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England's children are getting fatter: health department  -  22 Feb 2008
AFPOfficial health statistics released in January this year showed that 24 percent of people aged 16 or over in England were classed as obese in 2006 -- a nine

Poorest districts stay sick  -  22 Feb 2008
Independent Online,The Barometer is compiled from department of health statistics collected by clinics in the country's 52 districts, and compares 25 health and socio-economic

Post Abortion Effects Killing Women, Says Ministry Expert  -  22 Feb 2008
AllAfrica.com,AT least 18 women die every day due to post abortion complications in the country according to the Ministry of Health statistics.

Is teen pregnancy cool?  -  22 Feb 2008
Daily Camera,Sources: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy,

African-American infant mortality rate down in county  -  22 Feb 2008
The Capital Times,...infant mortality between African-Americans and other ethnic groups was noted by the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics.

McCain, 71, faces age questions in White House bid  -  22 Feb 2008
ReutersStates can expect to live, on average, for another 12.5 years, according to figures extrapolated from a recent federal report on US health statistics.

America's Most Sinful Cities?  -  22 Feb 2008
Christian PostHealth statistics drove this listing. Most Avaricious [Greed]: San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Boston, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington,

Seniors struggle with chronic pain  -  22 Feb 2008
United Press InternationalOTTAWA, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A Canadian survey found that more than one-quarter of seniors living at home and 38 percent of those in institutions suffered from

Hillary Clinton's Universal Health Care Plan: Buy Health Insurance ...  -  22 Feb 2008
American Chronicle,Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org NaturalNews) I

Midlife depression on upswing  -  22 Feb 2008
The Capital Times,31.4 per hundred thousand, and the rate for those age 35 to 64 was 45.3 per hundred thousand, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Read more:  -  22 Feb 2008
Health24.com,...the study's lead author, a researcher with National Centre for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribe tries to limit cigarette brand's appeal  -  22 Feb 2008
FayObserver.com,Indians have the highest rates of smoking among North Carolinaâ€™s racial and ethnic groups, according to the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics.

Chronic pain should be considered a disease  -  22 Feb 2008
Medicexchange,According to the National Center for Health Statistics more than one-quarter of Americans (26 per cent) age 20 years and over - or, an estimated 76.5

Half A Million Cancer Deaths Have Been Averted Since Death Rate ...  -  Feb 20, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The Society's leading team of epidemiologic researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the National Center for Health Statistics, compiles and

African-Americans' health and education needs ignored  -  Feb 19, 2008
Michigan Journal (subscription),Perhaps the saddest realization about these statistics is that there is one main reason why African-Americans suffer from very poor health statistics.

HHS advisory panel: Give patients some control over e-health records  -  Feb 20, 2008
Government Health IT,By Nancy Ferris The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has approved a policy letter recommending that the Nationwide Health Information

Help Wanted: Health Department Asks For $ To Hire Part-Time Inspector  -  Feb 21, 2008
New Canaan News Review,By state mandates, the Health Department must address community health nursing, chronic and communicable diseases, public health statistics, nutrition,

MoD releases latest Armed Forces mental health statistics  -  Feb 14, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),The Armed Forces mental health statistics for the second quarter of 2007, published today, continue to show that the number of personnel assessed and

Pilot study to examine link between vitamin D and insulin resistance  -  Feb 20, 2008
The Rockefeller University Newswire,The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey â€” a report of statistics kept by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for

Report shows heart disease, cancer remain top two causes of death ...  -  Feb 20, 2008
Roxboro Courier Times,The source for these figures was the North Carolina state Center for Health Statistics. Data from the Community Health Assessment was used to establish the

$18000 grant aims to boost prenatal care  -  Feb 19, 2008
Stamford Advocate,Preliminary statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show about 543000 babies were born at less than 37 weeks gestation or full-term in

Starting July 1, hereâ€™s what it takes to get a license in Oregon  -  Feb 20, 2008
News-Times,For out-of-state licenses, the expiration limit is 60 days); a US birth certificate (for Oregon births, call the Center for Health Statistics at

Respiration monitor could help premature babies  -  Feb 21, 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,...and National Center for Health Statistics estimates put the cost of ICU care for premature babies in the US at more than $15 billion annually.

Sales increase for multiple-birth products  -  Feb 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the twin birth rate has increased 59 percent since 1980, and currently is 32.2 per 1000 live births.

The Delivery Debate  -  Feb 20, 2008
Newsweek...number of women giving birth via cesarean section has increased 50 percent in the last 10 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

New computer programme for health statistics  -  Jan 24, 2008
AntiguaSun,The Health Information Division within the Ministry of Health is seeking to make use of the latest technologies in its work. It will use a four-day workshop

Lee County recipient of $1 million for triage center  -  Feb 19, 2008
The News-Press,To show the need for the center, Lee County's Department of Human Services compiled mental health statistics on Lee County. Between 2001 and 2006 the jail

Keeping The Kids Out Of Your Divorce  -  Feb 19, 2008
Central Florida News 13|,The National Center for Health Statistics show numbers steadily dropping from 1979, when rates were at their highest. But the effects of divorce are still a

The mom and apple pie myth  -  Feb 19, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,In 2003, the National Centre for Health Statistics released its official count of births for 2002: the birth rate had fallen to the lowest level since

Hawaiian Doctor Kills Anti-Aspartame Bill, Condemning Hawaiian ...  -  Feb 20, 2008
Natural News.com,Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org.

What defines a healthy community?  -  Feb 20, 2008
Shelby Star,...is composed of community-based and key informant surveys and data from secondary sources, such as the US census and NC Center for Health statistics.

Issued: 12:48hrs Tuesday 12th February 2008  -  Feb 12, 2008
WeatherOnline,So, there's the rub, a mix of climate prediction statistics and health statistics. It is confusing for these two to be put together in this way,

Under 1 percent of US adults have HIV -report  -  Jan 29, 2008
ReutersThe National Center for Health Statistics, part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, included 11928 adults in the survey.

Medicine's bottom line  -  Feb 21, 2008
The News Journal,...that our system of market- based medical care has the highest and fastest-rising cost and the lowest health statistics among industrialized nations.

Public Health | About 600000 Adults Ages 18-49 Living With HIV in ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
Kaiser network.org,About 600000 adults ages 18 to 49 are living with HIV in the US, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics announced on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Snoring partners can be bad for your health: study  -  Feb 14, 2008
Hindu,A research now suggests that it can also be damaging for people's health. Statistics on snoring are often contradictory, but at least 30 per cent of adults

Teenage fathers linked to babiesâ€™ health problems  -  Feb 7, 2008
OnMedica,The researchers, from the Ottawa Health Research Institute, Canada, used data from the National Center for Health Statistics in the USA from 1995 to 2000.

Gates gives $1 million to Children's research on premature births  -  Feb 17, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer...between 1994 and 2004, the rate of infants born prematurely in the US climbed nearly 14 percent, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Declaration of Domestic Partnership Forms Available Starting ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Salem-News.Com,It will take six weeks after the record is registered to be transferred to the Center for Health Statistics and entered into the vital records system.

T-Mobile to offer local service with unlimited calling  -  Feb 20, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerOne in eight US households has abandoned land-line service in favor of a wireless connection, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

US fertility rose but no new baby boom  -  Feb 15, 2008
United Press InternationalThe National Center for Health Statistics found the number of US births increased by 3 percent in 2006 -- reaching a level not seen since the baby boom in

Deaths of mothers in childbirth inching up  -  Jan 27, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,In 2004, the rate rose to 13 deaths per 100000 live births, according to statistics released in August by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Matters of the heart  -  Feb 17, 2008
American Medical News (subscription)Also, the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reported last month that the age-adjusted CHD death rate across the board declined 25.8% from 1999 to

Don't compromise safety for political correctness  -  Feb 21, 2008
Indiana Daily StudentDo not demand that political considerations be placed above science, and do not place â€œtoleranceâ€? above legitimate analysis of health statistics.

Disease risk high near toxic waters  -  Feb 18, 2008
DetNews.com,..."Some people (within CDC) felt that relying on county health statistics would somehow misrepresent what the concerns are," De Rosa said.

Loma Linda voters may ban smoking on streets, sidewalks  -  Feb 17, 2008
Press-Enterprise,...seven years ago while she and Petersen -- a health statistics professor at Loma Linda University -- worked on a smoking research project in Cambodia.

Domestic Partnership Forms Available Today Chuck Sheketoff  -  Feb 1, 2008
BlueOregon,After February 1, forms can be obtained via mail from the DHS Center for Health Statistics, Attn: Mary Ann Jensen, 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 225, Portland,

Household Allergies May Be Making You Sick  -  Feb 12, 2008
NBC 17.com,The National Center for Health Statistics reports that more than 50 million Americans suffer with nasal allergies. Although Rose Farley suffered more than

UK Health Service Productivity Declined Since 2001 (Correct)  -  Jan 29, 2008
BloombergBy Gonzalo Vina Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Productivity in Britain's hospitals and surgeries declined every year between 2001 and 2005 after the Labour

Figures suggest increased numbers of Czechs seeking psychiatric help  -  Feb 19, 2008
Radio Prague,According to newly released figures from the Czech Institute of Health Statistics, in 2006 around a third more Czechs sought psychiatric help than in 2000.

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