Category: Centers for Disease Control

Officials Notify Students, Staff of Active Tuberculosis in San Diego County

January 27, 2023
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Officials from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Jan. 27 continued to reach out to students and staff at the Boys & Girls Club’s National City location and some of its summer campsites to inform them of possible exposure to tuberculosis (TB). The county health department and club officials are notifying those…

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CDC Allocated $85 Million for Grants Requiring Schools to Start Student-Led Clubs Supporting LGBT Youth

October 7, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spent $85 million on a grant program requiring public schools to start Gay-Straight Alliances, public documents show. According to a notice of funding report for a grant offered by the CDC, the federal agency has a total of $85 million to spend over a five year…

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The Rise and Fall of E-cigarettes

August 16, 2022
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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), better known as vapes, seem to be on the path of decline. After a series of regulations and market takedowns by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), media reports of adverse effects, and lobbying by legislators and health advocates, the demand for e-cigarettes has fallen. In July 2022, FDA banned JUUL products,…

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