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FDA unveils sweeping anti-tobacco effort to reduce underage vaping and smoking
vember 15th, the Food and Drug Administration launched a multi-pronged attack on the rising underage use of tobacco products, imposing sales restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes and announcing plans to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
11/20/18 at 4:51 pm 58 E-Cigarettes, FDA Ban, Tobacco, Vaping Washington Post
CDC: Food Safety Tips for the Holidays
one can practice food safety during the holidays.
11/20/18 at 4:35 pm 62 Holiday Food Safety Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
SAFETY ALERT!
11/20/18 at 4:20 pm 60 E. Coli Outbreak, Romaine Lettuce, Shiga toxin Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Prevent Illness from C. perfringens During the Holidays
ridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the United States. CDC estimates C. perfringens causes nearly 1 million cases of foodborne illness each year in the United States.
11/20/18 at 4:13 pm 50 C. Perfringens, Food Poisoning, Food Safety FoodSafety.gov
Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine
s only October, but we already have the first confirmed pediatric flu death of the season in the United States. Florida health officials announced that an unvaccinated child died between September 30 and October 6 of influenza B, which is generally the less-deadly virus of the four types of influenza in circulation.
10/18/18 at 1:07 pm 129 Flu Vaccine, pediatric flu, vaccinations, Vaccines Popular Science
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018/2019 Flu Season
here for CDC's 2018-2019 Influenza Resources
10/18/18 at 12:45 pm 147 CDC, flu, Flu Season 2018-2019, Flu Vaccine
Chief ranger: “It was a shark bite” in Truro
year-old man was bitten by a shark at Long Nook Beach and suffered puncture wounds to his torso and leg, according to Gary Sharpless, Truro’s assistant harbormaster.
8/16/18 at 1:38 pm 260 Great White Sharks, Shark Attack, Sharks Cape Cod Times
All Your Back-to-School Vaccination Questions Answered
preschool to college, here’s answers to the most commonly asked questions about necessary vaccines that should be on every parent’s back-to-school list.
8/16/18 at 1:28 pm 214 Vaccines Healthline.com
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