CDC: 3 of 5 leading causes of death in US fell from 2010 to 2014
Premature, or preventable, deaths from three of the five leading causes in the United States declined from 2010 to 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced with new data estimates Friday. Those causes of death are cancer, stroke and heart disease, according to a news release. However, deaths by other causes, such as drug poisoning and falls, increased during that four-year period. "Fewer Americans are dying young from preventable causes of death," CDC Director Dr. To..>> view originalSurgeon General Report Sees Disease Behind Opiate Epidemic
Providence, RI – Folllowing this week's “Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health,” U.S Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued this comment. “For too long, we tended to think of substance abuse as a moral failing rather than the dangerous disease that is. Thankfully, that’s starting to change. The Surgeon General’s report and other new research are showing how substance disorders work and how best to treat them. Congress passed my comprehensive addiction and recovery legislation to fun..>> view originalZika No Longer Global 'Health Emergency,' WHO Declares
A mother holds her baby, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A mother holds her baby, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images The World Health Organization announced Frid..>> view originalWomen uncertain about birth control in election's wake
Leanne Ready doesn’t know what the future holds. She doesn’t know whether she’s done having children or whether she wants to expand her family. But she does believe that, should she decide she’s done having children, she should have full access to affordable birth control. “It’s scary to think that, in the future, any form of birth control would be less accessible than it is now,” Ready said. “It’s an uncomfortable feeling.” But, following this month’s presidential election, in which Republic..>> view originalFlorida Earns 'C' on March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card
The rate of babies born premature in Florida and around the nation increased in 2015 according to the recently released March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. Florida’s rate of premature births rose slightly from 9.9 percent in 2014 to 10 percent in 2015. The nationwide rate increased for the first time in eight years to 9.6 percent. Dr. Karen Harris, a Gainesville OB-GYN and Chair of the Maternal/Child Health Committee for the March of Dimes in Florida said there are pervasive misco..>> view originalHow the stages of prostate cancer are determined
Any diagnosis of cancer has its own method of staging, which is a way to describe how much cancer is in your body and where it's located. (LilliDay/Getty Images). BY Dr. David Samadi. DAILY NEWS CONTRIBUTOR. Friday, November 18, 2016, 8:45 PM.>> view originalHoliday Tips for Pet Owners
As Thanksgiving draws near, it's a good time for pet owners to prepare a holiday plan to keep pets healthy, happy, and safe. It starts with food. While overindulging can be simply uncomfortable for humans, the reaction for pets who have been giving the ...>> view originalHow rights groups are taking an anti-Trump wave to the bank
On Planned Parenthood’s Facebook page, supporters couldn’t be faulted for sounding concerned following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Trump, after all, has said he would punish women who had abortions, while his vice president-elect, Mike Pence, is known as an anti-abortion crusader. Yet the women’s health organization’s Facebook page is also littered with hopeful comments, many pledging financial support and asking the organization to facetiously send notification to Pence..>> view originalScientists catalogue bacteria, microbes and other yucky stuff found on ATMs
Bacteria found on human skin. Microbes from bony fish, mollusks, chicken and baked goods. These are part of the long list of life-forms that live on the surfaces of ATM keypads in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, according to a new analysis. The study was published in the American Society for Microbiology's open access journal mSphere. It is one of a number of fascinating research projects in recent years to catalogue and understand the microbes that live among, on or inside us and how they imp..>> view original
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