Although it's not known for sure how much benefit a surgical mask has in preventing the transmission of swine flu, people who have the illness may consider wearing one as a way to reduce the amount they cough and sneeze onto others, said Dr. Arthur Reingold, head of the epidemiology division at the University of California, Berkeley, School ofPublicHealth.
Another German immigrant who has made significant contributions to the treatment of American cancer patients is Dr. Ulrike Peters, an assistant member of the PublicHealth Sciences Division at Fred Hutchinson who leads or co-leads several research programs.
Among the signees are medical professionals from the Harvard School ofPublicHealth, American Cancer Society and University of Illinois at Chicago Divisionof Pathology Research.
PublicHealth England, a new divisionof the Department ofHealth that will come into being in April 2013 along with the NHS organisational reforms, called the report a wake-up call.