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Safety First, Yet the Facts Hurt: How Injury Prevention Can Save Lives

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2012

Jeffrey Levi

If we're going to lower the number of injuries in America, we need to redouble efforts. We need to adopt, implement and enforce evidence-based approaches, and increase public awareness of ways we can all keep ourselves and our families safer.

Lynne Peeples

Are Toxic Chemicals To Blame For Rising Rates Of Autism?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.24.2012

While pregnant with her son Edgar, Melissa Wolfe followed the lead of many a cautious woman before her. She took prenatal vitamins and ate organic veg...

INFOGRAPHIC: Portion Sizes Today vs. In The 1950s

Posted 05.23.2012

The average restaurant meal is four -- four -- times larger than it was in the 1950s. In fact, 96 percent of entrees at chain restaurants exceed dieta...

The Problem With Our Approach To The Obesity Epidemic

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.19.2012

David Katz, M.D.

Fundamentally, we have converted a world in which calories were relatively scarce and hard to get and physical activity unavoidable into a world where physical activity is scarce and hard to get and calories are unavoidable.

Lynne Peeples

Lead Poisoning Threshold Lowered By CDC, Five Times More Children Now Considered At Risk

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.16.2012

The number of children considered at risk of lead poisoning jumped by more than five-fold on Wednesday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

Frightening New Lead Poisoning Statistics From The CDC

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.16.2012

ATLANTA -- For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. The new standard an...

Congressional Letter-Writing Campaign Helps Torpedo Voluntary Food Marketing Guidelines for Kids

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.02.2012

The Sunlight Foundation

While the proposed voluntary principles set for food marketers are ambitious and would take time to put into place, the public health stakes could not be higher.

Toil, or Tirade? Hard Truths About Hype

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.26.2012

David Katz, M.D.

Tirades are, by their very nature, apt to gain a lot of attention and "go viral." They are dramatic. They are extreme, provocative, and full of intrigue. Hype sells. Unfortunately, much of the time -- it is wrong.

How Society Influences Diabetes Management

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.24.2012

Riva Greenberg

Personally, I will not forget the openness, energy and passion Albright radiated when I met her. It's comforting to know she's advocating for all of us at the CDC.

Women Over Age 35 Are Having More Kids

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.24.2012

Melanie Notkin

Marriage and unions may look different today than they did even a decade ago, but some things never change.

The Real View of Free Formula Samples -- Open Your Eyes

Melissa Bartick | Posted 04.20.2012

Melissa Bartick

Commercial marketing doesn't belong in hospitals. No matter how you feed your babies.

Dr. Ann Albright Is Translating Diabetes Research Into Health

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.20.2012

Riva Greenberg

Last year Dr. Ann Albright was the closing speaker at Diabetes Sister's "Weekend for Women." Albright is the director of the Division of Diabetes Translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Vietnam Seeks Help In Solving Deadly Medical Mystery

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has asked international health experts to help investigate a mystery illness that has killed 19 people and sickened 171...

3 Breakthrough Steps for Helping Your Child on the Autism Spectrum

Anat Baniel | Posted 04.13.2012

Anat Baniel

We need to stop trying to "fix" the child and start creating conditions that help the child's own brain to do its job better.

Nearly 1 In 4 Babies Are Born To Unwed Cohabiting Couples

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 04.12.2012

ATLANTA -- Health officials say nearly 1 in 4 babies are born to unmarried couples who are living together, a significant jump from a decade ago. The...

Mississippi Has Highest Rate Of Teen Pregnancies In The U.S.

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

ATLANTA, April 10 (Reuters) - Mississippi has the highest teen birthrate in the nation while New Hampshire has the lowest, the Centers for Disease C...

New Campaign Against Controversial Hospital Handout

Posted 04.09.2012

Four months ago, the AP could report that "New mothers in Rhode Island will no longer leave the hospital with a free goody bag of infant formula." ...

The New Autism Numbers

Todd Drezner | Posted 04.05.2012

Todd Drezner

It's worth looking beyond the headlines to understand how the CDC arrived at the new autism prevalence numbers, and what those numbers do -- and don't -- mean.

Lynne Peeples

Disease-Carrying Ticks, 'Kissing Bugs' Soar As Climate Changes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.05.2012

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Darren Collins doesn't know li...

Measles: Back To The Future Of Public Health?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

David Katz, M.D.

If measles does make a meaningful comeback, it would imply public health is sliding back as we head into the future. We don't want to go there.

Lynne Peeples

Lead Poisoning Prevention Funds Slashed, Costly Consequences For Children's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.16.2012

When Devon Owens checked his then 2-year-old daughter, Dallas, into the hospital last year, he wasn't sure what to expect. He just knew that routine m...

CDC To Launch Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.15.2012

ATLANTA — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome s...

How We All Got Stuck Paying the Medical Bills of the Woman Who Sued to Kill Obamacare

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.12.2012

Wendell Potter

It is people who have decided not to buy coverage -- but who nevertheless get sick or injured and seek medical care when they do, even if they don't have the money to pay for it -- that make health insurance so expensive for the rest of us.

HIV Rates For U.S. Black Women Now Rival Rates In Africa: Report

Posted 03.12.2012

As the health community geared up to recognize National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day today, startling new research revealed that the disease is f...

Nodding Disease: A Mother's Worst Nightmare

David Lindsay | Posted 04.10.2012

David Lindsay

Imagine watching your neighbor's child suddenly come down with a mysterious disease that robs her of vitality and leads to a slow, confusing demise.