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Staying Safer at School: Playground Inspection Shows How
Published: 04/27/2010 by Utah Deptartment on Health in All News
Each year, more than 2,300 children are injured on public school playgrounds in Utah. That is enough students to fill 100 average elementary school classrooms.
Mammography: What's Right for Utah?
Published: 11/25/2009 by Utah Department of Health in All News
Breast cancer is a devastating disease that affects about 200,000 American women and causes some 40,000 deaths each year. In Utah, more than 1,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually.
Utah's Adult Smoking Rate Drops
Published: 09/22/2009 by Utah Dept. of Health in All News
Utah's adult smoking rate has been driven down to 9.1 percent, according to the just-released Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) Ninth Annual Report.
University of Utah Hospital implants second heart failure ventricular assit device.
Published: 04/08/2010 by U of U in All News, Circulatory System
After receiving only the fourth U.S. implant of a new-generation, Utah-made ventricular assist (VAD ) device, an Idaho man with heart failure is looking forward to resuming an active life following an operation on March 17 at the U of U.
State Health Officials Announce Smoke-free Campus Plan
Published: 11/25/2009 by Utah Department of Health in All News
The Utah Department of Health set an example for all state buildings today by unveiling a plan to go tobacco free by January 1, 2010.
The Tragedy of Traumatic Brain Injury
Published: 10/08/2009 by Utah Dept. of Health in All News
This January, 10-year-old Benjamin Mitchell of Sandy was skiing with his grandmother when he lost control and crashed headfirst onto the slope. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and suffered a devastating frontal lobe brain injury.
'Utah Stroke System' Launched
Published: 04/08/2010 by UDOH in All News, Nervous System
A systematic approach to improving treatment for stroke victims will soon be operational in Utah.
St. George Residents Will Walk to Create a World Free of MS
Published: 03/23/2010 by NMSS Utah in All News
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Utah State Chapter, will host the 21st Annual Walk MS 2010 presented by Questar, in St. George, March 27 at Tonaquint Park (1851 South Dixie Drive).
HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Program Reaches Capacity
Published: 09/24/2009 by Utah Dept. of Health in All News
The Utah Department of Health’s (UDOH) HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Program has stopped accepting new applications for the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Support Services Program and the Health Insurance Continuation Program.
Influenza Vaccines: Safe and Important During Pregnancy
Published: 10/08/2009 by Utah Dept. of Health in All News
This flu season, new mothers and mothers-to-be should be among those who are first in line for influenza vaccine. The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) encourages women who are pregnant or breastfeeding to get their flu vaccine.