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Wednesday, May 08, 2013 

Thursday, April 11, 2013  New Mexico health officials have released a report that looks at the effects of economic status on health.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  New Mexico health officials say data collected over the past three years shows there has been a significant increase in childhood obesity among kindergartners and third graders.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012 

Thursday, March 18, 2010  Health officials faced with meager supplies of swine flu vaccine last fall sent doses to some surprising places: cruise ship lines, Wall Street firms and the Johnson Space Center.

Thursday, March 18, 2010  The city has picked Dr. David French as the new Medical Director. It's the first time the city has had a director of this sort but officials say, the change is needed.

Friday, January 08, 2010  State health officials say the number of teenagers who smoke is falling in Oklahoma and predict thousands fewer will die from tobacco-related causes.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009  State health officials say four more people have died from complications of the swine flu.

Thursday, October 29, 2009  State health officials say Texas prisoners are not a priority to get swine flu vaccine and will not be vaccinated ahead of the general public.

Thursday, October 01, 2009  The largest U.S. supplier of seasonal flu vaccines says it is running behind on shipping those vaccines.

Tuesday, May 05, 2009  Ten cases negative, many cases can not be confirmed.

Sunday, April 26, 2009  Texas health officials are still awaiting lab results on a third high school student who appears to have caught an unusual flu strain that global health officials fear has pandemic potential.