Recently added articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report:
Cigarette smoking among adults and trends in smoking cessation--United States, 2008.
Nov 13, 2009; ... Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States (1). Full implementation of population-based strategies (2) and clinical interventions can educate adult smokers about the dangers of tobacco use and assist them in quitting ...
Update: influenza activity--United States, August 30-October 31, 2009.(Clinical report)
Nov 13, 2009; ... The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged in the United States in April 2009 (1) and has since spread worldwide. Influenza activity resulting from this virus occurred throughout the summer and, by late August, activity had begun to increase in the southeastern United States (2) ....
World COPD Day--November 18, 2009.(Announcement)
Nov 13, 2009 ... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is becoming a global public health problem and an economic burden. The World Health Organization estimates that, by 2030, COPD will be the third leading cause of death worldwide (1). The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, in ...
Environmental microbiology: control of foodborne and waterborne diseases course.(Announcement)(Environmental Microbiology: Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases)(Brief article)
Nov 13, 2009 ... CDC and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health will cosponsor Environmental Microbiology: Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, on January 8, 9, and 11-13, 2010, at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, in Atlanta, Georgia. The 5-day course is designed for ...
State Medicaid coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments--United States, 2007.(Clinical report)
Nov 06, 2009; ... The prevalence of tobacco use among adults in the United States has been reduced by half since the 1960s (1,2). Despite this progress, low-income populations, such as Medicaid enrollees, continue to smoke at substantially higher rates than the general population (33% versus 20%) (1). The ...