Illness Prevention

Human survival in America depends on a health care shift to disease prevention - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dallas News

Got raw milk? Texas recall highlights struggles of niche industry Dallas News The risk of an outbreak is about 150 times higher from raw milk than from pasteurized milk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The elderly, people with compromised immune systems and children younger than 5 are the most likely ...

Got raw milk? Texas recall highlights struggles of niche industry - Dallas News

Virginian-Pilot

Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elci: Hurricane devastation transcends its season Virginian-Pilot HURRICANES ARE dominating the headlines this fall. Right now, we are anxiously watching the public health crisis spawned by hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico. Millions of people are struggling but, oftentimes, when the hurricane season passes, ...

Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elci: Hurricane devastation transcends its season - Virginian-Pilot

WBUR	State Senators Unveil Far-Reaching Mass. Health Care Legislation ... WBUR New oversight for pharmaceutical companies, the creation of a MassHealth "buy-in" program and a target for hospital reimbursement rates are among the ... and more »

State Senators Unveil Far-Reaching Mass. Health Care Legislation ... - WBUR

Duluth News Tribune

On Health Care: Population health, the ultimate measure of value ... Duluth News Tribune While the political debate about health care policy in the United States continues, there is a growing consensus in this country around the importance of ... and more »

On Health Care: Population health, the ultimate measure of value ... - Duluth News Tribune

The News Guard

FLU SEASON: Take prevention steps now The News Guard The agency publishes data each week of the season on reports of influenza-like illness from hospital emergency departments and sentinel health care providers around the state; positive flu tests reported by 22 hospital laboratories in Oregon; and ... and more »

FLU SEASON: Take prevention steps now - The News Guard

Cleveland Daily Banner

Walk the Memory Mile at Heritage Day Celebration Cleveland Daily Banner According to Jeannie Bentley, Polk County Health Department director, “We hope to keep increasing the percentage of nonsmokers to reduce the risk of serious health conditions including cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and low birth- weight ...

Walk the Memory Mile at Heritage Day Celebration - Cleveland Daily Banner

The Decatur Daily

Drive-thru flu clinic growing in popularity The Decatur Daily Local health and emergency officials reported a heavier turnout at this year's drive-thru flu vaccination clinic in Morgan County, even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported only sporadic influenza activity in Alabama and most of ... and more »

Drive-thru flu clinic growing in popularity - The Decatur Daily

First Coast News

Clay County schools awarded First Team Safe Sports Schools recognition First Coast News ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Clay County's seven high schools have something to be proud of. They have now been recognized as First Team Safe Sports Schools. Out of more than 37,000 high schools in the United States, 1,013 of them have been recognized as ...

Clay County schools awarded First Team Safe Sports Schools recognition - First Coast News

Afro American

Health Frontier of Gene Editing to Target Sickle Cell Disease Afro American ... sickle cell disease (SCD). This emerging fusion of disciplines has riveted a growing consortium of Black healthcare specialists, scientists, faith leaders and sufferers of various genetic disorders, who are advocating for increased awareness of ...

Health Frontier of Gene Editing to Target Sickle Cell Disease - Afro American

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