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Tulsa Health Department Encourages Awareness Of Scabies

Tulsa Health Department officials are encouraging awareness of the skin infestation scabies in light of reported incidents at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Scabies is not required to be reported to the health department.
%26quot;We are an educational resource for Saint Francis regarding scabies. We share a common interest in educating their staff, other institutions, and [...]

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Tulsa Health Department Urges Protection Against West Nile Virus

The Tulsa Health Department (THD) wants to remind the public to take precautions against West Nile virus (WNV). The months of July through October are the highest risk months for exposure to WNV in Oklahoma.
Thus far in 2008, two human cases of WNV have been confirmed in Oklahoma. The cases were in Pittsburg and Logan [...]

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New Hampshire Health Department Releases Results Of Chronic Disease Studies

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Medicaid and Business Policy (OMBP) announce results of two studies of major chronic diseases: cardiovascular disease and circulatory disorders, and chronic respiratory disease. This is the first in-depth study of the diseases using both commercial and Medicaid health care claims data.
The studies, [...]

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