Ohio Department of Health

About: Ohio Department of Health is a government organization based out in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Public health. The organization has 308 authors who have published 354 publications receiving 14493 citations.

The Value of Noise-Excluder Shells in Reducing Overreferrals from a School Audiometric Screening Program

Abstract: Audiometric screening conducted in noisy environments can result in overreferrals to specialty clinics. A follow-up study, conducted to investi gate referral rates as related to the type of headset used in screening programs, showed that noise-excluding shells reduced overreferrals without increasing underreferrals.

Clinical Utility of Confirmatory Genetic Testing to Differentiate Sickle Cell Trait from Sickle-β+-Thalassemia by Newborn Screening.

Abstract: Hemoglobin separation techniques are the most commonly used laboratory methods in newborn screening and confirmatory testing programs for hemoglobinopathies. However, such protein-based testing cannot accurately detect several hemoglobinopathies in newborns, especially when β-thalassemia mutations are involved. Here, we describe a consecutive cohort of newborns who were identified by newborn screening to have a likely diagnosis of sickle-β+-thalassemia (having an “FSA” pattern) who were determined to have sickle cell traits by confirmatory and genetic testing. We illustrate the clinical utility of genetic testing to make a correct and timely diagnosis in the setting of newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies.

Prevention of Corrosion by the Application of Inhibitors

Abstract: The treatment of public water supplies to prevent corrosion offers a most interesting and difficult problem. The subject seems to divide itself naturally into two parts the handling of waters which are naturally corrosive arid the handling of waters which become corrosive after water purification or water softening. It is not the intent of this article to go into the research aspects of the subject, but to portray to the water works operators some of the problems that are of interest to them, especially where treatment of the public water supply is practiced. Consideration will therefore be given to the second phase of the problem almost entirely, namely, the handling of corrosion which is the result of water purification or water softening treatment.