Press Releases: Georgia

January 31, 2006

Toxic Talk: Story Ideas on Infectious Diseases

AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, chickenpox, malaria, Lyme disease, salmonella, strep throat - no matter they go, people are at risk from infectious disease. Winkler G. Weinberg, MD, chief of infectious diseases for Kaiser Permanente, and author of the book No Germs Allowed, is one of Georgia’s leading experts on this topic.

Dr. Weinberg is an ideal resource if you are planning a story on one of these topics:

• Risks of mercury in fish
• Anti-bacterial soaps:  Good or bad?
• Foods to avoid when traveling abroad
• Bioterrorism, anthrax and more
• Variations of the flu

Kaiser Permanente is the state of Georgia's largest nonprofit health plan, serving the health care needs of Atlanta metro area residents for 22 years. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. currently provides comprehensive health care services to approximately 275,000 members through 15 medical facilities in a 28-county service, and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The Health Plan provided more than $5 million in community benefit programs and services.