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Bloomington man charged in baby son's death - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Baby wins the draw - Fiji Times
Health care taps analytics to support aging population - ITBusiness.ca
Olivers Babycare Named 'First Class Retailer' - Newswiretoday.com
Baby born with heart outside chest - Times of India

Bloomington man charged in baby son's death - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 08:43 AM PDT

The criminal complaint lists the cause of death as complex homicidal violence.

Bloomington police said Hummel is refusing to cooperate with the investigation.

"It's a very tragic incident for the family of the child, and obviously a very difficult situation for everyone involved," said Commander Dave Olmstead.

Jaden's funeral will be Thursday at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Lakeville, according to the obituary in Tuesday's Star Tribune.

"We love you baby wa-wa, and there won't be one moment that goes by that you aren't thought about," the obituary said.

'I got frustrated with my son'

Hummel has faced criminal charges for mistreatment of a child before. In 2003, he was convicted of malicious punishment of a child in Dakota County for grabbing and shaking his then 3-month-old son in the summer of 2002.

In that case, the mother, a different woman from the Bloomington case, noticed the baby was fussy, vomited and developed a fever after being left overnight in Hummel's care. Returning home from work Aug. 5, she saw bruises on the baby's face. Hummel told her he had grabbed the baby around the neck and face to prevent him from falling after he slipped out of his arms, according to the Dakota County complaint.

When the woman brought her son to the emergency room, the baby was found to have three healing rib fractures, retinal hemorrhages and multiple bruises. On Aug. 6, holes were drilled in the baby's skull to drain blood that had pooled from his injuries, the complaint said.

"I got frustrated with my son," Hummel told authorities in the 2002 incident. "He was just crying and wouldn't stop. I just grabbed him, like, under his arms.''

Hummel added that he "should have stayed calm, and I didn't. I reacted in a way that was very unkind, you know. Unthoughtful."

Hummel told authorities he shook his son two times about 15 minutes apart. To pursue first-degree charges in Jaden's death, Hennepin County prosecutors will have to prove Hummel had a history of similar offenses.

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Baby wins the draw - Fiji Times

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:08 PM PDT

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Reports by RITESHNI SINGH
Thursday, August 27, 2009

MARIA Somatua took her little baby to the Vodafone Hibiscus Festival baby show not expecting anything.

She returned home to Lami Village a happy mum after her three-month-old son, Vunaya Wakanivuga, was named one of the winners.

More than 300 babies took part in the baby show organised by Johnson & Johnson Fiji at the Hibiscus Tent yesterday.

Wakanivuga's name was drawn from a box in front of the public and officials.

Mrs Somatua said it was the first time for her to take part in any baby show and was surprised when her son's name was drawn.

Fifteen other babies who won through judging were also presented with Johnson & Johnson products.

The judging was done by 25 nurses from the Ministry of Health.

The criteria for the judging included child's dressing, skin texture, appearance, weight feeding pattern, immunisation and dental hygiene.

John & Johnson Health Care Products International general manager Savendra Dayal said they gave out $28,000 worth of baby products.

He said they organised the baby show every year in conjunction with the Hibiscus committee. "All the babies who were registered were given a t-shirt and a pack of baby diapers for free," he said.

He said the refreshments were provided by Asha Bhai and Company. The show started from 8am and finished at noon.

A quiz competition was organised during the show and the winners were given instant prizes.

Hibiscus King contestants were also present at the Hibiscus tent during the show.

Mr Dayal said John & Johnson products could be trusted by mothers.

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Health care taps analytics to support aging population - ITBusiness.ca

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:23 AM PDT

Call it the great northern seniors migration.

Those aren't the words of Chris Sambol, but they epitomize a trend he describes: the composition of Sault Sainte Marie, Ont.'s population is quickly changing as as the elderly move into the northern Ontario city (from surrounding rural areas) for its health care services.

And as the number of seniors grow , those services must respond to the surge in demand, and they're turning to technology to do so.

Do you build more long-term care facilities? Do you build more resources to care for people at home? says the manager of health and human services at the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre. Those are some decisions [being made] at this stage.

Sault Ste. Marie's average age is 44, compared to all of Ontario's average of 39, according to Statistics Canada. Of the 62,500 residents over the age of 15 -- 23,320 aren't looking for employment, mostly because they're already retired.

The Innovation Centre's approach to planning is to aggregate all that demographic data and map it over the entire community using GIS technology. By visualizing where elderly residents of the city live, it's easier to determine where to target offerings and also avoid duplicating the efforts of various health services.

People say a picture is worth a thousand words. A GIS image is worth a thousand pictures, says Tom Vair, executive director of the centre. It's exciting to represent data in a geographic way.

Working with Algoma Public Health and local city hospitals, the Centre helped a committee dedicated to the issue of elderly abuse identify key areas. Using demographic information on where their target audience was based, the committee sent out education packages to those who needed to know the information, and not to those who didn't need to know.

It's just one example of how analyzing data is playing a new role in Canadian health care planning. An ageing population isn't a phenomenon restricted to northern Ontario, but a reality we witness coast-to-coast. As the baby boomer generation ages, it is inevitable that Canada's public health care system will be called upon, as never before, to replace hips, help manage diabetes, and deal with all the other complications of ageing. With health care consuming a lion's share of tax dollars and a tough economic environment, dealing with this trend efficiently is a critical government issue.

While news headlines of the day focus on diseases like swine flu, the real epidemic is unstoppable and fast approaching people getting old.

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Olivers Babycare Named 'First Class Retailer' - Newswiretoday.com

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 04:18 AM PDT

This status is awarded to a small number of retailers considered by Maclaren to offer outstanding customer service. The First Class retailers all meet a specific list of criteria including having expert knowledge about all the Maclaren items that they sell, staff with specialised Maclaren training, and high quality displays of the Maclaren products in their stores.

The First Class Retailers are offered exclusive access to some of the newest Maclaren products, including the Limited Edition Lulu Guinness Quest pushchair, with its stunning black and white butterfly design, which is now available to order in the Olivers Babycare store in Winchester, and online at Olivers Babycare.

Julie Baughan, co-owner of Olivers Babycare, said the company was delighted and honoured to be named a First Class Retailer. This is recognition for all our staff who work so hard to provide exceptional levels of customer service, she said.

We are very happy to promote the Maclaren pushchairs, as they are well made, innovative, stylish and extemely functional. In addition, they come with the excellent Sovereign Lifetime Warranty. As a First Class Retailer we are among the first to offer for sale some of the Limited Edition Maclaren products, which are available in stylish new colours that are customers love, and have been requesting. We are pleased that Maclaren are acting on our feedback about their designs and colours.

Olivers Babycare (olivers-baby-care.co.uk), complete online baby store. Weve been in the nursery business since 1993 and we only sell baby products we trust and think youll love. As parents ourselves, we know the right choices are important for your baby, and our website is packed with helpful advice and information. At this busy time in your lives, you can rely on us for a caring and efficient service. After all, when you and your baby are happy.

Baby born with heart outside chest - Times of India

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT

MUZAFFARPUR: A baby girl was born with her heart outside her chest at a private nursing home here on Wednesday, a doctor attending on her said.

Cardiologist Rajiv Kumar said, "We have kept her in the intensive care unit. The heart beats of the baby are normal."

Bibha Devi, a labourer's wife from Parihar village in Sitamarhi district, delivered the baby at the nursing home.

Arrangements were being made to send her to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi for a follow-up medical attention, he said.

He said it was a rare case in India and perhaps the second after the one reported from the USA in 1975.