... Department of Health in emergency preparedness and response efforts and support the department of health during infectious disease outbreaks. • Jacquita Lee Isbell was appointed to the Saltillo Fire Department board.

... Maternal Fetal Medicine Section, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Dr. James Phillips, Branch Chief of Infectious Disease, Arkansas Department of Health; Aurian Zoldessy, Registered Nurse, Local Public Health Patient Care Director ...

... information on the virulent nature of the novel H1N1 influenza. Dr. Yamauchi is a professor of pediatrics in the infectious disease section of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and chair of the infection control committee at the Arkansas Children ...

... infection control practitioner," said Sharon Krystofiak, president of the CBIC board. The national CBIC board is based out of Lenexa, Kan. The certification is generally considered a gold standard in the prevention of infectious disease.

... of people. In addition, the uninsured commonly defer getting needed treatment, and with the looming threat of infectious diseases to all our families, we are all at risk when millions go without needed treatment. Our problem, however, lies ...

... than a fourth of the number of cases it usually does this time of the year, according to Dr. James Phillips, an infectious disease expert with the state Health Department. Fewer than 1,000 cases of the flu have been reported so far this year ...

... virus but consult with a health-care provider. Dr. James Phillips, director of the state Health Department's infectious disease branch, said Monday that he believes there's a possibility the virus is already in the state. Phillips said ...

... any symptoms show up. "It's not a perfect solution," said Greg Gray, director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, who estimated the screenings would pick up 80 to 90 percent ...

... and as is the case with infectious diseases in our ever-shrinking world ... Health Organization chart of infectious diseases from 1996-2004 contained ... danger with fast-spreading infectious diseases is that they can get out of ...

... These are discriminatory measures," she said. Governments must act cautiously, said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota who has advised the U.S. government on flu preparations. "This is ...