Sentences with phrase «state health officials report»

In Mississippi, state health officials report that the number of new cases of HIV among black men aged 13 to 31 years who had sex with other men rose by 48 percent from 2005 to 2007.

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Back in October, David Armstrong of STAT News wrote a mind - blowing report detailing how West Virginia health and insurance officials tried to slow the pace of prescriptions in their state, but were thwarted at every turn thanks to collusion between Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and pharmacy benefits manager, Merck Medco (which is owned today by PBM giant, Express Scripts).

Nearly half of the 131 women killed between 1994 and 1999 in Utah were slain by husbands or boyfriends, according to a report released by state health department officials.

State officials have since developed a policy that requires them to report any complaints of suspect food to state health officials and the proper federal officState officials have since developed a policy that requires them to report any complaints of suspect food to state health officials and the proper federal officstate health officials and the proper federal officials.

The report released by the Senate Health and Senate Environmental Conservation committees, comes more than a year after state officials responded to cases of chemical contamination of water in rural communities like Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh — the result of the area's industrial past.

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.

State health officials say the number of reported flu cases rose over the past week to 7,779 laboratory - confirmed cases, with 1,759 New Yorkers requiring hospitalization.

State and federal government officials had originally proposed winding down Health Republic at the end of 2015 but abruptly changed course and said the company would shut down on Nov. 30 because its finances were «substantially worse» than had been reported.

The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.

The residents complained that the state health department has not given them enough answers, and they are also concerned over a news report that said officials in the health department knew about the heightened PFOA levels in the water 18 months before they warned residents of potential dangers.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

An engineer with the state Department of Health told county officials that they did not have to immediately report elevated levels of PFOA because the testing was done voluntarily.

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.

A report on potential locations for a new $ 600 million Wadsworth public health lab under consideration by the state Department of Health could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development offhealth lab under consideration by the state Department of Health could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development offHealth could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development official.

Buffalo's lead poisoning problem — already recognized as serious — is much worse than previously reported by state and local health officials.

State health officials say the number of lab - confirmed flu cases continues to rise, with 15,750 reported since last week, including about 2,350 who needed hospitalization.

Instead, an official report that accompanies the legislation notes that while it includes language to prohibit the CDC and other agencies from funding activities to advocate or promote gun control, «the Secretary of Health and Human Services has stated the CDC has the authority to conduct research on the causes of gun violence».

Until recently state health officials did not require physicians and hospitals to report Zika virus disease, so it is possible that some cases may have not been captured by state records.

But state health officials told the university this week that the scheme to sequence and analyze the DNA of individual volunteers would be a form of unapproved medical practice, according to reports in the San Jose Mercury News.

6 April Veratect, a Kirkland, Washington - based company that scours news reports for emerging threats, reports in its subscription - only database that local Mexican health officials have declared an alert because of respiratory disease outbreak in La Gloria, Veracruz state, Mexico.

The authors state, «It is important that clinicians be on high alert to recognize gonorrhea treatment failures so that they can be reported promptly to public health officials.

TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News)-- In what appears to be the first case of Zika infection traveling across state lines, Texas health officials report that a resident of that state who visited Miami recently has tested positive for the virus.

THURSDAY, July 7, 2016 (HealthDay News)-- Cancers linked to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) keep rising in the United States, even though most cases are preventable, health officials reported Thursday.

Earlier this week, Rhode Island health officials reported that the state has seen an uptick in a number of STDs over the last year, and they believe dating apps are playing a role in this rise.

Rhode Island health officials recently reported that the state has seen an uptick in a number of STIs over the last year.

Politico reports that Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Republican Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, was «furious» that a top aide to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was «circumventing» ESSA, contending the federal agency was «out of bounds» in challenging state officials on issues such as...

It is extremely important that cases of EHV - 1 be reported to state and federal animal health officials so that current information can be provided to veterinarians and equine owners.

Working in cooperation with state animal health officials and the United State Department of Agriculture, the EDCC seeks information about current disease outbreaks from news media, social media, official state reports and veterinary practitiostate animal health officials and the United State Department of Agriculture, the EDCC seeks information about current disease outbreaks from news media, social media, official state reports and veterinary practitioState Department of Agriculture, the EDCC seeks information about current disease outbreaks from news media, social media, official state reports and veterinary practitiostate reports and veterinary practitioners.

UPDATE: After publication, state officials released a report saying they found no health or safety violations after five surprise visits to the Animal Welfare League.

Sept. 1, 11:30 a.m. Addendum The Green blog reports that environmental groups and others have met with state officials to discuss fresh assessments of potential health impacts from horizontal drilling and fracking.

According to Discovery News: «In a 2006 report, EPA officials stated that they investigated 86 complaints of damage to human health or the environment caused by «fossil - fuel - combustion waste management units» between 1994 and 2004.

Soon after he had the surgery, local news outlets began reporting on the fact that the cardiologist he had trusted was being investigated by state health officials for performing unnecessary surgeries.

In addition, the final rule allows covered entities to initiate disclosures of protected health information about victims without the victim's permission to law enforcement officials only if such disclosure is required under a state mandatory reporting law.

The report is intended to shine light on the strengths and challenges faced by the nation and offer state - level data for community leaders, public health officials and policymakers to use as a roadmap to improve the health of women and children within their states.