Posts Tagged ‘Centers for Disease Control’
Attorneys General Calling on FDA to Protect Children from Lead and Other Toxic Metals in Baby Food
Following the over 400 recent lead poisoning cases connected to recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches, a coalition of 20 Attorneys General including Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead…
Read MoreDel. Public Health Reports State’s First Case of Monkeypox
Delaware Public Health is reporting the state’s first case of the monkeypox virus. Health officials said Tuesday that test results have determined that a 41-year-old New Castle County man has tested positive for MPX. Final confirmation will come from the Centers for Disease Control.DPH said the man did not report any travel or any exposure…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Encourages A Safe, Healthy Halloween
Rehoboth Beach is encouraging citizens and visitors to enjoy a safe Halloween.In the year of the pandemic, that means that door-to-door trick-or-treating is discouraged under guidance from Delaware Public Health and the CDC – at least not without some modification.Those who want to give out treats are encouraged to find a way to do it…
Read MoreCDC Investigates Reported “Kissing Bug” in Kent County
The Centers for Disease Control is reporting that in July of 2018 a family from Kent County, Delaware reported to the Delaware Division of Public Health an unidentified insect had bitten their child’s face while she was watching television in her bedroom in the late evening hours. The CDC now says a preliminary investigation has…
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