MRC GEM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says you shouldn't consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. These products may cause significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue.

MRC's national office has joined the Active Lifestyle program to encourage members to live healthier lives. In addition to the benefits to individual members, success will help give the MRC program more visibility nationally, which could lead to increased funding, improved programs, and more recognition of the important role each member plays. Individual participants can receive awards for their participation.

How can you make a $100 donation to your favorite charity without spending anything at all? A program offered by SunTrust Bank lets you do just that. Please consider participating and having SunTrust donate $100 to your favorite MRC unit (or other charity).

According to a new study, timely implementation of an approach combining use of antivirals and social distancing could substantially lower the infection rate during an influenza pandemic.

On March 6 and 7, 2008, MRC GEM board members Sherwin and Judee Levinson attended the Georgia Statewide MRC Meeting,

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report with broad implications for how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should interface with volunteer organizations.

Per XFN-ASIA, a new bird flu outbreak has been reported in Tibet a day after a 22-year-old man was confirmed to have died of bird flu in Hunan. He was China's 18th confirmed human bird flu fatality. Source: http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/02/19/afx4668281.htm...

According to AP reports, bird flu (H5N1) is sweeping Indonesia, India, Tibet, and Bangladesh. Turkey has also confirmed the continued spread of bird-to-bird H5N1, while a suspected new human bird flu case in Pakistan awaits blood test results for confirmation. In other flu news, more than 10% of flu virus samples taken in Western Europe this winter have been resistant to oseltamivir (better known as Tamiflu).