LAREDO MEDICAL GUIDE
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to encourage the public to take precautions and exercise measures for mosquito control to prevent Dengue and West Nile Virus (WNV) infections. “We have mosquitoes here in Laredo that have the potential to carry disease, and the change in climate (cooler temperatures)
Courtesy Ariana Mora, (Laredo, Texas) The Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center celebrates National Occupational Therapy Month with a luncheon with special guests, Gary Prescott, Dr. Earl A. Stanley, Dr. Davin Cordell and Dr. John R. Faust. The Center, together with the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, provide monthly orthopedic clinics which benefit children
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – Recently there have been four (4) bats test positive for rabies, therefore, the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to remind the public to make sure their pets up to date with all their vaccinations, in particular the rabies vaccine. We advise not to play with wildlife. Never
Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department continues to monitor the Blue Bell Creameries ice cream product recall. This recall is due to products potentially contaminated with Listeria during the pasteurization process at the manufacturing plant. As a result, five persons became ill in Kansas and there have been
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-UNITED IN RED: Staff members from United ISD’s Curriculum and Instruction and Fine Arts Departments recently wore the red to raise awareness of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is a health threat for men and women. For women, it’s the #1 risk that kills 1 in
Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX –The City of Laredo Health Department wants to advise the public that we are currently accepting new patients for Women’s Health Services in particular for Family Planning, Cancer Screening, Maternity and Sexually Transmitted Diseases services. In observance of World Cancer Day we want to increase awareness on
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-As part of their afternoon session on Staff Development Day, Newman Elementary School invited Michelle Silva, United ISD wellness coordinator for Blue Cross Blue Shield, to do some stretch band exercises with employees. Stretch bands, or resistance bands, are strength-training tools that provide resistance while one exercises. The bands come in
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening severe allergic reaction that has many possible triggers, occurs without warning, and must be treated immediately with Epinephrine, the only first-line treatment for anaphylaxis. In Decemberof 2014, United ISD nurses received a donation of 90 Epipens from the Mylan Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, which sponsors the national EpiPen4Schools
Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX -The City of Laredo Health, Fire and Public Safety Departments want to inform the public that Laredo and the surrounding area may be experiencing temperatures drops and/or with drizzle. Therefore we want to provide the public with these Cold Weather Precautions: · Listen to weather advisories and
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX— As we welcome the New Year, the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2015. A great way to start caring for ourselves and one another is through our Healthy Living/Viviendo Mejor (HLVM) program, a disease self management and family support program that has made
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