The Rim Fire Smoke Spreads and Raises Asthma Symptoms Across Region
The Rim Fire has now become the 4th largest wildfire in California state history, scorching over 200,000 acres of wilderness including over 40,000 acres in Yosemite National Park since it began on August 17th....
Pending Health Care Legislation to Provide Vital Services for School Children
A recent health care legislation proposal may boost access to health care services for school children.
The Flu Report – Growing number of cases in the Southeast
As families start to prepare for upcoming Thanksgiving Day travel plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report influenza numbers are starting to increase. Generally influenza levels rise after the Thanksgiving and winter...
WHO’s Essential Meds List: Slowing the Pace of Antibiotic Resistance
The 2017 Essential Medicines List released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) includes new drugs for hepatitis C, leukemia, HIV and tuberculosis, among others. The updated list also makes new recommendations for what antibiotics...
Polio Eradication Efforts Suffer Setback
World Health Organization (WHO) officials have confirmed over 20 new cases of polio in an emerging outbreak taking place in the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria). Syria has not had an active polio case since...
Study: 50 Hospitals Charge Uninsured 10 Times Cost of Care
The health insurance marketplace has become an increasingly costly place to find the coverage Americans need, resulting in many Americans forfeiting or losing their health insurance. As it turns out, life without it is...
Public Health Degree Leads to Many Opportunities
Public health is a broad term that generally refers to government monitoring, regulation and promotion of the health of an entire population. But when it comes to careers, a public health major has more...
CDC Calls Attention to Specific Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens
Within the last five years, surgical-site infections have dropped by 20% and bloodstream infections from central-line contamination is down by over 40%, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. While...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Promote Safe Holidays Using New Media
In an effort to keep the American people safe this holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a number of holiday health tips using various forms of media. The CDC...
CDC Reveals Details Regarding Outbreak of Resistant Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed more details this week regarding the multistate outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella which has infected 338 people in 20 states and Puerto Rico. At this...