RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS: Good Laboratory Practices for Biochemical Genetic Testing and Newborn Screening for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
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Daily Archives: April 6, 2012
Join us for a Spanish Language Twitter Chat
To talk about Minority Health Month and what the health law means for Latinos, we’ll be hosting a Spanish language twitter chat on Tuesday, April 10th at 2pm EST. You can follow along at our Spanish language twitter handle: @HHSLatino, and also by following the hashtag: #LaSaludLatina. Between now and then, think of the question you might have about Latinos and health, and then ask via twitter during the chat.
Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables
QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates* from Stroke† for Persons Aged =18 Years — United States, 2007–2009
Announcement: STD Awareness Month — April 2012
Influenza Outbreaks at Two Correctional Facilities — Maine, March 2011
HIV, Other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education in Public Secondary Schools — 45 States, 2008–2010
Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated with an Elementary School — Oklahoma, March 2010
Fish oil and polyps
A study indicates that women who eat at least three servings a week of fish with omega-3 fatty acids have a lower risk of polyps that could develop into colon cancer. Vanderbilt University researcher Harvey Murff saw this in data on people who reported what they ate and who had colonoscopies – exams to check for polyps.