Sentences with phrase «health officials»

Still, public health officials say the possibility of infection warrants preventive measures, and some Olympic athletes attending are taking some creative — some might even say extreme — steps to protect themselves.

After the incident, state health officials said the chicken had ammonia contamination levels as high as 133 times the acceptable amount.

The addition of chronic pain to its qualification list comes as state health officials have also moved to allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify patients for medical marijuana.

We encourage you to download and share it with public health officials in your community or to use in guiding your own efforts at public engagement on climate change.

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.

Patients would have to receive approval from a board of health officials before being able to receive the drug.

They allow newborn babies to travel completely flat which is especially recommended by health officials for longer journeys.

It's an alarming number that county health officials say has actually gone down significantly in the last decade.

This training manual has been designed to accompany workshops for city health officials on the health impacts of climate change.

This provided public health officials with a way to determine when disease transmission had stopped and the outbreak had ended.

Local health officials believe lead paint is the chief culprit.

Health officials warn against eating fish caught in these waters, since mercury can cause birth defects, brain damage and other ailments.

State animal health officials and racing officials continue to monitor the situation.

Some product manufacturers and health officials don't recommend using baby carriers for newborns or premature babies, because of their size.

Not only is their role in helping adult smokers quit questionable, the nicotine delivery devices come with safety problems that have many public health officials worried.

And tar sands companies and the public health officials who are supposed to protect us are not up to the job of keep us safe.

Public health officials announced three other confirmed cases later that month.

This is not the first time government health officials have blamed dating apps for fueling rising STD rates.

Public health officials need validated assessments of how likely these viruses will be locally transmitted.

While public health officials now believe the worst of the epidemic is behind us, it is not yet over, and questions raised by the previous work still await answers.

Unfortunately, there is a dire lack of understanding amongst public health officials about the true nature of infant sleep patterns.

She also provides legal technical assistance to public health officials working to reduce sweetened beverage consumption and to increase access to drinking water.

Many health officials estimate it's something that affects one in four families.

Health officials hope getting the word out about the severity of this year's deadly flu strain can ultimately contain it.

In 2011 and 2012, health officials there offered free vaccines to new parents, grandparents and others who had close contact with newborns.

Because of the risk of getting a different rabies virus from other animals, health officials still recommend that pet owners continue to have their pets vaccinated against rabies.

This finding provides public health officials around the world with a way to look for pockets of emerging resistance and potentially eliminate them before they spread.

Having access to climate and disease data allows health officials to target their policies.

Most employed mothers in the survey stopped nursing when they returned to work, although health officials urge exclusive breast - feeding for at least six months.

For the past five flu seasons, health officials found that flu activity was elevated for around 16 weeks.

Health officials began telling parents to place babies on their backs to sleep in an effort to reduce infant death rates.

Public health officials thought the least nutritional items would drop off the government's $ 10.5 billion school lunch program last year when they announced the first menu overhaul in 15 years.

While the agency hasn't received any reports involving cats, health officials expect that they would be extremely sensitive to the drug, as well.

For that reason, many physicians and public health officials consider technology's artificial contribution to the soaring twin birth rate to be problematic.

Public health officials across the country have been dealing with an unprecedented rise in opioid abuse.

It highlights how corrupt the scientific community is who conducted the «studies» which the government and health officials often then use to recommend what we all should be eating.

Unfortunately, many doctors and health officials alike are still trying to assure you that you can safely indulge in sweet treats, provided it's in moderation.

However, just about every state legally mandates rabies vaccinations, and veterinarians and public health officials strongly recommend all standard vaccinations to promote the health and longevity of your animal.

This is the most ridiculous and harmful misconception of «clean eating,» largely because it's promoted by doctors and other health officials who people trust more than most.

Health officials agree that preventing the disease is a priority, but for some, the drug's risks outweigh its benefits.

Health officials know that cell phones cause cancer but are doing nothing to stop it because large corporations won't let them.

No one except local reporters and a few health officials paid attention.

Vietnamese health officials responded with bed nets, community health care, and annual malaria surveys.

In rich countries, health officials insist there is little risk.

Instead, health officials advise that moms - to - be add only an extra 300 calories per day to account for nurturing baby.

Public health officials already use several methods to track influenza outbreaks, but the data tends to be a week or two behind the actual epidemic.

Knowing how maternal health and behavior affect how genes express themselves in offspring should help health care providers and public health officials develop more precise prenatal strategies to maximize the health of newborn children.