Health Information from the Director Archives       FROM THE DIRECTOR           •  FDA Statement Regarding Contaminated Steroids           •  Update (2) on Contaminated Steroid Medications in NWFL           •  Update (1) on Contaminated Steroid Medications in NWFL           •  Contaminated Steroid Medications in NWFL           •  Don't Forget Dengue Fever When Considering West Nile           •  First Human Case of Arboviral Infection in Okaloosa                        •  Chronic Hep C Virus Infection Among Persons Born '45-'65           •  Notification of Transmission of Chagas Disease           •  Update on Shigella & Resistance Profiles: Okaloosa           •  Changes to Treatment of Gonococcal Infections           •  Notification of Shigella Outbreak           •  Poison Centers Issue Warning Re: Concentrated Packs of Laundry Soap           •  Rash Outbreaks from White-Marked Tussock Moth Caterpillars           •  Mercury Exposure from Skin Lightening Products           •  FDA announces crackdown on caffeinated alcoholic drinks           •  Pertussis claims 10th victim in California      CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS           •  FDA Revises Recommendations for Rotavirus Vaccine        CHILD HEALTH ISSUES           •  FDA warns not to feed SimplyThick® to premature infants           •  The Choking Game     HEALTH ADVISORIES   •  CDC Advisory:  Hantavirus Associated with Yosemite National Park, CA   •  CDC Advisory:  Increase in Influenza A H3N2v in Three States   •  FDOH Advisory:  Importation of Cholera from Haiti            •  Defeating Cholera: Clinical Presentation & Management           •  Additional information (CDC Website)   •  CDC Advisory: Increase Potential for Dengue Infection in Travelers           •  FDOH Dengue Clinician Guide           •  FDOH Dengue Clinical Submission Guidelines   •  Potential Contamination of Certain Intravenous           •  Potential for Q Fever           •  Potential for Dengue Fever           •  Risks of Rift Valley Fever           •  Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Virus Infections     IMMUNIZATIONS           •  FDA Approval of Expanded Age Indication for a Tdap Vaccine           •  '10-'11 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Doses Recommended for Children           •  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza     DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL INFO *Call Poison Control, 1-800-222-1222, for consultation about specific patients.           •  FL DEP: Daily Updates, Situation Reports, News Releases           •  Tips for Avoiding Negative Health Impacts from Oiled Shores           •  Important Health Information from the CDC           •  NLM (National Library of Medicine) - Crude Oil & Health           •  Avoid Tar Balls on the Beaches           •  Types of Crude Oil and Toxicity Levels           •  FL DEP: Health Information           •  Air Monitoring on Gulf Coast           •  BP Gulf Oil Spill - HHS Health Response           •  FDOH: Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers           •  FDOH: Worker Protection Resources

  This page was updated on 31-Jan-13