Science news articles about 'health officials'

... in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade, health officials announced Tuesday....

... outbreaks worldwide and by clusters of people who are opting out of the vaccine because of religious beliefs or fears of a purported link between the shot and autism, health officials said Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials are getting new authority to mine prescription drug usage by millions of participants in the Medicare drug program to look for safety problems with ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A top U.S. health official says the threat of a flu pandemic remains high. And while the world has made great strides to prepare, it's not enough....

Public health officials in Saint John, N.B., are warning people to buy their shellfish only from reputable dealers after several people got shellfish poisoning.

A spike in salmonella cases in the Vancouver area has health officials concerned.

Public health officials meeting in Iqaluit this week say bacteria that causes skin infections and boils is becoming a major problem in Canada's North.

... U.S. is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported Thursday....

... The HIV epidemic in the United States is a crisis, federal health officials told a House panel Tuesday, urging additional programs to specifically protect and educate African Americans ...

Health officials have issued a warning over common energy-saving lightbulbs after research showed some types could potentially harm the skin and may even raise the risk of cancer

Toronto Public Health officials are warning people who recently ate at a west-end restaurant that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

A B.C. health official is urging British Columbians to get influenza vaccines this flu season because new strains of the viruses that cause the infection have been identified, meaning ...

The number of cases of E. coli under investigation in southern Ontario continues to rise as health officials try to identify a common food source.

... hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke. But convincing health officials and smokers like Ethan Flint that they're worth a try may take some ...

At least 10 people on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland became seriously ill after using contaminated cocaine, health officials said Thursday.