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Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Because a doctor's advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages clinicians to ask patients...

Research presented at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting shows that PathoGenetix Genome Sequence Scanning (GSS) technology could be used to reliably differentiate and strain type pathogenic E. coli strains of public health and food safety significance. GSS provided strain level information comparable to PFGE, the current standard for pathogen identification in epidemiological investigation and response. WOBURN, MA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 PathoGenetix, Inc., a...

Arthritis affects more than 21 million Americans; Allsup representatives can assist individuals with arthritis in applying for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Arthritis limits the activities of nearly 21 million adults in the U.S. and is the nation’s leading cause of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The condition also encompasses more than 100 rheumatic diseases that affect the joints and...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Suicide rates are on the rise for middle aged Americans, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In their report, the CDC noted a sharp rise in suicide rates between 1999 and 2010, from 13.7 suicides to 17.6 per 100,000, or an increase of 28 percent. More Americans now take their own lives than are killed in car accidents. According to CDC statistics, 33,687 people died in car crashes...

ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Suicide deaths have surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes in recent years in the United States. In 2010 there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides. Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen substantially since 1999, according to a report in today's CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "Suicide is a tragedy that is far too common," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H....

ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About 20 percent of U.S. adults are meeting both the aerobic and muscle strengthening components of the federal government's physical activity recommendations, according to a report published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data are based on self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; an annual phone survey of adults aged 18...

RICHMOND Va., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While warmer weather and increased outdoor activities finds more Americans outside, it also puts them at greater risk for encountering ticks and contracting Lyme disease. At the start of May's National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Mosquito Squad (http://www.mosquitosquad.com) is on watch and has tips to help homeowners tick-proof their yards and outdoor spaces. Reported cases of Lyme disease continue to rise with more than 280,000...

Eclipse Web Media has posted full videos of the keynote, presentations and panel discussions of the 2013 Big Data Week Atlanta Kickoff Event. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Eclipse Web Media has posted the full videos of the Big Data Week 2013 Kickoff Event. The event featured presentations from the New York Times' Steve Lohr, and Datanami's Nicole Hemsoth. The Kickoff Event's keynote was from Marty Cetron, the Director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine,...

CHEST JOURNAL TO PUBLISH ARTICLE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN JULY ISSUE AND ONLINE NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An updated analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a decrease in deaths among male patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a decline in hospitalizations for patients with COPD. The report also reveals that rates of physician-based office and emergency...

TITUSVILLE, N.J., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, today announced the 16 organizations that will receive a charitable contribution from its Linking In-Need Communities to Care (LINCC(TM)) Initiative. The LINCC(TM) Initiative is part of the Janssen Therapeutics commitment to improving access to care in underserved communities for those whose lives are impacted by HIV/AIDS. The recipients for the 2012-2013 cycle each received...