There are many disparities in health care, and this analysis has uncovered another area of concern. It is crucial that we implement or enhance systems that help protect against these disparities and improve the quality of care for all patients.

All preliminary data and test samples collected near the spill site indicated that there was no immediate public health concern.

The continuing epidemic of obesity is a critical public health concern. As a nation, we need to respond as vigorously to this epidemic as we do to an infectious disease epidemic.

Further research is required to translate these findings into an improvement of health-care quality.

Obviously, we want Jason in the lineup but his health is the No. 1 concern.

The comparison with PCBs suggests that toxic flame retardants have emerged as a major environmental health concern, ... PBDEs could be as potent a problem as PCBs, which are still polluting people and the environment decades after they were banned. In order to avoid the same outcome with PBDEs, we need to act quickly.