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Use of Morning-After Pill on the Rise: CDC
who accounted for 23 percent of users, the government report found.The report, released Wednesday by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics using data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, also found: Non-Hispanic white and Hispanic Read more »
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How to know if your toddler has autism
United States with an autistic spectrum disorder are diagnosed at age five or older according to a May 2012, NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) data brief. However, many parents are suspicious much sooner. As part of autism awareness month, we bring from Kevin, M.D. Read more »
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Addicted to added sugar? It's 13 percent of calories consumed by Americans
So says the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers at the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics examined survey data from thousands of American adults to figure out whether we're following the 2010 Dietary from The Sentinel Source Read more »
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Studies Tout Benefits of Peer Coaching, Care Management Teams
billion was attributed to direct medical costs and $69 billion to reduced worker productivity. According to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics FastStats Web page on diabetes, the disease caused 69,071 deaths in the United States in 2010 and ranked from American Academy of Family Physicians Read more »
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CDC Study Pegs Autism Prevalence at One Child in 50
data for this report came from a study by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, which surveyed more than 95,000 parents with children under 17 years old. In an interview with the Associated Press, health officials said that this is not an indication from Education Week Read more »
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Autism rose from 1-in-88 to 1-in-50
in 2011-12, up from 1.2 percent in 2007, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration said the change in prevalence estimates was greatest from United Press International Read more »
