FDA: Cyclospora Outbreaks Linked To Mexican Cilantro
The Texas Department of State Health Services is among the state and federal agencies that have identified Mexican cilantro as the cause of a cyclospora outbreak.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services is among the state and federal agencies that have identified Mexican cilantro as the cause of a cyclospora outbreak.
Texas health officials asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by immigrant parents who were denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born children because local authorities refused to recognize as valid certain forms of identification.
Blue Bell announced today that it will begin a trial production run at one of its four creameries later this month, though the Brenham-based ice cream company says there is no firm date for when its products will hit shelves for sale.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating Cyclospora infections in Texas after 52 new cases were reported last week.
The Texas House gave preliminary approval to tighter abortion restrictions involving fetuses with severe abnormalities before withdrawing a sweeping health bill that included the new limits.
Nina Pham filed lawsuit Monday in Dallas County against Texas Health Resources for issues from contracting Ebola.
The last person being monitored in connection with Texas' three Ebola patients is set to be cleared from twice-daily monitoring.
Five weeks after Dallas County became the epicenter of the nation's Ebola crisis, the county enters Friday with no new cases reported and everyone off the disease watch list.
On Friday morning Baylor Hospital in Dallas confirmed a patient with 'Ebola similar symptoms' also triggered a positive verbal screening questionnaire.
The only remaining abortion clinic in Texas west of San Antonio has closed following days of confusion over the interpretation of a federal court ruling.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has released a new report which indicated most cancer rates in Flower Mound over a ten-year period were not higher than expected.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the first human case of chikungunya, a viral disease that can cause severe joint pain and is spread by mosquitoes.
A health report on the impact of the West fertilizer plant explosion says 262 people were injured in the blast. That's in addition to the 15 people killed by the April 17, 2013, explosion.
Texas first lady Anita Perry has joined forces with state health officials to urge people to get flu shots.
Texas health officials have issued new guidelines for treating flu patients as the state deals with an increase in the illness in multiple areas.
With the Republican-led Texas legislature expected to pass new restrictions on abortions, Democrats believe the measure will be challenged in court.
A Texas newspaper's review of more than three dozen deaths at state-run mental health hospitals between 2005 and 2012 shows the need for more oversight.
More than 100 employees immediately lost their jobs after the closure of Renaissance Hospital in Terrell.
As the number of cases of people infected with meningitis due to steroid injections continues to grow, Texas has now joined the list of states of with infected patients.
Texas is among 23 states that received shipments of a steroid used to treat back pain but is now linked to a rare fungal meningitis outbreak.
Flu season will officially begin Monday, and although the illness usually hits heavy in the winter months, the Texas Department of State Health Services and Centers for Disease Control are urging people to get vaccinated.
More than 14,000 people living in Dallas County are living with HIV, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, and many of them don't know it.
A fourteenth person in Dallas County has died from West Nile Virus related health issues.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has granted Dallas County's request for aid in its fight against the spread of the West Nile Virus.
Whooping cough seems to be making a comeback in several states, including Texas.
