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CDC
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CDC used flawed data on lead in drinking water
The Washington Post‘s Carol Leonnig reports that an investigation by the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations…
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CDC: 12 percent of pools closed after inspection
The CDC’s focus on “recreational water venues,” which include swimming pools, interactive fountains, kiddie/wading pools, water slides and and therapy…
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#AHCJ2010 early coverage roundup
Apart from the announcement of the FDA’s infusion pump regulation push, the biggest appearances out of Health Journalism 2010 in…
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Little recent progress on foodborne illnesses
The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report contains some early numbers on foodborne illness rates in 2009. The data, NPR…
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AHCJ has resources for World Tuberculosis Day
In honor of World Tuberculosis Day, an awareness day organized by the Stop TB Partnership, here’s a roundup of the…
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MMWR: Mass. reform narrowed insurance gap
Studying data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has led researchers to conclude that health care legislation in…
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New CDC data pinpoint heart disease hot spots
Data from Medicare records of more than 28 million people each year between 2000 and 2006 in the 50 states,…
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Survey looks at use of leftover pain meds
One in five people in Utah have been prescribed pain medication in the past year, according to new figures from…
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CDC health overview: Diagnostic scans tripled
The CDC has released the 2009 version of Health, United States, their annual summary of health numbers and trends. It’s…
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Mumps outbreak hits more than 1,500 in N.Y., N.J.
More than 1,500 cases of mumps in New York and New Jersey have prompted the CDC to update the public…