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2 events,The Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, the Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee and the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet for two days to discuss over-the-counter and prescription acetaminophen and the risks of liver problems that arise when patients take more than the recommended daily amount of the drug. |
5 events,The 2009 World Conference of Science Journalists hopes to bring reporters and other science writers and communicators from around the world together in London to network, debate and develop their skills. Science topics to be discussed include new media, philanthropy, climate change, evolution, television, food security, PR, disaster coverage, magazines, nutrition, blogs, genetics, pharmaceuticals, ethics, economics, embargoes, cancer, policy and engineering. The National Center for Health Statistics has set a tentative release date for a report detailing the ages of first marriage for American men and women between the ages of 15 and 44, as well as a breakdown of those who haven't tied the knot by age 35. Statistics will be broken down by age, gender, race and income level. To access embargoed and password protected materials, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. The Institute of Medicine will recommend 100 health topics for priority attention and funding when it comes to comparative effectiveness research. The report will also include general directions on how to ensure such research results in "greater efficiency and better patient care." |
3 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a report highlighting selected health characteristics of folks over age 55. According to the release, "findings show that prevalence of fair or poor health status, selected chronic health conditions, difficulties with physical or social impairments, health care access and utilization, and adoption of health behaviors increased with advancing age." |
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2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on health characteristics of American adults 55 and over, based on data from the 2004 to 2007 National Health Interview Surveys. |
2 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on the well-being of American children. The report will include "key statistics on the health, safety, social environment, and economic status of U.S. children." |
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2 events,Health Affairs is hosting a briefing and release of their July-August issue focusing on global health delivery. There, speakers will discuss "delivering affordable antimalarial treatments in a way that will avoid the development of treatment-resistant strains of malaria," "diplomatic efforts undertaken during an official boycott of polio immunization in Northern Nigeria" and "challenges involved in eradicating polio," how an affordable secondary-care hospital in Ecuador became financially sustainable, and "challenges involved in reducing the number of women in poor countries who die during pregnancy and childbirth." |
3 events,The Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit group that seeks to track the flow of money through the political process, will hold a live chat on their opensecrets.org site at noon Eastern time to discuss the "influence of money and lobbying" in the debate over health care reform. Directors and writers from the Center for Responsive Politics will be on hand to answer questions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to release reports, based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, detailing the prevalence of underweight children and adolescents and underweight adults in the United States. The reports are embargoed (and password protected) until noon, Eastern time on July 15. |
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CDC data release and ‘bloginar’: Racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence among US adults
CDC data release and ‘bloginar’: Racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence among US adults
CDC epidemiologist Liping Pan will lead a 3 p.m. Eastern time discussion and answer questions about racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence rates in the United States from 2006 to 2008. Data on those rates will be released a few hours prior to the so-called 'bloginar.' |
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2 events,A leading CDC expert on influenza, Dr. Nancy Cox, will address the Atlanta chapter. It promises to be an illuminating look at swine flu and its effects on global health. So come out, shake off the midsummer blahs and enjoy a great evening of infectious talk with your fellow health journalists. |
3 events,The American Hospital Association and Health Forum's leadership summit is designed for "senior executives, governing board members, leaders in hospitals, health systems and allied organizations providing health care." The three-day conference aims to help facilitate discussion between executives at all levels of the nation's health care delivery system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release data showing that "obesity among preschool aged children appears to be slowing." The release will be followed by a 3 p.m. Eastern Time webinar to discuss the data.
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3 events,The CDC is holding its first conferences to address the obesity crisis in the United States. Weight of the Nation is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies and highlight strategies that overcome barriers to the primary prevention of obesity for youth and adults in four settings: communities, medical care, schools, and workplaces. This three-hour event is open to all AHCJ members. It's planned as a fast-moving summary of the Fox Chase Cancer Center's highlights. Most presenters will speak for 15 minutes. The subjects will range from trends in personalized medicine and women's cancer to advances in radiation oncology and robotic surgery. Fox Chase maintains these researchers are all likely to make news in the next 12 months. |
3 events,The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization
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3 events,The National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine are tentatively scheduled to release a report on the costs of complementary and alternative medicine and upon the popularity thereof. The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Lyme Disease Review Panel will meet to hear testimony regarding its 2006-vintage guidelines. Eighteen physicians, patients and scientists are scheduled to speak at the day-long event, which will be webcast live. |
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