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- 1From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)Soft-tissue fillers are substances injected to augment or enhance the appearance of lips, breasts, buttocks, or other soft tissues. Previous reports have linked the administration of soft-tissue fillers, usually liquid...
- 2From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending April 26, 2008, and April 28, 2007 (17th Week) * Chlamydia (†) Previous 52 weeks Current Cum Cum Reporting area week Med Max 2008...
- 3From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most significant public health advances in U.S. history, the disinfection of drinking water. To highlight the importance of safe tap water and the need to reinvest in...
- 4From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)At its February 2008 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decided not to recommend routine vaccination of children aged 2-10 years against meningococcal disease unless the child is at...
- 5From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending April 26, 2008 (17th Week) All causes, by age (years) All [greater than Reporting Area Ages or equal to] 65 45-64 New England 496 359 87 Boston, MA 123 73 26...
- 6From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)Syncope (vasovagal reaction), or fainting, can be triggered by various stimuli, including medical procedures (1-3). Syncope has been documented to occur after vaccination, most commonly among adolescents, and can result...
- 7From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)May is Healthy Vision Month. The focus of this year's observance is raising awareness of sport-related eye injuries in children and the importance of using protective eyewear. Approximately 100,000 of the eye injuries...
- 8From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)On October 20, 2007, a Minnesota resident died from rabies, approximately 1 month after initial symptoms of limb paresthesia, which progressed to flaccid weakness and ataxia. This was the only human rabies case reported...
- 9From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)Hearing loss affects one to three of 1,000 live-born infants annually (1,2). Without intervention at an early age, hearing loss can delay speech, language, social skills, and academic achievement. Therefore, all infants...
- 10From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)-- United States, week ending April 26, 2008 (17th Week) * 5-year weekly Current Cum average...
- 11From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 57, Issue 17)In Vol. 55, No. 33 (August 24, 2007), in the "Final 2006 Reports of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases," errors occurred in Table 2, "Reported cases of notifiable diseases, by geographic division and area--United...