Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
2005 News Release Archive

 

12.16.05

State Health Department Reports Season's First Confirmed Flu Cases

12.12.05

Ombudsman Program Provides Tips for Visiting Friends and Relatives in Nursing Homes

11.29.05

Health department steps up efforts to provide vital records for driver licenses

11.14.05

'Tis the season to quit...smoking

11.1.05

DHSS Alerts Missourians to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

10.28.05

Holiday gatherings are a good time to discuss family medical history

10.27.05

Officials Unveil New MOSAFE Initiative to Stop Financial Exploitation of Elderly and Disabled

10.3.05

Missouri Celebrates Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Week

9.29.05

Missouri receives federal grant to fight colorectal cancer

9.28.05

State program offers free cancer screenings to thousands of Missouri women

9.15.05

Parents are key to helping kids choose more fruits and vegetables

9.14.05

Knowing your numbers is key to keeping cholesterol under control

9.7.05

Department Emphasizes Role in Homeland Security Preparedness

9.1.05

Missourians Reminded to Protect Against Mosquito Bites Labor Day Weekend

8.12.05

Missourians mourn lives lost to tobacco use: New Tobacco Quitline can help smokers kick habit

8.4.05

State Health Department Releases 2004 Health Data

8.3.05

Cape Girardeau hospital becomes state’s fifth certified stroke center

8.3.05

Parents Encouraged to Immunize Missouri's Children for the Coming School Year

8.1.05

Governor Blunt Proclaims August as Missouri State Breastfeeding Month

7.28.05

State health department study finds leukemia rates are not higher in Weldon Spring area

7.28.05

Travel tips for people with diabetes: Planning ahead can ensure a safe trip

7.21.05

Missourians Urged to Protect Themselves from Dangerously High Temperatures

7.19.05

Program Provides Tips for Sharing Summer Harvest with Nursing Home Residents

7.14.05

Tetanus Cases Prompt Advisory for Missourians to Get Vaccine, Check Booster Status

6.30.05

Missourians Reminded How to Obtain Documents to Meet New Driver's License Requirements

6.29.05

State Health Department advises consumers, retailers of changes in sales of many cough and cold products

6.27.05

Infectious Disease on the Rise This Summer; Missouri Third in Shigellosis Case Rates

6.23.05

State's First Confirmed Case of Human West Nile Virus Reported

6.9.05

Missourians Urged to Protect Themselves from the Heat This Summer

6.6.05

Classes may be over, but lunch continues for many Missouri children
Summer food program starts when school lunches stop

6.1.05

State Health Department Releases Public Health Advisory for Rabies

5.27.05

State Health Department Receives First Report of WNV-positive Mosquitoes

5.25.05

Missouri Issues Fish Consumption Advisories

5.23.05

Program Helps Resolve Problems In Nursing Homes

5.16.05

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month

5.11.05

Poor bone health could affect more than a million Missourians by 2010

5.10.05

St. Joseph Man Redefines Aging in America and Wins Award

4.28.05

Stroke remains third leading cause of death in Missouri but often can be prevented

4.26.05

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder Kicks Off Ombudsman Conference April 27

4.25.05

Public Health Agencies Seek Public Comment on Public Health Assessment; To Hold Public Availability Session

4.21.05

New study says efforts to prevent diabetes are worth every penny; Prevention is less costly than treatment

4.20.05

SAFE KIDS Week: ‘Follow the Leader, Safety Starts with You’ Adults can positively influence children’s safety choices

4.15.05

Public Health Agencies Seek Public Comment on Public Health Assessment; To Hold Public Availability Session

4.4.05

Federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program works to improve nutritional health

3.22.05

Ombudsman Program Provides Tips on Care Plans for Nursing Home Residents

3.01.05

State Health Department urges residents to prepare in advance for emergencies

2.28.05

Education and health experts to address child and family well-being at statewide conference

2.17.05

Heart disease: It's not just about men ... Warning signs are often different for women than men

2.15.05

Only 14 Days Left to Enroll in Senior Rx

2.2.05

Missouri Senior Rx Members Know Value of Program and Sign Up Again

2.1.05

Flu Vaccine Still Available to Missouri’s Health Care Providers

2.1.05

State seeks local groups to help provide summer meals to needy children

1.31.05

State Seeks Best Older Worker for 2005

1.26.05

February is American Heart Month

1.19.05

Missouri to Require Chickenpox Vaccine for School Attendance

1.18.05

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Volunteers Offer a Helping Hand

1.3.05

Sign-up for Missouri Senior Rx Program Started January 1

1.3.05

State Health Department Expands Recommendations for High-risk Vaccination