Mississippi Tobacco Quitline Celebrates 20 Years of Service
Jackson, Miss. – In the past two decades, more than 60,000 Mississippi tobacco users have registered with the Mississippi Tobacco ...
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Recent Cases of Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigarette Use
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is joining other states in alerting the public about recent cases of severe ...
Health Officials Report One New Human Case of West Nile Virus
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports one new human case of West Nile virus ...
MS Reports Hepatitis A Outbreak
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting a hepatitis A outbreak in Mississippi, joining ...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mississippi
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially fatal disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. ...
Youth E-Cigarette Use Continues to Climb
More than 1 in 4 high school students used a tobacco product or nicotine device in 2018, a sharp rise ...
TB Case at Provine High School
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. Today (Monday, February 11, 2019), the Mississippi State Department of ...
New $5.5 million grant helps MSU Extension address obesity through ‘AIM for CHangE’ initiative
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is launching a comprehensive initiative to help Mississippians battle obesity with a $5.5 million grant awarded to ...
More Cyclospora infections in outbreak linked to Del Monte pre-cut fresh vegetables
By News Desk | June 23, 2018 New parasitic infections linked to Del Monte brand pre-cut fresh vegetables continue to ...
Diseases from Tick and Mosquito Bites Triple in the U.S.
Diseases transmitted by insect bites, especially ticks and mosquitoes, have more than tripled in the United States over the past ...
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