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States consider newborn screening cut-off values Newborn screening is the practice of screening every baby in their first 24-48 hours of life for certain harmful or potentially fatal conditions that are not otherwise apparent at birth. For babies who have abnormal screens for one of these conditions, rapid identification and treatment makes the difference between health and disability – or even life and death. Every year, more than 12,000 newborn lives are saved or improved through newborn screening. It is the largest and most successful health promotion and disease prevention system in the country. |
Hygienic Laboratory publishes annual report A “Continuum of Change” is the theme for the State Hygienic Laboratory’s Fiscal Year 2016 annual report, recently published online and in hard copy. |
Ethanol from train derailment spurs water assessment About 1,600 gallons of ethanol leaked into Jack Creek on March 13 as derailed tanker cars were being pulled from the creek south of the town of Graettinger, about 160 miles northwest of Des Moines. |
Health equity, water quality focus of conference Healthy equity and water quality are the focus of two upcoming events hosted by the Iowa Public Health Association. |
Biosafety training offered to clinical laboratorians The State Hygienic Laboratory has several upcoming biosafety education opportunities for clinical laboratory professionals in Iowa. |