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CDC: Obesity rises unabated, no state meets goals
According to Vital Signs, a new part of the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (more on that in…
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ER visits caused by nonmedical use of opioids double in 5 years
The latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC focuses on the rapid increase of emergency department visits caused…
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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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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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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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Reports on cold-weather morbidity, mortality
Always one to stay on top of the latest news trends, Poynter’s Al Tompkins takes on the extremely cold weather…