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One in five U.S. kids has a mental health disorder, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Many seniors suffer mental decline in silence, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—About 13 percent of Americans 60 and older say they have increasing problems with thinking and memory and that they suffer growing confusion, a new report released Thursday shows.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Only one in five Americans gets enough exercise, CDC report says

(HealthDay)—Most Americans are falling short when it comes to exercise, a new government report shows.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

As pedestrian's age rises, so does odds of dying in traffic accident

(HealthDay)—Elderly pedestrians face a much higher risk of being killed in a traffic accident than the young do, a new government report finds.

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roundworm infections threaten organ recipients

(HealthDay)—Three people who received transplant organs in 2012 from the same 24-year-old donor got more than they bargained for: Each developed a severe roundworm infection, U.S. health officials reported ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teen's death from chickenpox highlights need for vaccination, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—The death from chickenpox of an otherwise healthy 15-year-old Ohio girl should remind parents of the importance of vaccination against the disease, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

They're cute, but chicks carry salmonella dangers

(HealthDay)—Just in time for Easter, health officials are issuing another cautionary tale about the dangers of salmonella infection from chicks and ducklings.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions on verge of diabetes don't know it, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—Only 11 percent of the estimated 79 million Americans who are at risk for diabetes know they are at risk, federal health officials reported Thursday.

Diabetes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Man who got smallpox vaccine passes milder infection to sex partner

(HealthDay)—A man recently vaccinated for smallpox under a U.S. Defense Department program passed a milder, related form of the disease on to a man he had sex with, and that man then passed it on to yet ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cancer rates vary widely by state, race, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—The latest U.S. cancer statistics find that 1.5 million new cases of invasive cancer were diagnosed among Americans in 2009, with more men than women developing malignancies and blacks at higher ...

Cancer created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast-feeding still less common for black babies, CDC says

(HealthDay)—While more black mothers are breast-feeding their babies, they're still far less likely to do so than Hispanic or white women, according to a new U.S. study.

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CDC: Salmonella cause of most foodborne-illness outbreaks

(HealthDay)—Food poisoning sickens millions of Americans each year, and most outbreaks are caused by salmonella-tainted foods or norovirus, federal health officials report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

TB drug shortages put U.S. patients in peril, study finds

(HealthDay)—Shortages of key tuberculosis drugs are posing a real hazard to patients throughout the United States, a new report finds.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood disorder cases tied to prescription painkiller abuse

(HealthDay)—Tennessee health officials report cases of a rare blood-clotting problem among people who injected the painkiller Opana ER (extended release) after crushing pills meant to be taken by mouth.

Medications created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Urban HIV infection mainly due to male-male sexual contact

(HealthDay)—More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1