Showing posts with label HEALTH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HEALTH. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

CDC SAYS 3/4 U.S. ADULTS FAVOR 21 AS THE MINIMUM AGE TO BUY TOBACCO PRODUCTS

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Three out of 4 American adults favor making 21 the minimum age of sale for tobacco p...
Monday, June 15, 2015

NINE REGIONAL EBOLA, SPECIAL PATHOGENS TREATMENT CENTERS SELECTED BY HHS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES June 12, 2015 HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment cen...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

HHS REPORTS ON QUICK AND EASY TEST FOR EBOLA VIRUS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HHS pursues fast, easy test to detect Ebola virus infections Promising point-of-care t...
Friday, June 12, 2015

VA SAYS STUDY COULD FIND VETERANS WITH HIGH-RISK OF SUICIDE

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Study may help Department of Veterans Affairs find patients with high-risk of suicide June 11, ...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

CDC REPORTS ON HEPATITIS B SCREENING AMONG RESETTLED REFUGEES

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Hepatitis B Screening and Prevalence Among Resettled Refugees — United States, 2006‒...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

CDC REPORTS ON CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE AMONG ADULTS

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION State-specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Ad...
Friday, May 15, 2015

CDC REPORT CENTERS ON SWIMMING RISK OF NOROVIRUS SICKNESS

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Study Highlights Risk of Norovirus from Swimming Simple tips can help swimmers stay...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ON LIBERIA AND NEW EBOLA CASES

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FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE May 09, 2015 Statement by the Press Secretary on Liberia Today, the Republic of Liberia reached the important mil...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

LOOKING TO CURE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Researcher studies how to prevent antibiotic resistance Solution could be in bacterial protein called U...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

SKIN CANCER RATES INCREASING: SURGEON GENERAL ISSUES CALL TO ACTION

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES  Surgeon General issues call to action to prevent skin cancer Skin cancer rates ris...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

GENERIC CELEBREX APPROVED BY FDA FOR ARTHRITIS, OSTEOARTHRITIS

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FROM:  U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  FDA approves first generic versions of celecoxib May 30, 2014 Release The U.S. Food and ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S WEEKLY ADDRESS FOR MAY 31, 2014

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FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE  Weekly Address: Reducing Carbon Pollution in Our Power Plants WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, Presid...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

FDA TOUTS ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH

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FROM:  U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  Adult Stem Cell Research Shows Promise So What Are Stem Cells? Why Is FDA Studying These Ce...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

HHS SAYS U.S. POPULATION GETTING HEALTHIER

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FROM:  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HHS announces progress in disease prevention and health promotion The nation’s health is...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

UPDATE: MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION  Meningococcal Disease Update On Monday, March 10, a Drexel University student tragica...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

AGENT ORANGE HEALTH CONCERNS RAISED BY CREWS OF C-123 PROVIDER AIRCRAFT

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       Fairchild C-123K Provider   U.S. Air Force FROM:  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS  Agent Orange Residue on Post-Vietnam War ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

FDA APPROVES EXPANDED USE OF IMBRUVICA TO TREAT CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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FROM:  FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION  FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 12, 2014 FDA approves Imbruvica to treat chronic lympho...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

CDC ON TREATING HEAD LICE

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Head lice. Every parent’s nightmare. A year-round problem, the number of cases seems to...

CDC SAYS "OPPORTUNITY FOR CHOICE" EXISTS IF SODIUM LOWERED IN RESTAURANT FOODS

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION  Press Release Reducing sodium in restaurant foods is an opportunity for choice Communit...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

EPA WARNING ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

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FROM:  U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY  Sources of Carbon Monoxide Unvented kerosene and gas space heaters; leaking chimneys and fur...