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02/03/2012 01:46 PM |
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Public Health Matters Blog: HANDI - A Handy App for Public Health
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Using commonly available mobile devices (e.g., iPhone, iPod touch), HANDI is a prime example of how we can use mobile technology in public health and emergency preparedness.
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01/23/2012 04:00 PM |
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NEW: Winter Weather Cool Tip of the Week - Hypothermia
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When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body?s stored energy.
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01/06/2012 10:00 AM |
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NEW: CDC Situation Awareness - CDC Polio Response
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Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines.
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01/06/2012 10:00 AM |
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NEW: CDC Ramps up Support for Final Push in Global Polio Eradication Effort
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On Wednesday, December 14, CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., charged the entire CDC community to become active participants in an intensified strategy to eradicate polio, worldwide. CDC?s Emergency Operations Center has been activated for the agency?s partnership engagement through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). GPEI is committed to eradicating polio by the end of 2012.
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01/03/2012 03:00 PM |
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NEW: Public Health Matters Blog - New Year's Resolution: Be Ready
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New Year's Resolution: Be Ready
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Environmental Hazard News
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05/01/2009 05:00 AM |
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Uranium (U) Toxicity | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM
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- Everyone is exposed to uranium in food, air, and water as part of the natural environment.
- Most exposures do not warrant monitoring or treatment.
- Populations most heavily exposed to uranium are those employed in mining and milling operations, or in uranium enrichment and processing activities.
- Natural and depleted uranium are primarily chemical toxicants, with radiation playing a minor role or no role at all.
- Outcomes that may occur with uranium overexposure, based on both observed human effects and animal studies, include non-malignant respiratory disease (fibrosis, emphysema) and nephrotoxicity.
- Nephrotoxicity should reverse as overexposure ceases.
- Alpha radiation (such as that from uranium) is classified as a human carcinogen. However, human studies have not found elevated rates of cancer from uranium exposure, and hi...
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12/18/2008 04:00 AM |
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Chromium Toxicity | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM
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- The toxicity of chromium compounds depends on the oxidation state of the metal.
- Occupational exposure to chromium(VI) compounds has been associated with increased incidence of lung cancer.
- Chromium(III) is an essential nutrient that can be toxic in large doses.
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05/23/2008 05:00 AM |
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Beryllium Toxicity | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM
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- Beryllium produces health effects ranging from sensitization without evidence of disease to clinically apparent pulmonary disease.
- Chronic beryllium disease may be misdiagnosed as sarcoidosis.
- Immunologic tests can detect beryllium sensitization and help clinicians differentiate between chronic beryllium disease and other interstitial lung diseases.
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05/23/2008 05:00 AM |
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Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Toxicity | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM
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- Tetrachloroethylene is used mainly as a solvent for dry cleaning and metal degreasing.
- Like most chlorinated solvents, tetrachloroethylene can cause central nervous system depression.
- Chronic exposure to tetrachloroethylene may adversely affect the neurological system, liver, and kidneys.
- Tetrachloroethylene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen on the basis of limited evidence from studies in humans and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals.
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05/12/2008 05:00 AM |
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Cadmium Toxicity | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM
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- Prevention is the key to managing cadmium exposure. No effective treatment for cadmium toxicity exists.
- For the general public, the primary source of exposure to cadmium is dietary.
- Smoking tobacco adds an additional burden of cadmium.
- Nutritional deficiencies can increase the risk of cadmium toxicity.
- Chronic cadmium exposure primarily affects the kidneys and secondarily the bones.
- Acute inhalation of fumes containing cadmium affects the lungs.
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