US - SouthEast

Drug-Resistant Pathogens Spread in Florida Hospitals

Wed, 2014-06-18 21:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Luis Kun

homelandsecuritynewswire.com - June 17, 2014

Drug-resistant germs kill more than 40 percent of individuals with serious infections, and they tend to have a higher kill-rate among patients with weaker immune systems, including the elderly and young children. In Florida, several hospitals handled antibiotic-resistant germ outbreaks without alerting the public. Since 2008, twelve outbreaks have affected at least 490 people statewide, but the Florida Department of Health (FDH) did little to inform the public.

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Coast Guard contains fuel spill in Government Cut Estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into water

Wed, 2014-04-16 16:06 — Albert Gomez

Coast Guard contains fuel spill in Government Cut

Estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into water

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RISING SEAS: INCHING TOWARD DISASTER- You're not safe west of I95

Tue, 2014-04-08 12:14 — Albert Gomez

sun-sentinel.com - Text by David Fleshler - Graphics by Cindy Jones-Hulfacho

In South Florida, most of us live on drained swamps. The ocean serves as a sink into which we dump rainwater. Rain that falls on Miramar or Sunrise or Plantation flows down an imperceptible slope through canals into the ocean.

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2014 South Florida Regional Citizen Corps Conference - Sat, Feb 1, 2014 - Fort Lauderdale

Mon, 2014-01-06 14:31 — admin

The 2014 South Florida Regional Citizen Corps Conference will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2014, at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel, 1617 Southeast 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.

The conference aims to provide opportunities for Citizen Corps volunteers, professionals, and stakeholders in the emergency management field to network, train, and recognize achievements made in the strategy to build safer, stronger, and better prepared communities.

For more information and to register visit: http://www.sflccc.org

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