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    May 15, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  1. Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD

    If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice). Dr. Jonathan Fielding heads <a href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/">L.A. County's Department of Public Health</a>, which is bigger than some states' health departments. A pediatrician by training and the head of the county's health programs since 1998, Fielding is such a believer that he and his wife, Karin, turned savvy investments into a $50-million gift last year to UCLA's School of Public Health. Here he takes the temperature of the medical and political aspects of his work.
    If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Media Industry, Heart Disease, Flu

  2. May 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  3. Intestinal fortitude carries Bulls only so far

    Nate Robinson's hands gripped his scalp.
    Nate Robinson's hands gripped his scalp. His elbows rested on his knees as Robinson sat at his locker for several minutes just staring at the ground. Yes, Robinson felt sick late Thursday after the Bulls' 95-92 loss to the Nets — and it only had...

    Tags: Chicago Bulls, Luol Deng, John Paxson, Nate Robinson, Brooklyn Nets

  4. Dec 14, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  5. Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise to 68, nearly 600 nationwide

    A deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections continues to worsen.
    A deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections continues to worsen. Friday, Indiana health officials confirmed 68 cases have been originated in the state. That brings the total to nearly 600 nationwide. Seven deaths have also...
  6. Nov 29, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  7. System to quickly alert state healthcare providers about disease outbreaks

    The Indiana State Department of Health announced Thursday they would implement a new alert system, which will communicate urgent public health messages to healthcare providers statewide.
    The Indiana State Department of Health announced Thursday they would implement a new alert system, which will communicate urgent public health messages to healthcare providers statewide. “As demonstrated by the several public health emergencies...

    Tags: WebMD Corporation, U.S. Department of State, Measles, Salmonella Infection, Diseases and Illnesses

  8. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  9. Three additional Indiana cases confirmed in fungal meningitis outbreak

    Three additional cases in Indiana have been reported in the fungal meningitis outbreak, announced the Indiana State Department of Health Tuesday.
    Three additional cases in Indiana have been reported in the fungal meningitis outbreak, announced the Indiana State Department of Health Tuesday. The cases bring the total of statewide cases to 59, with a total of six deaths.  The Centers for Disease...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  10. Nov 21, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  11. Sixth death connected to Indiana reported in fungal meningitis outbreak

    A sixth person connected to Indiana has died from the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to an injectable steroid.
    A sixth person connected to Indiana has died from the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to an injectable steroid. According to the Indiana State Health Department, the latest victim was from out of state and not an Indiana resident. Six people with ties...
  12. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  13. State reports fifth death from fungal meningitis outbreak

    According to new information from the Indiana State Department of Health, a fifth Indiana victim has died from the fungal meningitis outbreak surrounding an injectable steroid.
    According to new information from the Indiana State Department of Health, a fifth Indiana victim has died from the fungal meningitis outbreak surrounding an injectable steroid. The department provided no further information about the victim. The...

    Tags: Health

  14. Nov 10, 2012 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  15. No blurry line here -- this is a case of complete evil

          It is a luxury for a writer in our age of moral unease and indecisiveness to reflect upon an occurrence of tru e evil.     At 701 Waverly Street in Framingham, Massachusetts, stands a business which has for a long time visited its evil deeds upon...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Paul Newman, Steroids, Allergies, Asthma

  16. Nov 5, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  17. Board votes to indefinitely suspend license of pharmacy tied to meningitis outbreak

    The Indiana Board of Pharmacy has voted to indefinitely suspend the license of a pharmacy tied to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.
    The Indiana Board of Pharmacy has voted to indefinitely suspend the license of a pharmacy tied to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. Tainted steroid injections produced at the New England Compounding Center have infected 419 people nationwide,...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration

  18. Apr 28, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  19. Is time really the enemy?

    In my parenting reverie, Saturday mornings are for pancakes and puzzles and craft projects.
    In my parenting reverie, Saturday mornings are for pancakes and puzzles and craft projects. In real life, they're for tracking down pieces from Thursday's puzzle, scraping up dried glitter glue from Wednesday's craft project and folding the laundry I...

    Tags: Human Interest, Heart Problems, Physical Fitness and Exercise

  20. Nov 5, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  21. State reports fourth death from fungal meningitis outbreak

    Indiana state health officials are reporting a fourth death related to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.
    Indiana state health officials are reporting a fourth death related to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. The Indiana State Department of Health couldn't provide any additional information about the latest death connected to the outbreak. The agency...
  22. Nov 1, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV
  23. Sister company recalls all products in wake of fungal meningitis outbreak

    The fallout from tainted steroid injections linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak continues. Ameridose announced it is voluntarily recalling all of its products Wednesday.
    The fallout from tainted steroid injections linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak continues. Ameridose announced it is voluntarily recalling all of its products Wednesday. Ameridose is the sister company of the New England Compounding Center, which...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Product Recalls, Health

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