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Sleeping with the dog or cat carries risks
"Some of these bacteria infections and virus infections that your dog and cat have may not make them sick but may make you very sick," says Deborah Kotz, author of the Daily Dose health blog.
Tags: pets , dogs , cats , sleep , disease , Deborah Kotz , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Colleen Kelleher , Nathan Hager
Report: D.C. water may have high levels of lead
A report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention released Wednesday says the water in more than 15,000 D.C. homes may still be contaminated with dangerous levels of lead.
Tags: Centers for Disease Control , D.C. Water and Sewer Authority , D.C. Water , lead , George Hawkins , Greg Otto , Ari Ashe
Vaccine companies preparing for flu season
Doctors are recommending those in the high risk groups get vaccinated next month, even though flu season doesn't usually arrive until October.
Tags: flu , flu shot , flu vaccines , flu season , H1N1 , FDA , Hank Silverberg
Family fears Fort Detrick Area B gave them cancer
Former Frederick residents are gearing up for a town hall meeting Saturday to discuss the possibility that Fort Detrick caused three cases of cancer in their family
Tags: Fort Detrick , Frederick County , cancer , Frederick County Health Department ,
Twitter and swine flu: propagating fear or spreading news?
Tags: newsstand , twitter , swine flu , Federal Impact , Amy Morris
Tracking H1N1 in Schools
Tags: technology , health IT , H1N1 , swine flu , Department of Education
Seligman preparing CDC for larger role in health IT
CDC Chief information officer, Jim Seligman, tells host Jason Miller how his agency is playing a growing role in health information technology by investing in health data exchange and bio surveillance.
November 25, 2010
(Encore presentation)
Tags: technology , Jim Seligman , health IT , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
SSA in final preparations to jump on nationwide health exchange
If all goes as SSA officials expect, the agency's initial use of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) with MedVirginia will begin to validate Congress's decision to include $19 billion for health IT in the stimulus bill.
Tags: technology , management , Debbie Somers , SSA , HHS , DoD , VA , USDA , DHS , NIH , Indian Health Service , Suss Consulting , health IT , Nationwide Health Information Exchange
Lawmakers contest DHS policy to protect its employees from flu
Rep. Lynch calls department guidance "unacceptable." Others say agency more worried about public relations than employee health.
Tags: mngt , DHS , GSA , DoD , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , H1N1 , Elaine Duke , David Weissman , Rep. Stephen Lynch , Rep. Brian Billbray , Rep. Bennie Thompson
