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Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S. CDC calls for increased prevention to protect patien
More than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly...


City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris, Homeless Encampments Pose Public Safety Risks
Op-ed from City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris: Homeless Encampments Pose Public Safety Risks Public safety is the City of Lancaster’s...


New HHS-Sponsored Research Provides New Tool and Updated Guidance on Mass Chemical Decontamination
More than a million first responders and emergency managers in the United States now have a science-based chemical decontamination...


Disabled Parking Placard Enforcement Catches 129 Abusers in January
Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 129 people misusing disabled person parking...


Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History
The year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population...


Little Hats, Big Hearts Spotlights Heart Defects
Through a collaboration with the American Heart Association, babies born at Antelope Valley Hospital during the month of February...


Youth Tobacco Use Increased During 2017-2018
About 4.9 million middle and high school students were current users (used in the past 30 days) of some type of tobacco product in 2018,...


FDA takes action against 17 companies for illegally selling products claiming to treat Alzheimer’s d
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted 12 warning letters and 5 online advisory letters issued to foreign and domestic...


Supervisor Barger’s office is helping spread the word about a suicide prevention training class aime
Supervisor Barger’s office is helping spread the word about a suicide prevention training class aimed at Antelope Valley people who deal...
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