LSU Examines Accidental Field Mushroom Ingestions by Children - Public Health
Dr. James Diaz, professor and director of environmental and occupational health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, School of Public Health, authored “Colorful Mushroom Ingestion”. The article was published online ahead of print in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom, typifies the iconic image of colorful mushrooms both in […]
LSU SPH Participates in Assessment of Essential Public Health Operations in the Republic of Slovenia - Public Health
LSU SPH is under contract with the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region to provide expert advising for assessing and strengthening public health financing strategies across the 52 nations in the region. Dr. Peggy Honoré, Associate Professor at LSU HSC School of Public Health and School of Medicine, is leading the review of national financing […]
LSU SPH Welcomes ACE to its 35th Annual Meeting in New Orleans - Public Health
The American College of Epidemiology (ACE) is an organization of epidemiologists that serves the interests of the profession and its members through advocating for issues pertinent to epidemiology, a credential-based admission and promotion process, sponsorship of scientific meetings, publications and educational activities, and recognizing outstanding contributions to the field. As official host, the LSU Health […]
LSU Examines the Ham and Eggs Plant, Lantana Camara - Public Health
Dr. James Diaz, professor and director of environmental and occupational health sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, authored “The Ham and Eggs Plant, Lantana Camara”. The article was published online ahead of print in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. About a third of our drugs are derived from plants. Plants are […]