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Arizona’s youngest kids now can benefit from COVID-19 vaccines

By |2022-06-20T14:06:29-07:00June 20th, 2022|Preparedness|

This is an exciting week for me and many other parents of young children. Following the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children at least 6 months old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending vaccination for all children. Nearly 400,000 Arizona children in this age group are now [...]

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Second COVID-19 booster dose authorized for ages 50 and older, certain others

By |2022-03-29T15:28:38-07:00March 29th, 2022|Preparedness|

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized a second booster dose for those ages 50 and older. They also authorized a second booster for those 12 and older who have weakened immune systems. Vaccines are extremely effective at protecting against severe COVID-19 outcomes, but evidence suggests [...]

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FDA gives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval for use in ages 18 and older

By |2022-01-31T13:03:07-07:00January 31st, 2022|Preparedness|

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given full approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in those ages 18 and older.  Moderna joins the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which the FDA gave full approval to last August for use in ages 16 and older. Ages 5 to 15 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine under [...]

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FDA Issues New Guideline for Eating Fish While Pregnant

By |2017-02-10T09:48:31-07:00January 23rd, 2017|Prevention|

Many women have questions about what is safe and healthy to eat when they’re pregnant. The information about eating fish can be confusing.  The good news is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have issued new advice regarding fish consumption. The information is meant for women who [...]

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Food Safety Tips for Halloween

By |2017-02-10T09:49:07-07:00October 29th, 2015|General|

Halloween is loved by children and adults alike. As Halloween approaches, the Arizona Department of Health Services encourages families to celebrate in a safe and healthy way. Parents should talk to their children about Halloween food safety. Tell children not to accept – and especially not to eat – anything that isn’t commercially wrapped. Inspect [...]

Arizona to be featured by @FDAFood on Twitter

By |2017-02-10T09:49:12-07:00August 3rd, 2015|General, Preparedness|

The Food and Drug Administration’s 50 State Food Safety Twitter Tour is underway and Arizona will be featured on August 4th. This tour aims to encourage engagement through social media by promoting the best content the 50 state agricultural and/or health agencies have on food safety. The Food Safety Tour kick-off was on April 7th, [...]

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Are E-cigarettes an Important Tool in the Tobacco Fight?

By |2017-02-10T09:49:38-07:00May 21st, 2014|Prevention|

There’s no substitute for evidence when it comes to public health decision-making.  Over the last couple of years the public health community has been asking itself whether electronic cigarettes can play an important role in getting folks to kick their tobacco habit.  We haven’t had much evidence to answer that question so far… but a [...]

FDA Study Committee Recommends Disapproval of New Opiate Painkiller

By |2017-02-10T09:49:41-07:00April 29th, 2014|General|

Last week an FDA panel unanimously recommended rejecting a new drug that’s a combination of morphine and oxycodone – two very strong painkillers.  The panel, Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee, said the company didn’t provide data to prove that Moxduo is more effective or safer than using one of the already available drugs. [...]

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FDA Bites the E-cigarette Regulation Bullet

By |2017-02-10T09:49:42-07:00April 24th, 2014|Prevention|

It’s no public health secret that tobacco use continues to be a dominant cause of preventable disease and death in the US.  While the trend has been encouraging (Arizona’s smoking rate is down to 17%), there’s still much work to be done- and continued efforts to provide creative and effective ways to help adult smokers [...]

FDA Approves Painkiller Overdose Field Treatment

By |2017-02-10T09:49:43-07:00April 14th, 2014|Prevention|

It’s no secret that misuse and abuse of opiate painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin are a large and growing public health threat in Arizona-  misuse and abuse of these medicines are now killing more Arizonans than car crashes. Last week the FDA approved a prescription treatment called Evzio that can be used in medical emergencies caused by prescription [...]

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