Articles, tagged with "center for disease control and prevention", page 6
09th April 2008
For those of you who aren't aware of what MRSA is, it's a deadly flesh eating bacteria that has taken thousands of lives globally each year, hence the name Superbug. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a report showed that...
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Author:
amy ruckman
25th February 2008
After choosing a dieting plan and doing a detailed reading of the book that appeals to you the most, you will need to make the necessary intellectual and emotional commitments needed for success. Don't look at your diet plan as a temporary thing, somethi...
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Author:
Ronald Godlewski
24th January 2008
It's always great to break previously held records unless, as in this case, the record involves number of cases of STDs like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. In 2006, the United States hit an all-time high with the number of cases of chlamydia reported ...
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superkevbo
30th May 2007
HIV infections are on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of Americans over 50 who are infected with HIV have grown over 5 times (16,300 people in 1995, to 90,600 in 2003). While seniors represent about 1...
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Author:
edwinalohan
24th January 2007
Stop Smoking : Why Quit Smoking
You wouldnt give your child tar, benzene, or nicotine.
You wouldnt allow your best friend to intake carbon monoxide, ammonia, dimethylnitrosamine, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, and acrolein.
And yet there is a st...
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Author:
Spencer Hunt
21st November 2006
People are sitting around and eating themselves to death. Obesity has become underlying preventable killer in many countries around the world. Statistics provided by the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that a poor diet and physica...
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Author:
Ng Peng Hock
25th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Frank Mangano
According to the Center For Disease Control and Prevention, 910,000 people will die this year from some form of cardiovascular disease. That's a staggering forty percent of all annual deaths! The great irony is that cardiov...
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Author:
Frank Mangano
19th January 2006
Cats are the most popular pets in the United States. According to the latest version of the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook (2002 Edition) there were almost 70 Million pet cats in the United States. Why are cats so popular? There are as many ...
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Author:
Rob Wellborn
14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Tom Venuto
Why Are We So Fat? That's the question asked in the cover story of a recent issue of National Geographic magazine.
"Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth: Our food is plentiful. Our work is automated...
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Author:
Tom Venuto
06th December 2005
The antioxidant vitamins found in fruits, vegetables, teas and supplements are proving to be powerful agents in the fight against disease causing free radicals.
The original concept was to take recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamins to a level t...
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Author:
Alan LeStourgeon
27th August 2005
What is Food Poisoning?
Food poisoning results when you eat food contaminated with bacteria or other pathogens such as parasites or viruses. Your symptoms may range from upset stomach to diarrhea, fever, vomiting, abdominal cramps and dehydration. Most...
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Author:
Karen Cole
23rd June 2005
Introduction
Due both to the stigma and the awareness program attached with it, now AIDS has become a common household term. There are very less people who actually know that the exact word is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS in short. Because...
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Author:
Mansi Gupta
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