CDC Reports Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections
Atlanta, GA—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell ground beef produced by JBS Tolleson,...
Sales of JUUL e-Cigarettes Skyrocket, Posing Danger to Youth
Atlanta, GA--Sales of JUUL, an e-cigarette shaped like a USB flash drive, grew more than seven-fold from 2016 to 2017, and held the greatest...
LASD New Brochures to Prepare Students in Case of Active Shooter Emergency to be...
LOS ANGELES—Active shooter incidents are on the rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, nearly half of active shooter incidents happen in everyday...
CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla Launches First Ever ‘Ballot Bowl’ Voter Registration Competition...
LOS ANGELES – Today, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla launched the first ever California University and College Ballot Bowl competition. The Ballot Bowl aims to increase civic...
U.S. Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias to Double by 2060
Atlanta, GA--The U.S. burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) will double by 2060, according to a new study from the Centers for...
CDC: Death Rates Up for 5 of the 12 Leading Causes of Death
Atlanta, GA-- Between 2000 and 2016, death rates for five of the 12 leading causes of death increased--unintentional injuries, Alzheimer’s disease, suicide, chronic liver...
Seven States Report Obesity at or above 35%: CDC
Atlanta, GA--CDC today released new data on self-reported adult obesity prevalence for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The...
Governor signed Assembly Bill To Prohibit Financial Interest Of Third Party
SACRAMENTO —Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2485, authored by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park), which will prohibit local inspection officials from...
Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Hitting Middle Age Adults in Large Numbers
Atlanta, GA--Despite being largely preventable, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and other related conditions caused 2.2 million hospitalizations in 2016, resulting in $32.7 billion...
Former GSK Scientist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets to Benefit Chinese Pharmaceutical Company
Philadelphia, PA– Dr. Yu Xue, 48, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty todaty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to benefit a...
