieve this.”

The minister went on to claim that the union had not exhausted all options. “My door is always open and I am always prepared to talk to those who represent the healthcare workforce — that is how to get things resolved,” he said.

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Sports Dental Injuries Are No Laughing Matter

The crunch of helmets as players tangle for a loose football, the swoosh of the net as an outside jumper is made and the crack of the bat as a guaranteed double sails into right center field are awesome sounds to sports fans but for dentists, they’re reminders that a player is just one misstep away from a dental injury. “Basketball and baseball are the two biggest mouth-injuring sports,” says Stephen Mitchell, D.M.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Pediatric Dentistry. “And the most common injuries we see are broken, displaced or knocked out teeth, and broken jaws.”

Can Allergies Lead to Other Diseases?

Why is it that some people can tolerate most allergens, while others find that the slightest contact with certain foods, pollen, and insects sets a motion of serious immune system reactions?

The medical community is still trying to understand exactly what makes certain people’s bodies more vulnerable to harmless triggers. A family history of allergies, as well as a variety of environmental factors, is considered to be the most common risk factors. Researchers are also exploring why allergies can put some sufferers at risk for experiencing other autoimmune diseases, since there seems to be some overlap between allergies and a variety of chronic illnesses.

Just because you have allergies doesn’t mean that you’re destined to become seriously ill, so there’s no need to worry about the connection right now.

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Will job insecurity lead to health insecurity?

Maintaining Coverage, Affordability, and Shared Responsibility When Income and Employment Change

The Affordable Care Act builds on existing sources of public and private health insurance, while creating new health insurance exchanges and subsidies. A potential disadvantage of preserving many sources of health insurance is the likelihood of abrupt changes in coverage or financial responsibility when individual circumstances change. This brief describes four policy challenges related to such changes: adjusting premium and cost-sharing subsidies when incomes change; coordinating eligibility for premium credits, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; encouraging and facilitating continuous coverage; and minimizing transitions between individual and small-business exchanges. P

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