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Ohio’s Newborn Screening Program Could Help Prevent Disorders

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Baby Kennedy Cammon is a good sport for phlebotomist Erica Twiggs as she pricks her heel at University Hospitals.
7:19AM
May
11, 2012

There’s one thing all Americans share at birth. It’s the experience of having a heel stick, a jab that draws blood used for all types of screening. How much can doctors learn from a few drops of blood squeezed from the heel?

Attack Looming on Ohio’s Tomatoes

12:00AM
July
6, 2009

As tomato plants are being removed from K-Marts, Wal-Marts and Home Depots in all the New England states, Ohio tomato growers are on alert. The reason is the emergence of a virulent pathogen that can destroy acres of crops at a time.

New Research Center Targets Infectious Disease

12:00AM
June
20, 2007

The case of a traveler with XDR tuberculosis recently served as a reminder of the urgent need for better diagnosis, management and treatment for infectious disease.

Centers For Disease Control Issues New Guidelines For Flu Shots

12:00AM
October
6, 2006

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some new recommendations for parents of young children. While attending a health conference in Columbus, Center Deputy Director Doctor Melinda Wharton says too many pre-schoolers have been showing up in emergency rooms and clinics with serious flu symptons.