Current Office to Be Closed on Friday, Will Reopen Monday in Forum Place HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan.

New research by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington shows that innovative and improved methods for analyzing verbal autopsies – a method of determining individuals' causes of death in countries without a complete vital registration system – are fast, effective, and inexpensive, and could be invaluable for countries struggling to understand disease trends.

Life expectancy declines slightly according to latest CDC deaths report ATLANTA, Dec.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even though suicide outranks homicide as a cause of death in the United States, incomplete death certificates thwart healthcare policymakers who want to create prevention strategies - especially for black and Hispanic populations, a WVU study shows. "The Institute of Medicine has documented that half of people who commit suicide have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but death certificates register little of this history," said lead researcher Ian Rockett, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and associate chair of the WVU Department of Community Medicine.

By Steve Jones Ice Cube says there was a time when hard-core rap more closely reflected life in the inner city. But as years passed, it became more commercial and less in touch with reality. He wants to bring back that old feel with his eighth solo album, Raw Footage.