by admin | Jan 18, 2001 | Health / Medicine
It’s flu season but we’re not seeing the number of flu cases we saw a year ago at this time. In mid-January of 2000, more than 700 cases of flu had been confirmed in Missouri, but this year the number stands at around 25. Sue Denny with the state health...
by admin | Dec 21, 2000 | Health / Medicine
Nearly 70 students and staff at Jefferson City High School have many months of medical treatment ahead. They’ve been exposed to tuberculosis. While most of the exposures won’t turn in to active cases, TB section chief for the Missouri department of health,...
by admin | Dec 14, 2000 | Health / Medicine
A new effort is underway to make sure all children who receive government assistance are immunized against childhood diseases. President Clinton has issued an executive memorandum calling for a study of the situation. Vic Tomlinson of the Missouri Department of Health...
by admin | Nov 28, 2000 | Health / Medicine
Concerns about lead poisoning in children have prompted the state health department to suggest doctors check children for the problem twice in the first two years of life. The department’s Betty Mahjoud says there’s no immunization for lead poisoning....
by admin | Sep 25, 2000 | Health / Medicine
Some local health departments are warning of a possible flu vaccine shortage this winter. But the state health department says there’s no reason to go running to a doctor or a health department to get a shot. The department’s Sue Denny says the flu season...
