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ATSDR Sets August 14 Deadline to Sign up for JAK2 Testing
Monday, August 10, 2009
(Carbon, Luzerne, and Schuylkil, Pennsylvania) -
Due to the greater than expected response to the offer of testing, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will schedule appointments for a second round of JAK2 screening through Friday, August 14, 2009. ATSDR scheduled this second round of testing, to take place in the fall, after all of the available appointments in August had been filled. Residents of Carbon, Luzerne, and Schuylkill Counties should call 1-877-525-4860 by Friday to schedule a fall appointment for a JAK2 screening.
More ATSDR Slates July 9 Public Meeting on Polycythemia Vera Issues - JAK2 Testing to Be Available for Area Residents
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
(Carbon, Luzerne, Schuylkill County County, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania) -
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public meeting in the Tamaqua High School auditorium, 500 Penn St, Tamaqua, PA., on Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to inform area residents of recent efforts regarding polycythemia vera (PV).
More ATSDR Identifies 33 Confirmed Cases in PV Investigation
Monday, August 25, 2008
(Carbon, Luzerne, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) confirmed 33 cases of polycythemia vera (PV) in Carbon, Schuylkill, and Luzerne counties in a community meeting held today. The investigation was designed to count the number of PV cases in the area, verify the diagnosis, and to look for common characteristics among the cases. The investigation was not designed to identify a cause for PV.
More Federal Agency Releases Results of Polycythemia Vera Investigation
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
(Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Carbo County, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) confirmed 38 cases of polycythemia vera (PV) in Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Carbon counties. ATSDR found no link between environmental factors and PV in this area.
More ATSDR Seeks Answers to Ellwood City Play Area, PA
Monday, March 06, 2006
(Beaver County, Ellwood, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will hold a community meeting in Ellwood City to gather information from residents regarding a former play area near the old W.R. Grace/Zonolite facility in Ellwood City that may have been contaminated with asbestos.
More Bear Creek, PA Residents Should Continue Drinking, Cooking with Bottled Water
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
(Butler County, Bear Creek, Pennsylvania) -
People living or working in the Bear Creek Chemical Area Site in
Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pa., should continue drinking and cooking with
only bottled water, according to a public health assessment released by the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ATSDR Categorizes Alliance Landfill as an Indeterminate Public Health Hazard
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
(Lackawanna County, Scranton, Pennsylvania) -
Empire Sanitary Landfill, aka Alliance Landfill Site, is an indeterminate public health hazard, according to the final version of the health consultation on the site issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The landfill is in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County, Pa.
More ATSDR to Host Public Availability Session and Meeting to Discuss Findings
at Bear Creek Chemical Area Site
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
(Butler County, Petrolia, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public availability session followed by a community meeting on Sept. 7 to discuss the findings from the public health assessment on the Bear Creek Chemical Area site in Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pa.
The public availability session is designed to allow community members to meet individually with ATSDR representatives to discuss concerns about potentially site-related health issues. The session will be held at the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Hall, 200 Argyle Street in Petrolia, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
More Foamex Corporation Health Assessment in Pennsylvania
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
(Erie County, Corry, Pennsylvania) -
The final public health assessment on the Foamex Corporation site in Corry, Pa., has been issued by ATSDR. The agency determined that air emissions at the site pose no apparent public health hazard to Corry Area Middle-High School or nearby residents.
More Alliance Landfill Health Consultation in Pennsylvania
Thursday, September 04, 2003
(Lackawanna County, Taylor, Pennsylvania) -
A public health consultation on the Alliance Landfill site near Scranton in Taylor Borough, Pa., has been issued by ATSDR for public review and comment through Oct. 13. On the basis of a lack of data, the agency has categorized the Alliance Landfill as an indeterminate public health hazard.
More Releases Public Health Assessment For Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg
Friday, March 15, 2002
(Cumberland County, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
More ATSDR Releases Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC)
Health Assessment For Public Review And Comment
Monday, October 15, 2001
(Bucks County, Warminster, Pennsylvania) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of its draft public health assessment for the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), in Warminster, Pennsylvania. ATSDR is releasing this public health assessment as a draft for public comment.
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