The Great Divide Jul 25, 2008
Slightly less than half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. By the time a couple's divorce proceedings are complete, the two will spend, on average, $20,000 to $30,000 in legal fees alone, says Alan Feigenbaum, a certified financial planner and author of The Complete Guide to Protecting Your Financial Security When Getting a Divorce. (SmartMoney)
Safety in numbers Jul 20, 2008
And Department of Health statistics reveal that almost 14,000 people were treated in hospital for stab wounds last year, over 400 of them aged 14 and under. According to the latest police figures for England and Wales published this week, there were 22,000 serious offences involving knives in 2007-8. (BBC News -- UK)
Joe Orso: La Crosse native’s life, comics were shaped by a deep faith Jul 19, 2008
4 million people who died in the United States in 2006, according to a National Center for Health Statistics report. That many people is impossible to comprehend. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Baby Boom 2.0? Births Beat Post-War Years Jul 18, 2008
The National Center for Health Statistics ust reported a population milestone. In 2007, a record number of 4,315,000 babies were born in the United States. (ABC News)
Stat reporting earns Alvin Onaka award Jul 15, 2008
That and other pioneering changes in vital statistics over the years under Onaka's leadership led to a recent national award from the International Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems. Onaka, chief of the state Health Department's Office of Health Status Monitoring, received the Halbert L. Dunn Award for outstanding contributions to the field of vital and health statistics ... State Health Director Chiyome Fukino said, "We are proud that Dr. Onaka has been recognized... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Teen Birth Rates, Homicides on Increase, Report Shows Jul 15, 2008
"The number of children in this country has increased, as it has been increasing for some time -- 73.7 million in 2006 to 73.9 million in 2007," Edward J. Sondik, director of the National Center for Health Statistics, said during a morning teleconference Thursday. At the same time, the proportion of children in the population as a whole has decreased, from 24. (MEDLINEplus)
Vitamin D tests soar as deficiency, diseases linked Jul 14, 2008
Sources: National Center for Health Statistics; Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. SOURCES OF VITAMIN D. (USA Today -- News)
Higher Education Associated With Greater Gains In Mortality Reduction From Common Cancers Jul 13, 2008
The data are from the National Center for Health Statistics and cover approximately 86 percent of the U.S. population. Jemal and colleagues found that there was a statistically significant decline in mortality from prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer for men, both white and black, who had 16 or more years of education (i. (Science Daily)
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes Jul 13, 2008
In the study, Jemal's team collected data on cancer deaths between 1993 and 2001 from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. The researchers found a significant drop in mortality from prostate, lung and colorectal cancer, for black and white men with 16 or more years of education (high school plus at least a 4-year college degree). (MEDLINEplus)
How to Obtain an Uncontested Divorc... Jul 8, 2008
A form that obtains some basic data concerning the parties and which is submitted by the court clerk to the Center for Health Statistics in Montgomery, Alabama. Request for Commission. (Suite101.com)
Beyond the Pill Bottle: Alternative Arthritis Therapies Jul 6, 2008
Nearly a quarter of all adult Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The Centers for Disease Control report that up to 25 percent of osteoarthritis patients can't perform major daily activities. (Pekin Times, IL)
Cherie Blair: 'I fear for my children' Jul 2, 2008
"Her remarks were seized upon by the Conservatives, who described them as a "sad indictment" on the failure of Mr Blair's 1997 promise to get tough on crime and its causes. It follows a spate of killings of teenagers at the hands of their peers. So far this year, 31 young people have been stabbed to death in Britain. In London, 17 teenagers have died as a result of gun or knife crime.Crime statistics produced by the Government suggest the use of weapons in violent crime is stable, accounting for... (Independent)
ACROSS THE USA: Counties feel impact of Hispanic immigrants Jun 30, 2008
Source: USA TODAY map by Paul Overberg, analysis of Census and National Center for Health Statistics data by Kenneth Johnson, University of New Hampshire. The Hispanic population is growing more from births than immigration in many U.S. counties. (USA Today)
Births fuel Hispanic rise Jun 30, 2008
8 million Hispanics were born and 812,000 died, according to Johnson's research of data from the National Center for Health Statistics. In some established immigrant gateways such as Los Angeles and Chicago, all the Hispanic growth comes from natural increase, according to Johnson's analysis. (USA Today)
Quintuplets look healthy after being born 9 weeks early at Arizona ... Jun 29, 2008
Quintuplet births are rare: There were just 68 births in 2005 that involved five or more babies, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Because of risks associated with delivering multiples too soon, Ellen Howell left for Phoenix in April to receive care from John Elliot, a doctor at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. (Houston Chronicle)
Black-white life gap gets wider Jun 25, 2008
THE 17-year life expectancy gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is widening, an annual stocktake of health statistics has found. The gap is growing because although indigenous mortality rates are improving, non-indigenous rates are improving more quickly, says the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare publication, Australia's Health 2008, released yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
No pregnancy pact, says US mayor Jun 24, 2008
Birth rates for girls aged 15 to 17 rose by 3% in 2006, the first increase since 1991, according to preliminary data released in December by the National Center for Health Statistics. David Landry, a researcher at the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based non-profit group focusing on reproductive issues, said the declining teenage pregnancy rate of recent years appeared to be reversing. (BBC News -- Health)
AGE 71, WITH MANY HAPPY RETURNS Jun 22, 2008
Figures released last week by the National Center for Health Statistics show that life expectancy for an American boy born in 2006 was 75. 4. (New York Post -- Opinions)
US fears of teen 'pregnancy pact' Jun 21, 2008
Birth rates for girls aged 15 to 17 rose by 3% in 2006, the first increase since 1991, according to preliminary data released in December by the National Center for Health Statistics. This trend was highlighted on Thursday when Britney Spears' 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn, star of a popular television show Zoey 101, gave birth to a baby girl, according to People magazine. (BBC News -- Americas)
Letters for Friday, June 20, 2008 Jun 21, 2008
(Children's Defense Fund and National Center for Health Statistics, 2002). That horrifies me, and we must do better. (Missoulian, MT)
World Population To Hit 7 Billion By 2012 Jun 20, 2008
U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years for the first time, the National Center for Health Statistics announced last week. The new Census report comes amid record high oil and gasoline prices, fueled in part by growing demand from expanding economies in China and India. (CBS News)
Older and wiser, but less active Jun 16, 2008
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics; National Health Interview Survey. GUIDELINES FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS. (USA Today)
Campaign aims to cut down on asthma triggers Jun 14, 2008
7 percent) in the nation, almost twice the national average, according to state Department of Health statistics. (Delaware has the highest. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
US enjoys lower infant mortality, decreasing death rate since 2006 Jun 12, 2008
"The 2006 age-adjusted death rate fell to 776.4 deaths per 100,000 population from 799 deaths per 100,000 in 2005," a statement from the National Center for Health Statistics said. "In addition, death rates for 8 of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States all dropped significantly in 2006, including a very sharp drop in mortality from influenza and pneumonia.". (WorldNetDaily)
Life expectancy passes 78 as diseases lose their bite Jun 12, 2008
(NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, THE WASHINGTON POST). More Home. (News & Observer)
U.S. Life Expectancy Hits Record High Jun 12, 2008
Summary of Findings From the National Center for Health Statistics ... The information below was provided by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which published this summary of findings from its report on life expectancy ... Age-adjusted death rates in the United States declined significantly between 2005 and 2006 and life expectancy hit another record high, according to preliminary death statistics released today by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. (ABC News)
What do HIV rates say about us? Jun 11, 2008
Public health statistics do more than tell us how many are sick ... We don't yet know, but indicators like public health statistics -- including the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in teens and adults -- can make the picture clearer for us. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Marks: Swim safely this summer season Jun 11, 2008
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4 and children 10 to 14. It is the third leading cause of death for children less than 1 year old. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought Jun 9, 2008
About 65 percent of diabetics die from heart disease or stroke, according to U.S. National Institutes of Health statistics. Adults with diabetes have heart disease at a rate two to four times higher than those without diabetes. (Health-Finder)
Number of New-born Babies Fell in 2007, Reversing Increase a Year Earlier Jun 5, 2008
089 million babies were born last year in Japan, the of Health, Labor and Welfare said in documents released today on the nation's health statistics. In 2006, the number of newborns rose 2. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Minister gaffes over plan for 'Britishness Day' party Jun 4, 2008
" McCrone said the UK government was underestimating the wealth from North Sea oil essentially for political purposes.Since 1975, 250bn in revenues have been collected by the UK government from North Sea oil. If Scotland had been a thriving economy during that time, then perhaps it would have been academic where the oil revenues went - but, of course, it was not. As the vast wealth from North Sea oil was being used in the 1980s to pay for mass unemployment and Margaret Thatcher's tax cuts for... (Scotsman)
Alcopops excise 'exposed as a tax grab' Jun 3, 2008
A submission from the federal government's own health statistics agency has exposed the excise hike on alcopops as a tax grab, the opposition says. Health Minister Nicola Roxon has repeatedly cited data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) to support the government's 70 per cent tax hike on alcopops. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Credit balanced education for declining abortion, teen-pregnancy rates Jun 2, 2008
Surveys on sexual behavior by the federal Center for Health Statistics documented a 51 percent decline in sexual activity among teenagers 15 to 19 years of age between 1995 and 2002. Additionally, an agency demographer, Joyce C. Abma, told Bor that there have been significant improvements among teenagers in the use of contraceptives since the mid- 90s. (Longview Daily News, WA)
A weighty problem solved? Jun 1, 2008
Rejoice in the new report from the National Center for Health Statistics that suggests that childhood obesity rates may have plateaued. But rejoice for only a moment. (Salt Lake Tribune)
WHO scaling up tobacco control strategies May 29, 2008
The World Health Statistics Report (2008) of WHO released 10 days before this year's World No Tobacco Day (May 31) ups the urgency to scale up quality interventions to control tobacco use ... World Health Statistics Report (2008) had further confirmed that heart disease, obesity, and tobacco use were among the leading causes of deaths worldwide. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery May 24, 2008
An estimated 32 percent of U.S. adults are obese, and 17 percent of teens are overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Heart disease to be top killer by 2030 May 21, 2008
According to WHO's Global Health Statistics 2008 the most recent health statistics for WHO's 193 member states cerebrovascular diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) will occupy the second and third positions, jointly causing 20. 7% of all deaths in 2030. (India Times, India -- Community News)
* Why tall people stay home May 15, 2008
Five percent of men aged 20 to 74 in the US are 188cm or taller, according to the most recent survey by the Centers for Disease Controls National Center for Health Statistics, conducted from 1999 to 2002. Thomas Cambier, a 203cm lawyer at Hancock rook in Syracuse, New York, praised JetBlue for the roomy seats in its economy class. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Educated People In US Living Longer, Less Educated Have Unchanged Death Rate May 15, 2008
D., working with scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) used data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and death certificate information to analyze more than 3. 5 million deaths recorded from 1993 to 2001. (Science Daily)
Consumers ditching land-line phones May 15, 2008
According to a report due to be released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly one out of every six homes in the USA - 15 ... The report from the National Center for Health Statistics - part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - also found that one out of every eight homes, 13. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Why U.S. Infants Die Too Often May 15, 2008
Marian MacDorman, a statistician at the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), helps explain. Podcast. (Time.com)
One hundred years of Mother's Day - Sunday, May 11, 2008 May 11, 2008
1, which was the first time it reached replacement level since 1971, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. About 4. (Missoulian, MT)
Fifty years after polio, a Brookline woman is fighting back May 8, 2008
Though polio itself has been virtually eradicated from the developed world, McManus is one of more than 440,000 Americans who could see a resurgence of symptoms decades later, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Scientists believe this resurgence, called post-polio syndrome, is a result of natural aging and stress on the motor neurons that survive an initial polio attack. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Double-organ recipient encourages others to be donors Apr 21, 2008
There are more than 98,000 people in the country in need of an organ transplant, according to Department of Health statistics. If you can help somebody, why not sign up. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop from 1990 to 2004: CDC Apr 16, 2008
Those findings are contained in a report -- "Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004" -- released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics ... "This latest pregnancy outcome report finds that there was little change in births and fetal loss numbers between 1990 and 2004. However, abortions fell 24 percent over this time period," said Stephanie Ventura, head of the Reproductive Statistics Branch at the... (MEDLINEplus)
* Doctor urges caution on hepatitis A Apr 14, 2008
Chou said Department of Health statistics showed that 82 cases of hepatitis A had been reported this year as at the end of last month, nearly double the number from the previous year. As the weather gets warmer and frozen snacks and desserts tend to become more popular, he said those who enjoy such treats should make sure they purchase products made in a clean and sanitary environment, as the hepatitis A virus can survive in temperatures as low as minus 20XC.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Back Pain May Be In Your Genes, Twin Study Suggests Apr 10, 2008
16, 1999) Older women are having twins and other higher-order multiple births at an increasingly high rate, according to a new report by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for. . (Science Daily)
Fetal Subtraction Apr 3, 2008
Referring to data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, the authors , "Between 1989 and 1999, prenatal ultrasound use among non-Japanese Asian mothers rose from around 38 percent to 64 percent of pregnancies." They add: "Since 2005, sexing through a blood test as early as 5 weeks after conception has been marketed directly to consumers in the U.S., raising the prospect of sex selection becoming more widely practiced in the near future.". If you think of yourself as a... (Slate)
Asians in U.S. using technology to have sons Apr 1, 2008
Between 1989 and 1999, prenatal ultrasound use among non-Japanese Asian mothers rose from around 38 percent to 64 percent of pregnancies, they said, citing data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. The normal sex ratio at birth is 1. (MSNBC -- Health)
Body Mass Index in Children Mar 27, 2008
Charts were developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and adopted in 2000 and replaced the 1977 weight-for-stature charts. BMI is calculated for both males and females but on separate charts, since boys have less natural fat than girls. (Suite101.com)
Reverse mortgage bails out seniors facing foreclosure (8) Mar 24, 2008
According to the United States Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Health Statistics, the older population -- persons 65 years of age and older -- numbered 35 million in 2000. While the years since the last census have altered the numbers, it showed the over-65 group represented 12. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
HMH’s gastric band program offers hope for the heavy Mar 16, 2008
More than one-third of U.S. adults were obese in 2006, according to the National Institute of Health Statistics. Gastric band surgery is not for everyone. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Tweens Favor Inhalants To Get High Mar 15, 2008
Clark is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. According to Clark's prepared statements, "while the data show that often children move away from using inhalants as they grow older, they often move on to other illicit drugs. Inhalants are a health hazard that can damage the brain, heart, liver, or kidneys." Clark warns parents that inhalants can "cause severe damage and even death.". (CBS News)
Study: Media perpetuates unsubstantiated chemical imbalance theory of depression Mar 4, 2008
Still, the National Center for Health Statistics found that antidepressants are the most prescribed drugs in the United States, with doctors writing more than 31 million prescriptions in 2005. Both Lacasse and Leo emphasized the importance of patients being given factual information so they can make informed decisions about medications and the role of other potentially useful interventions, such as psychotherapy, exercise or self-help strategies. (EurekAlert!)
Breast cancer death rates among black women not decreasing across all states Feb 29, 2008
American Cancer Society researchers led by Carol DeSantis, MPH, analyzed mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for the years 1975 through 2004 by state and race. At the national level, death rates began to decline in 1990 for white women and in 1991 for African American women. (EurekAlert!)
Figures reveal childhood obesity Feb 26, 2008
The Department of Health statistics also reveal 31. 6% of 10 to 11-year-olds are seriously overweight. (Nursing in Practice)
First global malaria map in decades shows reduced risk Feb 26, 2008
The MAP effort, a collaboration between Oxford University and the Kenyan Medical Research Institute, compiled information from national health statistics, tourist travel advisories, climate, mosquito vectors and surveys of malaria infection in nearly 5,000 communities and 87 countries. The project also incorporated information about how climatic conditions affect mosquito life cycles, and thus the likelihood of active transmission. (EurekAlert!)
Pioneering midwife crusades for natural birth Feb 24, 2008
The National Center for Health Statistics reported last month that the maternal death rate for 2005 has risen to about 15 women per 100,000 live births, more than double the 1998 rate of 7. At least part of that increase is due to better reporting, but researchers say Caesareans also may be a factor. (USA Today)
Book extract Feb 20, 2008
In 2003, the National Centre for Health Statistics released its official count of births for 2002: the birth rate had fallen to the lowest level since national data have been available. It had dropped 1% from 2001 and 17% from 1990. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Love, oh the sweet mystery of life Feb 19, 2008
Still, roughly half of all marriages in the U.S fail, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. What s going wrong. (Pearland Journal, TX)
Weather blamed in death Feb 17, 2008
Dorene Harris is a statistician with the Arkansas Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Arkansas Department of Health. Citing results from death certificates, she said there were a total of 14 weather-related deaths in 2007. (Newton County Times, AR)
Chronic pain should be considered a disease Feb 16, 2008
According to the National Center for Health Statistics more than one-quarter of Americans (26%) age 20 years and over - or, an estimated 76. 5 million Americans - report that they have had a problem with pain. (EurekAlert!)
Hospital offers adjustable hip replacement Feb 14, 2008
Nearly two-thirds of the more than 400,000 annual knee replacement patients nationally are women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Zimmer, with headquarters in Warsaw, Ind. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
As adoptees seek roots, states unsealing records Feb 13, 2008
Adoptees seeking birth certificates is "routine now," says Carol Sanders at Oregon's Center for Health Statistics. From June 2000 through November 2007, 9,571 adoptees sought records in Oregon. (USA Today)
Latest Prescription Drug Statistics Provide Compelling Reason for Addicts to Seek Treatment Feb 12, 2008
According to a recently released study by The National Center for Health Statistics, "Prescription pain killers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin now kill five times as many people as heroin and almost twice as many as .". "This new research shows clearly why it is critical to seek help for your own or a loved one's addiction as soon as possible," says Randy Ross, president of. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
