Diabetes
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.
Mar 21, 2013
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Health
US finds lead poisoning from Ayurvedic medicines
US health researchers said Thursday that they have documented lead poisoning risks among pregnant women who took Ayurvedic medicine and issued a new warning on the safety of traditional pills.
Aug 23, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu levels starting to fall, CDC says
(HealthDay)—The flu seems to be easing its grip on the United States, federal health officials reported Friday.
Feb 9, 2013
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Addiction
Campaign has smokers listening to smoking's victims
(HealthDay)—A frank and graphic nationwide media campaign to motivate smokers to quit seems to be working, say researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 8, 2012
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Pediatrics
Outsmarting smartphones: Technology reduces distracted driving among teens
Technology can bolster efforts by parents, lawmakers and insurance companies to reduce distracted driving among novice teen drivers, according to a study to be presented Monday, April 27 at the Pediatric Academic Societies ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Medications
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.
Jan 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nasty stomach bug much more common than thought in US
A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the problem.
Feb 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC frees up drug that fights brain-eating amoeba
(HealthDay)—Miltefosine, a potentially life-saving experimental drug to treat people infected with a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba, is now available to U.S. doctors directly from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Diabetes
Rates of gestational diabetes mellitus vary by state
(HealthDay)—Obesity, age, race/ethnicity, hospital characteristics, and insurance type may contribute to the variability in rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between states, according to research published in ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Health
CDC: Ads spark huge increase to quit smoking line
(AP) -- More than twice as many people called a toll-free number to help them quit smoking a week after the launch of a $54 million ad campaign that shows graphic images of diseased smokers, federal health officials said ...
Mar 30, 2012
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