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CDC Starts Canvassing Harris County For National Health Survey
Posted on · The goal is to interview 5,000 people nationwide, 598 of them from Harris County.
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Post-Harvey Legal Aid, E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce, Restoration Grants From BP’s 2010 Oil Spill, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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CDC To Boost Research On Polio-Like Condition Affecting Several States, Including Texas
Posted on · Acute Flaccid Myelitis impacts the nervous system, causing weakness in one or more limbs. As of November 6, there were 17 cases in Texas, one of them in Harris County.
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Texas Has 10 Cases of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness Found Among Children
Posted on · There is one case in Harris County and another one in Galveston County, according to the State's Health Department
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Texas Receives $2.6 Million for Public Health Response to Opioid Epidemic
Posted on · Nearly half of all drug deaths in the state are attributed to opioids
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CDC Confirms Measles Case in Houston
Posted on · There had been no cases of measles in the city since 2013
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Montgomery County Officials Confirm First Case Of West Nile Virus In 2018
Posted on · The patient is a man who moved from Harris County at the beginning of July
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Fewer U.S. Teens Smoke, Have Sex, Do Drugs Or Drink Milk, CDC Says
Posted on · The survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducted every two years.
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Suicide Rates Climbing In Almost Every State, Including Texas: CDC
Posted on · Firearms are the most common method of suicide, according to the CDC
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CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
Posted on · Guns are the most common method used for suicide, accounting for the deaths of almost half the people who kill themselves, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds.
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U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level
Posted on · The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers
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Number Of People Getting Mosquito-Borne Infections Is Rising
Posted on · Federal health authorities have found 9 new diseases in the bugs
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Spending Bill Allows CDC To Study Gun Violence, Researchers Skeptical It Will Help
Posted on · Recent mass shootings have forced government officials to address the lack of research funding
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More Than 130 North Texans Have Died From The Flu. Here’s How To Protect Yourself
Posted on · Texas currently ranks at No. 4 among the 10 states with the highest flu activity
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Spot Shortages Of Antiviral Drugs Seen As Flu Season Drags On
Posted on · Flu drugs recommended for vulnerable people, including young children and the elderly, are getting hard to find in some parts of the country, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention