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

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Public Health, Concussions, Injuries, Healthy Living Health News, Cdc, Public Health Services, Safety Measures, National Prevention Strategy, Injury Prevention, Public Safety, Healthy Living News

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.

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Are Toxic Chemicals To Blame For Rising Rates Of Autism?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: National Stroller Brigade Day of Action, Toxic Chemicals, Cdc, Safe Chemicals Act, Learning Disabilities, Genetics, Autism, Toxic Substances Control Act, Autism Pregnancy, Autism Risk Factors, Autism Chemicals, Green News

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...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Portion Sizes Today vs. In The 1950s

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Portion Size, Portion Sizes 1950s, Video, Cdc, Portion Sizes Now, Portion Sizes Growth, Portion Sizes, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Healthy Living News

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...

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The Problem With Our Approach To The Obesity Epidemic

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.19.2012

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.

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead-Poisoning-Children, Lead Poisoning, Cdc, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Government Funding, Green News

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...

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Frightening New Lead Poisoning Statistics From The CDC

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Lead Poisoning, High Lead Levels, Lead Poisoning Threshold for Children, Lead Danger, Cdc, Lead Poisoning Threshold, Lead Poisoning Children, Parents News

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...

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

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Food Marketing, Cdc, American Beverage Association, Lobbying, Pepsico, Food Marketing to Children, Ftc, Junk Food Marketing, Fda, Amy Klobuchar, Coca Cola, Federal Trade Commission, Politics News

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.

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Toil, or Tirade? Hard Truths About Hype

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.26.2012

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.

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How Society Influences Diabetes Management

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Public Health, Health Care Reform, Leadership, Cdc, Diabetes, Health Care, Living With Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Managing Your Diabetes, Living With Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Management, Healthy Living News

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.

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Women Over Age 35 Are Having More Kids

Melanie Notkin | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Teen Mom, Childlessness, Cdc, Women's Issues, Childless, Gladys Martinez, Motherhood, Fertility, Mothers, Childbearing, Wealth, Women's Health, Teen Pregnancy, National Health Statistics Report, Family, Women News

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

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

Melissa Bartick | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: The View, Free Formula, Breastfeeding, Maternity Ward, Formula, Cdc, Whoopi Goldberg, Formula in Hospitals, Formula vs. Breastfeeding, Parents News

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

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Dr. Ann Albright Is Translating Diabetes Research Into Health

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Cdc, Diabetes, Women Leaders, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Programs, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes Research, Type 2 Diabetes Research, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Research, Healthy Living News

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).

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Vietnam Seeks Help In Solving Deadly Medical Mystery

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Who, Vietnam, Cdc, Mystery Illness, World Health Organization, Le Han Phong, World News

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

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3 Breakthrough Steps for Helping Your Child on the Autism Spectrum

Anat Baniel | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Cdc, Autism, Children With Autism, Autistic Child, Autism Spectrum, Parents News

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.

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Nearly 1 In 4 Babies Are Born To Unwed Cohabiting Couples

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Centers for Disease Control, Video, Cdc, Cohabiting Couples, Parenting, Unmarried Couples, Unwed Parents, Parents News

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...

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

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Montana, Video, Pregnancy-Prevention, North Dakota, Mississippi, Cdc, Reuters, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Teen Birthrate, Teen News

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

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New Campaign Against Controversial Hospital Handout

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Infants, Cdc, Public Citizen, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Hospitals, Breast Feeding, Pregnancy, Babies, Breast-Feeding, Childbirth, Parents News

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." ...

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The New Autism Numbers

Todd Drezner | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Autism Awareness, Living With Autism, Autism, Autistic Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health, Prevalence of Autism, Cdc Autism, Autism Prevalence, Cdc, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living News

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.

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Cdc, Global Warming. Ticks, Infectious Diseases, Chagas, Chikungunia, West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, Zoonoses, Climate Change, The Infection Loop, Children's Health, Global Warming, Green News

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

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Measles: Back To The Future Of Public Health?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, USA Today, Cdc, Measles, Infectious Diseases, Mmr, Prevention, Dr. David Katz, Autism, Immunization, Outbreak, Vaccines, Personal Health, Global Public Health, Vaccine, Vaccinations, Autism Vaccines, Healthy Living News

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.

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Federal Funding, Toxic Chemicals, Lead, Lead Poisoning, Cdc, Learning Disabilities, Violence, Adhd, Attention Deficit Disorder, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Children's Health, Green News

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...

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CDC To Launch Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Video, Cdc, Smoking, Cdc Anti-Smoking Ads, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anti-Smoking, Cdc Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign, Anti-Smoking-Ads, Cdc Anti-Smoking, Healthy Living News

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

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

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Supreme Court, Medical Debt, Affordable Care Act, Cdc, Obamacare, Nfib, Mary Brown, Insurance, Health Insurance Industry, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

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.

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

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Black Women, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Video, Cdc, Hiv, Global Motherhood, HIV/AIDS Africa, Slidepollajax, Johns Hopkins, Black Voices News

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...

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Nodding Disease: A Mother's Worst Nightmare

David Lindsay | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Global Health Frontline News, Nodding Disease, Nodding Syndrome, Ghfn, Neglected-Tropical-Diseases, Cdc, Nodding Disease Uganda, Cdc Nodding Disease, Ntds, Nodding Disease Sudan, Video, Global Motherhood, Impact News

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.

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