by admin | Aug 7, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Children attending state certified daycares must now be immunized for chicken pox. The Department of Health says the vaccine is readily available and it recommends all childeren be immunized. The law requiring the immunization only applies to daycares, but many public...
by admin | Jun 26, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Heat exhaustion strikes when people have been exposed to high temperatures to the point they lose excessive amounts of water. Symptoms include heavy perspiring, turning pale, muscle cramps, dizziness, and even vomiting. The Missouri Department of Health says there are...
by admin | May 30, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Thursday is World No Tobacco Day and the Missouri Department of Health is taking advantage of the day to remind residents of this state of the heavy toll taken by tobacco use. Tobacco is blamed for more than 9,900 deaths every year in Missouri, and the Department...
by admin | Mar 22, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Health officials in Missouri are gearing up for World TB Day 2001, Saturday, hoping to draw attention to the fact that tuberculosis is not a disease of the past. While the number of reported TB cases in the United States is on the decline, the number of reported cases...
by admin | Jan 24, 2001 | Health / Medicine
Missouri is in the midst of flu season and health officials are advising that some people getting their flu shots should get a second shot — a pneumococcal vaccine shot. Sue Denny of the state Department of Health says not everyone should get this shot, just...
