New TB Diagnostic Test on Horizon?
One of the major challenges for global control of tuberculosis is that the current diagnostic tests are very slow and can require significant laboratory infrastructure. The tests are particularly difficult to manage in developing countries and are more complicated for folks with HIV. It’s also difficult to test for drug sensitivity. The challenge is that early detection is essential to [...]
Sleep Deprivation a Factor in Childhood Obesity?
Previous studies have found a link between not getting enough sleep and an increased risk of obesity in adults and new research this month suggests that sleep deprivation could be a powerful factor for obesity in kids as well. A new study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine found that toddlers that got less than 10 hours of [...]
Another New AZ Health Status & Vital Statistics Report
We published one of our most popular annual documents this month, our 500-page Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Annual Report. It provides refined health statistics on pregnancies, births, reportable diseases, deaths, inpatient hospitalizations, emergency room visits, marriages, divorces and population of the State. The site got more than 2,000,000 hits last year! The report provides needed data for health policy [...]
Another New AZ Health Status & Vital Statistics Report
We published one of our most popular annual documents this month, our 500-page Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Annual Report. It provides refined health statistics on pregnancies, births, reportable diseases, deaths, inpatient hospitalizations, emergency room visits, marriages, divorces and population of the State. The site got more than 2,000,000 hits last year! The report provides needed data for health policy [...]
Behavioral Health Services in SE Arizona
Folks that receive publicly-funded behavioral health services in Cochise, Santa Cruz, Greenlee and Graham Counties will soon transition to a new Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA). In March, ADHS awarded contracts for all of the areas outside of Maricopa County. We awarded the contract for Cochise, Santa Cruz, Greenlee and Graham Counties to Cenpatico Behavioral Health of Arizona (Cenpatico) but [...]
September is National Preparedness Month
September is national preparedness month, which is dedicated to encourage individual preparation for the full range of hazards including natural disasters, cyber attacks, pandemic disease and acts of terrorism. Hurricane Katrina taught us that we have to be independently prepared and not expect government resources to be able to rapidly respond in the initial stages of an emergency. The www.ready.gov [...]