Articles, tagged with "centers for disease control", page 1
07th February 2012
Physical exercise is important when it comes to staying healthy and increasing one’s life. But let’s face it, few actually get out and exercise on a consistent basis the way they should. Increased brain research has signaled to a new direction for people...
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Nathanael Eisenberg
31st January 2012
There is widespread debate about the addition of fluoride to drinking water, and this debate has been going on for years. Many experts say that the fluoride provides as much as a twenty five percent reduction in tooth decay every year, but others say that...
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Author:
jmharmon
30th January 2012
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mold is everywhere. It's only when mold spores are exposed to moisture that mold poses a threat to your family's health as well as your home.
You may know it as black mold, that dark green, tar...
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Author:
Maria Allen
21st December 2011
If you’re the primary provider of your parent’s elder care, you may not realize they’re not eating a balanced diet. In an eight-year study performed by the centers for Disease Control (CDC) it was found that half of the top chronic conditions in those 6...
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Author:
Satya Narayan
18th November 2011
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 1,279,600 Texans had diabetes at the end of 2007. Those people have had a tough time finding health insurance they could afford, if carriers would cover them at all. Here are severa...
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Author:
Wiley Long
20th October 2011
As students across the nation spend their summers at home, hanging around their homes, many parents may now get more of an idea how inactive their children have become. Many children only get their physical activity from physical education classes; howeve...
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Author:
Elizabeth
05th October 2011
As the U.S. population ages, the number of those requiring elder care grows accordingly. According to the Centers for Disease Control there were over 34 million unpaid caregivers in 2008, with over 20 percent of households contributing to caregiver resp...
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Author:
Supriyo
23rd September 2011
Mid July usually means most of the nation is experiencing a heat wave, however, when summer temperatures soar, so do the number of heat related illnesses. According to the Centers For Disease Control, nearly 700 people die each year due to heat-related il...
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Author:
iTriage
19th September 2011
Every July, millions of Americans end their Independence Day celebrations with a display of fireworks. Most of us have great memories of fireworks -- sitting on a blanket under a canopy of color or using a sparkler to write our names in the air with glowi...
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Author:
Millon & Peskin
10th August 2011
National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual holiday dedicated to celebrating life after cancer diagnosis. Managed by the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, this holiday is held on the first Sunday in June each year. National Cancer Survivors Day 201...
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Author:
Fabiola
02nd August 2011
According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three adults age 65 or older suffers a fall in their lifetime that leads to moderate or severe injuries and sometimes hospitalization. Research also reports that several of these falls occur every year...
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Shower Chairs Plus
07th July 2011
Will this be your future? Did you know that Social Security income represents two-thirds of income for women 65 and older? Did you know that without Social Security, an estimated 58% of widows aged 65 and older would live in poverty? 1
These findings ...
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Author:
IshanGoradiya
21st June 2011
In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control found that 63% of Americans were either overweight or obese. This number although egregious is not astonishing. Too many American’s consume fast food and don’t exercise. But I wouldn’t be surprised if the number o...
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Author:
sbh7884
21st June 2011
Research show that virtually five million persons (2% from the total human population in the U.S.) are sufferers of dog bites every year. In addition, dog bites list being the second most common cause of crisis situations inside hostipal wards While diff...
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Author:
Salvatore Fitzgerald
20th June 2011
Bed bugs have been making headlines in recent years as they’ve made their presence known from dorm rooms to five star resort hotels. Bed bugs are small non-flying parasitic insects that feed on the blood of people and animals while they sleep. Flat and o...
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Author:
iTriage