Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Continue Reading →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) injection to reduce the risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy, in pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth.
Continue Reading →UDOH supports U.S. Surgeon Generals call for nationwide support of breastfeeding
Continue Reading →Publicly-funded substance abuse and mental health facilities in Utah will be smoke-free by 2012
Continue Reading →January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Continue Reading →Utah slipped from 2nd to 7th in the 21st annual America’s Health Rankings™ report. While the drop is discouraging, it’s also a reminder that keeping Utahns healthy is a never-ending challenge. The lower ranking can be traced to several key factors, most notably an increase in the percentage of children in poverty (8.8 percent in [...]
Continue Reading →State and local public health officials encourage everyone who has not been vaccinated to get the seasonal influenza vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week, December 5-11, 2010. New recommendations make it easy to understand who should get vaccinated–-everyone six months of age and older. There are no special priority groups and influenza vaccine is still [...]
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