Showing posts with label CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. Show all posts
Sunday, July 28, 2013

CDC WARNS THAT HPV VACCINE IS UNDERUTILIZED IN GIRLS AGED 13-17

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HPV vaccine: Safe, effective, and grossly underutilized In a press conference held today, top official...
Monday, March 18, 2013

CDC DISCUSSES TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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Credit:  Wikimedia Commons. FROM: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TBI: What You Should Know Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious ...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

CDC WANTS IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CURB DEADLY INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALS

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FROM: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL CDC: Action needed now to halt spread of deadly bacteria Data show more inpatients suffering infection...
Friday, March 1, 2013

CDC SAYS HEALTH IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES SHOULD BE STUDIED

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FROM: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL About one in five U.S. adult cigarette smokers have tried an electronic cigarette In 2011, about 21 pe...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

HHS WARNS PUBLIC OF PETS THAT CAN MAKE KIDS SICK

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Photo Credit:  Wikimedia/U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service . FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES From the U.S. Department ...
Friday, February 15, 2013

CDC: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HEART ATTACTS?

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Photo:  Heart Half.  Credit:  CDC FROM: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL What to Know About Heart Attacks?! A heart attack, also called a...
Monday, November 19, 2012

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATES

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FROM: U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Disparities in breast cancer continue among U.S. women Report shows importance of improved acc...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DRINKING AND DRIVING HAS DECREASED SINCE 1991

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Credit:  Wikimedia. FROM: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL The percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has decreased by more...
Friday, August 3, 2012

WEST NILE VIRUS STRIKES EARLY THIS YEAR

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050910-N-2653P-132 Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans, La. (Sept. 10, 2005) - Preventative Medicine Technician (...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

CDC SAYS SUNBURNS, TANNING BEDS ARE COMMON HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS CAUSING SKIN CANCER

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Photo:  Credit NASA   FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL High-risk behaviors for skin cancer common among young adults Half of ad...
Friday, April 27, 2012

MALARIA IS STILL A THREAT TO MILLIONS

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FROM:  U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL "Have You Heard?" Malaria threatens security of millions Malaria, a disease spread by ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

U.S. CDC SAYS UNINTENTIONAL CHILD INJURIES DOWN 30% IN 10 YEARS

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FROM: U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Death rates from unintentional injury among children dropped by nearly 30 percent in 10 years I...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

CDC SAYS U.S. POPULATION HAS GOOD STUFF IN THEM

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL CDC report finds U.S. population has good levels of some essential vitamins and nutrients Higher defic...
Friday, March 30, 2012

CDC SAYS U.S. CANCER DEATH RATES ARE DECLINING

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The graphs and following excerpt are from the Centers for Disease Control website: Report to the nation finds continuing declines in can...
Monday, March 19, 2012

POISONING CAUSES MANY U.S. DEATHS ACCORDING TO THE CDC

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The following excerpt is from the CDC website: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S. US Government raising awarenes...
Friday, March 16, 2012

CDC SAYS IMPORTED FOODS INCREASING ILLNESSES IN U.S.

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THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT IS FROM THE CDC WEBSITE: CDC research shows outbreaks linked to imported foods increasing Fish and spices the mo...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CDC WARNS OF DEADLY BACTERIA IMPACTING PATIENTS

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The following excerpt is from the Centers For Disease Control website: "Life-threatening germ poses threat across medical facilities...