The risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first 6 months after pregnancy, according to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) have revealed that over 90% of Campylobacter food poisoning outbreaks at catering venues in 2011 were linked to chicken liver pate consumption. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding caterers to cook poultry livers thoroughly to avoid the risk of food poisoning.
During Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is advising people to have their fossil fuel and wood burning appliances – such as boilers, heaters and cookers – checked by an appropriately registered engineer before the winter sets in.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of 2 cases of suspected botulism in children in Scotland. These cases have not yet been confirmed microbiologically but the symptoms point towards it being botulism.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding all those in a clinical “at risk” group, who have been invited for flu vaccination by their GP and who have not yet received it, to take up the offer.
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