Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Doctors are being advised to give children a supplemental dose of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine as they come in to their offices. PCV13 is a vaccine that protects from pneumococcal disease, which is caused by the bacterium pneumococcus; it is a leading cause of potentially life-threatening illness in children ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
More Americans die annually from prescription painkiller overdoses than the combined total for cocaine and heroin, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report released today. Narcotic painkillers, such as Opana (oxymorphone), OxyContin (oxycodone), methadone, and Vicodin (hydrocodone) are killing over 40 people in the USA every day due ...
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
A central Ohio county is preparing for a zombie outbreak on Halloween, hoping to train responders for more likely emergencies through an exercise inspired by a tongue-in-cheek blog posting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that urged people to be prepared for a "zombie apocalypse."
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
In support of World Stroke Day on October 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on Americans to take immediate action to reduce their risk for stroke. Every 6 seconds someone in the world dies from stroke, making it also one of the leading causes of death ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The CDC's ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) has recommended the routine administration of 3-doses of HPV4 vaccine to protect against HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). The Committee said the vaccine will not only protect males from some HPV-related conditions, such as genital warts and oral, penile and anal cancers, but ...
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