Science news articles about 'public health officials'

Public health officials in Ottawa are informing 6,800 patients Monday that they may have been exposed to infections like ...

... injury and injury-prevention because of their huge public health impact and yearly toll on the American ... . Clinical experts – including physicians and public health officials – were used in a small number of stories, as were school ...

... 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 ...

Public health officials say a report that fueled the speculation has been widely discredited. But some parents are not convinced. In the nation's last ...

... of California, San Diego School of Medicine in collaboration with San Diego County public health officials ...

... recommendations for maternal weight gain. Public health officials also are concerned about an increase in pregnancy complications ... -Riz, an associate professor in the UNC School of Public Health’s epidemiology and nutrition departments. “To fully ...

... appear in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health. “We found, with rigorous statistical methods, that there are significant ... are important, Corso said, because they allow public health officials to compare the costs and benefits of two ...

... testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. In the absence of other risk factors, clinicians and public health officials should interpret reported skin ...

... in the study had a one and three-quarters-fold increased risk of having this type of stroke. "Physicians and public health officials should help Mexican Americans ...

Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of an Edmonton-area dentist after he tested positive for the hepatitis B virus, Capital Health said Tuesday.

... by getting available vaccines now. But how can public health officials convince ER workers to get ... levels of threat. "This data will help public health officials craft effective messages according to specific ...

... cancer than the other (UVA). This information should be useful to public health officials and government regulatory agencies in identifying ... " than UVB light. Despite this perception, scientists and public health experts caution that UVA light ...

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.

... us understand what it will do as it continues to evolve, and will ultimately alter the practice of public health officials in combating it. Where were the bones until ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease....