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- 1From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both males and females and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States (1). Lung cancer affects some races more than others; blacks have...
- 2From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)November 15-21, 2010, is the third annual Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. This week focuses attention on the need to reduce antibiotic resistance by improving antibiotic use. Antibiotics are one of the most important...
- 3From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)Millions of persons in the United States have no health insurance. In addition to paying for their health care out of pocket, uninsured persons often are charged significantly higher fees than insured persons for the...
- 4From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)The Great American Smokeout (GASO), sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is an annual event that encourages smokers to quit for at least 1 day in the hope that this might challenge them to stop permanently (1)....
- 5From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that typically begins in childhood and often persists into adulthood. ADHD is characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of...
- 6From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending November 6, 2010 (44th week) * Current Cum Disease week 2010 Anthrax...
- 7From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 59, Issue 44)Neonatal mortality is disproportionately common among infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1,500 g [3.3 lbs]). In 2006, the mortality rate among infants with VLBW was 240.4 per 1,000 live births (1). Because...