by MBJ Staff Published: February 6,2013
Tags: disease, flu, health, health care, higher education, illness, influenza, medical, medicine, public health, public university, vaccine
STARKVILLE — In the midst of one of the country’s worst flu seasons in recent history, work is already well underway to develop next season’s influenza vaccines. Seasonal flu causes approximately 24,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations in the United States each year. Dr. Henry Wan, an associate professor at the Mississippi State University [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2013
Tags: disease, epidemic, flu, health care, ill, illness, influenza, medical, medicine, public health, sick, sickness
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Health officials say flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined. Flu season started early this winter, and includes a strain that tends to make people sicker. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu was widespread in 47 states last week, up from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2013
Tags: agency, disease, epidemic, epidemologist, flu, flu season, health, health care, ill, illness, medical, medicine, public health, sick, sickness, state
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The early start to flu season that’s sweeping the country hasn’t spared Louisiana and Mississippi. While the outlook for the rest of the season isn’t clear, experts are encouraging people to take precautions such as getting a flu shot and making it a practice to wash hands often to prevent the spread [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 4,2012
Tags: disease, epidemic, flu, health, health care, ill, illness, influenza, medical, medicine, public health, sick, sickness
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years — and it could be a bad one. The primary strain circulating is one that tends to cause more severe illness, especially in the elderly. But officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, mosquito, public health, sickness, virus
WAYNE COUNTY and PERRY COUNTY — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting two new human cases of West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Wayne and Perry counties, bringing the state total to 244 cases and five deaths. This continues to be the highest number of West Nile virus cases ever [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 26,2012
Tags: antibiotic, disease, drug, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, prescription, public health, report, sick, study
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Research revealed during “Get Smart Week” shows that California joined Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington as the five states with the lowest antibiotic use in the nation in 2010. “Get Smart Week” is a national partnership launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote the appropriate use of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 18,2012
Tags: ailment, diabetes, diabetic, diet, disease, federal agency, health, health care, ill, illness, medical, medicine, nutrition, public health, ranking, report, sick, sickness
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report. It is Mississippi, though, that still has the highest rate of diabetes. The diabetes rate in Oklahoma more than tripled, and Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama also saw dramatic increases [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 12,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, ilness, medical, medicine, mosquito, public health, sickness, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting six new human cases of West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Adams, Calhoun, Forrest, Jackson, Smith and Tippah counties, bringing the state total to 242 cases and five deaths. This is the highest number of West Nile virus cases ever reported [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2012
Tags: ail, ailment, death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, ill, illness, mosquito, public health, sick, sickness, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting three new human cases of West Nile virus, the lowest weekly total in months. The new cases were reported in Jones, Lincoln and Simpson counties, bringing the state total to 236 cases and five deaths. This is the highest number of WNV cases ever [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 19,2012
Tags: beach, beach closure, disease, fish, fishing, health, illness, outdoors, public health, pump station, reopen, safety, sewage, sewage spill, sewer, sickness, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a beach closure issued Oct. 13 in Biloxi. The closure extended for a section of beach from Mockingbird Lane on the west to Edgewater Drive on the east and included Beach Station 11A-Edgewater Beach. Last Saturday, the City of [...] [...]
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