April 2, 2013 Allergists and national health agency officials are saying that the 2013 spring and summer allergy season could be particularly lengthy and severe.
Officials with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology say increased temperatures throughout the country will cause certain trees, grasses and weeds to produce more pollen for longer periods of time this spring and summer
March 20, 2013 The Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department is offering free chickenpox vaccinations to children under the age of 18.
Trina Soper, the nursing supervisor at the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department, says chickenpox, a contagious viral infection, can cause significant problems for some children.
“A lot of people think chickenpox is
February 19, 2013 Officials at last week’s Natrona County Board of Health meeting said they were concerned about Casper City Council’s recent decision to revisit – and possibly amend or repeal – the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban.
The ordinance was approved in June of
February 18, 2013
February 12, 2013 Officials with the Denver-based franchisee of Casper’s Golden Corral say they applaud the Wyoming Department of Health for work done in a state-issued report released last week regarding a Norovirus outbreak at the Casper restaurant late last year.
“We appreciate the work that went into the final report issued by the Wyoming Department of Health reg
February 6, 2013 According to an official report released by the Wyoming Department of Health, a state epidemiologist says the cause of a Norovirus outbreak that sickened several hundred customers of Casper’s recently-opened Golden Corral restaurant late last year was likely “restaurant associated.”
The report was made available to K2 Radio on Wednesday.
The report says at le
January 18, 2013 Health administrators say the flu virus is continuing its spread throughout Wyoming and the U.S.
Despite limited remaining vaccination quantities, officials with the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department are urging residents to get their flu shots as quickly as possi
January 8, 2013 Officials with the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department expect a particularly severe flu season this year. Already, multiple people have been hospitalized with flu-like symptoms in the Casper area.
January 7, 2013 The Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department says state of Wyoming epidemiologists are drawing closer to completing an exhaustive investigation into a Norovirus outbreak that sickened several hundre
December 19, 2012 County and state health officials are continuing an investigation into a Norovirus outbreak that has left nearly 200 people ailing in the Casper area.
Officials with the state of Wyoming’s health department and the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department are clarifying what exactly Norovirus is.
Public health director Robert Harrin
