Sentences with phrase «federal health officials»

At a time when experts hoped new cases would start tapering off, federal health officials said Friday that the number of patients seeking care for flulike symptoms continues to rise sharply.

More than 3 million U.S. women risk exposing their baby to alcohol, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

Federal health officials Friday said there is «some concern» about the health risks to children and babies from the plastics additive known as BPA, but that they won't restrict use of the substance pending further study.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D - Ore., and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D - N.J., cited a letter from a top federal health official who confirmed that Mylan had been told «on multiple occasions» that the company was misclassifying EpiPens for the purposes of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito - borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination.

Tainted romaine lettuce has been blamed for one death in California, as federal health officials added more than 20 more victims to the worst E. coli outbreak in more than a decade.

Some experts and advocates, however, have called on the Trump administration to go further, raising the idea of federal health officials negotiating a lower price for naloxone or even sidestepping patents.

Yet, in 2016 federal health officials found that nearly half of provider listings for Medicare Advantage plans were inaccurate, with incorrect provider addresses and phone numbers.

Federal health officials issued their first Zika - related travel advisory for the U.S. mainland on Monday, recommending that pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant avoid a Miami neighborhood where the virus has been spreading.

In an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast - feeding, federal health officials commissioned an attention - grabbing advertising campaign a few years ago to convince mothers that their babies faced real health risks if they did not breast - feed.

Federal health officials praised Dr. Bassett and the city's response to the disease, but they clearly failed to communicate confidence to the public.

In October federal health officials announced that antidepressants must carry a black box label — the Food and Drug Administration's strongest warning — indicating the drugs can cause suicidal behavior in children and teenagers.

In 2010, another round of sampling confirmed the contamination, and the EPA, along with federal health officials, cautioned residents not to drink their water and to ventilate their homes when they bathed because the methane in the water could cause an explosion.

Things are much worse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, where federal health officials declared a public health emergency on Friday because Zika is spreading so rapidly among residents there.

(HealthDay)-- Reducing teen dating violence in the United States is the aim of a new program introduced by federal health officials.

Enrollment deadline: Dec. 15, 2017 What's happening to premiums: 43.5 % average increase Participating insurers: Medica Other stuff to know: Update: On Oct. 23, Iowa officially withdrew its far - reaching request to waive certain Obamacare provisions, amid signs from federal health officials it would not be approved in time for open enrollment.

The most recent money is supposed to keep the programs afloat through March, but federal health officials warned last week that some states could run out this month.

THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News)-- Most Americans eat too much salt on a daily basis, potentially putting their health at risk, federal health officials reported Thursday.

Breast - feeding: Nearly 75 percent of new mothers in the U.S. are breast - feeding their babies, but they are quitting too soon and resorting to infant formula too often, federal health officials said Thursday.

It also was well above the compensation of other top federal health officials — including Redfield's boss, HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

During that period, federal health officials added four new kinds of vaccines to the childhood immunization schedule, and the amount of mercury routinely administered to infants in the first six months of life more than doubled.

For several years, with the cooperation of federal health officials, Colorado monitored air quality in Garfield County, determining repeatedly that while pollution in the area did not exceed health standards, it probably meant there was a slightly elevated risk of cancer and other health effects.

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials Friday said there is «some concern» about the health risks to children and babies from the plastics additive known as BPA, but that they won't restrict use of the substance pending further study.

Federal health officials are easing access to DNA tests used to screen parents for devastating genetic disorders that can be passed on to their children.

A Costco wholesale store in South San Francisco, Calif., is recalling nearly 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken products because the food may be linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that now has sickened more than 300 people in 20 states, federal health officials said early Saturday.

Plastic baby bottles and water bottles are safe, a federal health official said Tuesday, seeking to ease public concerns about the health hazards of a chemical used in the products.

The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials reported.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on federal health officials to dispatch a flu surveillance team to New York to help «break its fever» since more than 5,200 New Yorkers have been hospitalized with the flu this season, with case numbers climbing 54 percent last week

A salmonella outbreak that led to the recall of 207 million eggs has worsened — with 35 people reported ill in several states, federal health officials said.

Some 5,000 New York health - care workers gathered Tuesday for a step - by - step demonstration of new protocols for treating Ebola patients from city, state and federal health officials.

Federal health officials are considering a 30 percent reduction in the threshold for what are considered elevated lead levels in children, a move that could increase the number of youngsters treated for evidence of the heavy metal in their blood.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would «coordinate» with state and federal health officials, and said of the state's offer of free cooling - tower testing, «We appreciate the effort.»

The good news is that federal health officials are giving Connecticut hospitals high marks for their...

State and federal health officials, however, are bracing themselves for future clusters of disease in the U.S. transmitted by local mosquitoes.

(HealthDay)-- The outbreak of E. coli illness tied to tainted Arizona romaine lettuce continues to expand, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Federal health officials have said repeatedly that they expect to see Zika infections in the United States this summer, particularly in hot, humid states like Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- Most American teenagers are plagued by too little sleep, which can hurt their health and their school performance, federal health officials said Thursday.

Yet more than 3 million U.S. women risk exposing their baby to alcohol, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- Fewer U.S. children are having to deal with asthma attacks in recent years, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

Federal health officials said Friday that it was expected that transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes would occur in the continental United States this summer.

So far, 141 cases of the measles have cropped up in 2015, federal health officials reported yesterday.

Health The vast majority of American babies are getting the vaccines they need to protect them from serious illnesses, federal health officials said Thursday.

by MSNBC Stumped by mysterious illnesses in at least 600 dogs in the U.S., federal health officials have turned to consumers for help investigating problems possibly tied to chicken jerky pet treats made in China.

Stumped by mysterious illnesses in at least 600 dogs in the U.S., federal health officials have turned to consumers for help investigating problems possibly tied to chicken jerky pet treats made in China.

During and since this time, I attended ministry - sponsored workshops, presented before and submitted comments to the standing committee and the EBR registry on the Green Energy Act, attended meetings at government level, submitted information to provincial and federal health officials, to the senate, to the Premier to the Prime Minister, and so on.

Under such compacts, federal health officials must make sure the plans offer at least the same benefits and are as affordable as those sold in the ACA marketplaces.