Thomas Frieden - Political Scandals

Print E-mail The number of deaths from prescription drug overdoses has tripled in a decade, hitting a peak of 36,000 fatalities in 2008, U.S...

0 . Atlanta -- . . More adults in the Midwest and West have suicidal thoughts than people in the rest of the country, but Rhode Island leads in...

The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal...

(Reuters) - U.S. health officials are teaming up with insurance companies, pharmacies, health providers and community groups in a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over five years.The plan announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of ...

It may be World Breastfeeding Week but some health care providers could use some more awareness. . U.S. hospitals aren't doing enough to encourage...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals are not doing enough to encourage mothers to breast-feed their newborns, raising the risk of childhood obesity, diabetes and other conditions, according to a federal study released on Tuesday.Less than 4 percent of the country's ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals are not doing enough to encourage mothers to breastfeed their newborns, raising the risk of childhood obesity, diabetes and other conditions, according to a federal study released on Tuesday.Less than 4 percent of the country's ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Screening for colon cancer has increased in the United States and deaths are down, but even more lives could be saved with expanded testing, a federal report released on Tuesday said.The rate of new colorectal cancer cases in the ...

More ideas from Frieden . Thomas Frieden: Understanding risk is the most important thing. We fear things that are very unlikely to result in us...

Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is...

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Deaths From Abuse of Painkillers Triple in a Decade: CDC

Rhode Island leads nation in attempted suicides

Toll of excessive boozing: $2 per drink

U.S. unveils ambitious plan to reduce heart attacks

Hospitals need to encourage breastfeeding: CDC

U.S. hospitals poor at breast-feeding support: study

U.S. hospitals lacking in breastfeeding support: study

Fewer Americans developing and dying from colon cancer

The Psychology of Irrational Health Hysteria

U.S. healthcare system gets blame for heart attacks: CDC

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