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National Center For Health Statistics Defined
A division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for gathering data on illness and disability, producing the vital statistics of the nation and tracking the use and availability of health services and resources.
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Supporting Loved Ones in Nursing Homes Enhances Daily Living
Published December 4, 2008, 3:50 pm, Lexington Clipper-Herald
(ARA) - According to the National Center for Health statistics, 1.6 million people currently reside in 18,000 long-term care facilities across America. Types of facilities range from assisted living to round-the-clock custodial care, with staff workers providing the level of assistance required.
Retirees hit by "longevity risk"
Published December 4, 2008, 3:06 pm, Canada.com
Like many other elderly Americans, Edie Stark has been hard hit by the meltdown in U.S. financial markets. She is 84 and has been worried a lot lately about outliving her savings.
More children have allergies, CDC reports
Published December 4, 2008, 2:52 pm, Canada.com
About 3 million U.S. children have a food or digestive allergy -- an 18 percent increase over the past 10 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
Adult Survivors Of Childhood Leukemia Have Lower Bone Mineral Density, Study Finds
Published December 4, 2008, 2:26 pm, Science Daily
Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study.
Background Note: Turkey
Published December 4, 2008, 2:01 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Geography Area: 780,580 sq. km. Cities: Capital --Ankara (pop. 3.9 million). Other cities --Istanbul (11.3 million), Izmir (2.6 million), Bursa (1.5 million), Adana (1.5 million), Gaziantep (1.2 million).
Expert Blames American Values for Healthcare Crisis
Published December 4, 2008, 12:18 pm, Newswise
To heal our ailing healthcare system, we need to stop thinking like Americans. That's the consensus of two articles published this week in the American Academy of Neurology journal Neurology by Dr. Marc Nuwer, a UCLA seizures expert and leading expert on national healthcare reform.
Study: Most Child Abuse Goes Unreported
Published December 4, 2008, 10:35 am, Time.com via Yahoo! News
A series of reports on child abuse suggest that as many as nine in 10 cases of child maltreatment and neglect go unreported
Joseph A. Palermo: The Obama "Betrayal" Narrative Takes Shape
Published December 4, 2008, 9:57 am, HuffingtonPost
President-Elect Barack Obama hasn't even been sworn in yet but we can already see that his choice of his national security team is causing problems...
1 in 10 youth say they tried suicide: Andover High students reveal frightening news in anonymous survey
Published December 4, 2008, 9:33 am, The Andover Townsman
One in 10 Andover High School freshmen and juniors last spring admitted to attempting suicide within the previous 12 months. That's according to student responses to an anonymous national Youth Risk Behavior Survey given each year. The students who took the survey are now sophomores and juniors.
Effects Of Childhood Cancer Treatment Increase Adult Survivors' Risk Of Osteoporosis
Published December 4, 2008, 9:18 am, Medical News Today
Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study. The study, led by James G. Gurney, Ph.D.
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