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September is Food Safety Education Month (9/6/2008)
RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Environmental Health, working with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, reminds North Carolinians that food safety starts at home as North Carolina joins other states across the nation to observe National Food Safety Education Month.“Every year, millions of people may experience one or more episodes of food-borne illness, without ever knowing that it was food that caused their illness,” said Terry L. Pierce, director of the Division of Environmental Health. “Food safety is everything from washing produce before eating it to separating raw meats from other food items. Knowing about food safety will pr...
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More babies born in N.C. in 2007; infant death rate rises 5 percent (9/6/2008)
RALEIGH — More babies were born to North Carolina residents last year than ever before — 130,886 births were recorded for 2007. The state's infant mortality rate was 8.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007, a five percent increase over the 2006 rate of 8.1, the lowest rate in the state’s history.
Of the 130,886 live births last year, 72,359 (55.3 percent) were white non-Hispanic; 30,575 (23.4 percent) were black non-Hispanic; 1,757 (1.3 percent) were American Indi...
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Brunswick Community Hospital to host free seminar on how to make sense of your medical reports (9/4/2008)
Supply, N.C. – After hearing your medical test results, do you sometimes feel like you have more questions than answers? From LDL to CBC, the terminology on medical reports can be difficult to understand.
Chris Isenhour, M.D., of Oceanside Family Medicine in Shallotte, says he knows that lab results and other medical reports can be confusing for patients. On Thursday, S...
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Southeastern NC Fishing Report (9/2/2008)
Source: Dennis Trowell, N.C. Department of Marine Fisheries
Ocean: Offshore, the Wahoo have been biting pretty well over the last week or two. If the Wahoo don't bite you can move inshore a few miles and try bottom fishing for red grouper. Closer to shore there were some decent king catches last week around the tower as well as some African pompano. Ledges in the 10 to 20-mile range produced some outstanding sailfish catches last week. Near shore reefs are still producing nice flounder and a few large red drum.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: There wasn’t a lot of change from previous weeks. Flounder fishing seems to be fair with some fish over eight pounds caught last week. Trout are also biting decent in the
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New Immunization Requirements for Kindergarten, 6th Grade, and College Students (8/25/2008)
RALEIGH– It’s almost time for students to head back to school, so there’s not much time left to make sure students are in compliance with immunization requirements. There are new immunization requirements for Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) and mumps vaccines that affect students this year.
The new rule states that a booster dose of Tdap vaccine is required for the following individuals:
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