Public Health

  • College Freshman At Higher Risk for Bacterial Meningitis
    PITTSBURGH, Pa-Bacterial meningitis is a scary disease. While there is no doubt what causes the sickness, there is little public awareness and a small window of opportunity to fight the bacteria before it causes serious damage. The highly contagious bacteria are spread by ...More
    September 7, 2001
    Posted in News
  • Doctors Petition Feds Label Meat as Biohazard
    WASHINGTON, DC-The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has petitioned the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to declare feces an adulterant in poultry and meat products, leaving them unfit for sale. The petition also calls for meat to be label as a ...More
    August 31, 2001
    Posted in News
  • CDC Warns Public of Tetanus Vaccine Shortage
    ATLANTA, Ga-Officals at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are asking physicians nationwide to delay the fourth shot of the five-dose tetanus-diphtheria vaccine because of an immediate shortage. The lack of supply comes after Wyeth Lederle stopped making ...More
    August 17, 2001
    Posted in News
  • CDC Changes Name of Hospital Infection Program
    ATLANTA, Ga-Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have decided to change the name of the Hospital Infections Program (HIP). The program will now be known as the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP). The division has been reorganized ...More
    August 15, 2001
    Posted in News
  • Hep C May Kill More than AIDS
    ATLANTA, Ga-Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) will be more lethal than AIDS by 2010. The prediction comes only 12 years after the discovery of the blood-borne viral disease. Today, there are 10,000 ...More
    August 15, 2001
    Posted in News
  • Brooklyn Doctor's Office Investigated After Hepatitis C Outbreak
    BROOKLYN, NY-The New York City Health Commissioner is leading an investigation into the practices of a Brooklyn doctor after eight of his patients developed hepatitis C after endoscopic procedures. Patients developed symptoms of the viral liver disease after undergoing ...More
    July 27, 2001
    Posted in News
  • Do You Want To Swim in That?
    The sun is high, the air is warm, and people in purple tights are dancing around, celebrating the solstice at Stonehenge. Summer is officially here, with children and adults searching for a way to cool off in the closest pool, river, or lake. But there may be more in those ...More
    June 21, 2001
    Posted in News
  • Gonorrhea Cases Rises in Gay, Bisexual Community
    WASHINGTON, DC-A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an alarming increase of reported gonorrhea cases in gay and bisexual men. The CDC used a national database to study gonorrhea trends in 29 cities and counties in the US. They found ...More
    June 6, 2001
    Posted in News
  • CDC Nails Nurses
    ATLANTA, Ga-Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published a new guideline on hand hygiene that states healthcare workers (HCWs) should not wear artificial nails. The guideline says artificial nails or nail extenders should not be worn by ...More
    May 24, 2001
    Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
  • CDC Warns Against Nevirapine Use
    ATLANTA, Ga-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing a warning for clinicians of the risks of Nevirapine (NVP) as part of a postexposure prophlaxis (PEP) regimen for healthcare workers exposed to HIV. Otherwise healthy individuals can face serious ...More
    March 12, 2001
    Posted in News
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