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• State and Territorial Health Officials Take Critical Step to Protect Vulnerable Populations During Influenza Pandemic - 02-JUL-2008    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released national guidance on protecting at-risk populations during an influenza pandemic. The recommendations are available for public health planners to use in their preparedness efforts.

• CDC Joins EPA in Partnership to Protect Nation's Water Supply - 02-JUL-2008    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently became the first federal agency to join the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense campaign to protect the future of the nation's water supply by promoting and enhancing the market for water-efficient products and services.

• Broad Differences in Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use Across Countries - 02-JUL-2008    A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) research consortium found that the United States had among the highest lifetime rates of tobacco and alcohol use and led in the proportion of participants reporting cannabis (marijuana) or cocaine use at least once during their lifetime.

• Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million - 25-JUN-2008    Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately two years, according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This means that nearly 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes.

• New HRSA Report Illustrates Success of Health Centers - 25-JUN-2008    A new report released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) describes how HRSA-funded health centers improve the lives of the more than 16 million people they treat each year. Health centers provide the only available preventive care and treatment for many disadvantaged people across the country, who otherwise would seek care in overcrowded emergency rooms or go untreated.

• New NLM Web Page on Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health - 25-JUN-2008    The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services Division has released an Enviro-Health Links page on Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health. The web page provides information about recovering from natural and man-made disasters. It includes guides for state and local officials, links to state emergency management offices, information for emergency responders, guidelines for workers involved in environmental cleanup, and handling hazardous chemicals.

• National Public Health Week 2008 a Success: Annual Celebration Links Healthy Climate, Healthy People - 19-JUN-2008    With a theme of “Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance,” this year's National Public Health Week observance, set out to educate, raise awareness and build consensus that while climate change is an environmental threat, it is also a serious public health threat, especially for already vulnerable populations.

• CDC Reports More than 350 Sickened by Salmonella Outbreak - 19-JUN-2008    The Centers for Disease Control and Preveion (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections. An epidemiologic investigation comparing foods eaten by ill and well persons has identified consumption of raw tomatoes as the likely source of the illnesses. Since April, 383 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

• FDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures' - 19-JUN-2008    Warning Letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA also warns North American consumers against using or purchasing the products, which include tablets, teas, tonics, black salves, and creams, and are sold under various names on the Internet.

• New CDC Study Finds Gaps in Breastfeeding Support in U.S. Hospitals and Birth Centers - 12-JUN-2008    Many birth facilities in the United States are not providing maternity care that is fully supportive of breastfeeding, according to a study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR), a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• Federal Agencies to Launch $8 Million Effort to Study Libby, Montana Asbestos Exposure - 12-JUN-2008    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announce the Libby Amphibole Health Risk Initiative, a series of projects totaling $8 million designed to understand the health effects of exposure to lower levels of Libby, Montana asbestos (i.e., Libby amphibole). It is currently known that long-term exposure to high levels of asbestos is associated with lung cancer, serious lung disease and upper respiratory health conditions.

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