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On January 2, 2008, the Nevada State Health Division (NSHD) contacted CDC concerning surveillance reports received by the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) regarding two persons recently diagnosed with acute hepatitis C. A third person with[...]Article : Périodique
In March 2012, the Wyoming Department of Health was notified by Natrona County public health officials regarding three patients hospitalized for unexplained acute kidney injury (AKI), all of whom reported recent use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC[...]Article : Périodique
Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States and is associated with multiple adverse health consequences, including liver cirrhosis, various cancers, unintentional injuries, and violence. To [...]Rapport
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Washington, DC : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2019Summarizes the latest information available for various health outcomes, health behaviors, and prescribing patterns related to the drug problem in the United States. This report covers latest data available on rates of opioid prescribing, substa[...]Article : Périodique
Heroin use typically produces a well-recognized syndrome of euphoria, miosis, and respiratory and central nervous system depression; cardiovascular effects are not a common finding. In January 2005, a man aged 21 years in New Jersey was hospital[...]Article : Périodique
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; L. J. PAULOZZI ; G. FRANKLIN ; G. KERLIKOWSKE ; C. M. JONES ; N. GHIYA ; T. POPOVIC |In 2007, approximately 27,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States, one death every 19 minutes. Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. The increase in unintentional drug over[...]Article : Périodique
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults to =25 cigarettes per day) has also declined during the past 11 years, from 19.1% of smokers in 1993 to 12.1% of smokers in 2004. Toba[...]Article : Périodique
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FRANÇAIS : En 1988, 30% des adultes atteints de SIDA sont des toxicomanes par voie intraveineuse soit de façon exclusive (24%), soit avec homosexualité (6%). 50% des patients atteints de Sida par contamination hétéro-sexuelle ont des partenaire[...]Article : Périodique
An estimated 850,000-950,000 persons in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including 180,000-280,000 who do not know they are infected. To examine trends of diagnoses for 2000-2003, CDC analyzed HIV and acquire[...]Article : Périodique
Nearly 2 million middle and high school students have smoked electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, raising serious concerns about the potential for harm to adolescent brain development.Article : Périodique
Enhanced enforcement of laws to prevent alcohol sales to underage persons - New Hampshire, 1999–2004
In 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (Public Law 98-363) was passed, requiring states to raise to 21 years the minimum age to purchase and publicly possess alcohol. Although the law has contributed to substantial reductions in underage[...]Article : Périodique
Breathing secondhand smoke (SHS) causes heart disease and lung cancer in adults and increased risks for sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle-ear disease, worsened asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth[...]Article : Périodique
Injection-drug users (IDUs) acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by sharing drug equipment with HIV-infected persons and by engaging in risky sexual behavior. In 2007, injection-drug use was the third most frequently reported ris[...]Article : Périodique
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Death rates from prescription opioid pain reliever overdoses quadrupled in the United States during 1999-2010, whereas rates from heroin overdoses increased byArticle : Périodique
Les statistiques présentées ici sont établies à partir des données recueillies par les services de santé mentale et d'abus de drogue (SAMHSA) et par le réseau de surveillance des grandes villes et des services d'urgence des hôpitaux (DAWN). La t[...]Article : Périodique
On April 21, 2006, increases in overdoses were reported among illicit drug users in Camden, New Jersey, via the CDC Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X). This alert elicited reports of similar increases in overdoses in other parts of New Jersey[...]Article : Périodique
During 1999-2006, the number of poisoning deaths in the United States nearly doubled, from approximately 20,000 to 37,000, largely because of overdose deaths involving prescription opioid painkillers. This increase coincided with a nearly fourfo[...]Article : Périodique
Secondhand smoke (SHS) causes premature disease and death in nonsmokers, including heart disease and lung cancer. The Surgeon General has concluded that no risk-free level of SHS exposure exists; the only way to fully protect nonsmokers is to co[...]Article : Périodique
Binge drinking, defined in this study as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion, was responsible for 43,731 (54.9%) of the estimated 79,646 alcohol-attributable deaths each year in the United States during 2001-2005. 'Healthy Pe[...]Article : Périodique
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Secondhand smoke (SHS) contains more than 50 carcinogens. SHS exposure is responsible for an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths and more than 35,000 coronary heart disease deaths among never smokers in the United States each year, and for lower [...]Article : Périodique
Secondhand smoke (SHS) causes premature death and disease in children and nonsmoking adults. The home is the primary source of exposure to SHS for infants and children and a major source of SHS exposure for nonsmoking adults. To assess trends in[...]Rapport
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Rockville, MD : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 2006Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent and lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The finding is of major public health concern due to the fact that nearly half of all[...]Rapport
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office on Smoking and Health | 2014Major conclusions from the report: 1. The century-long epidemic of cigarette smoking has caused an enormous avoidable public health tragedy. Since the first Surgeon General's report in 1964 more than 20 million premature deaths can be attribute[...]Article : Périodique
Two of the national health objectives for 2010 are to reduce the prevalence of any tobacco use during the preceding month toArticle : Périodique
World No Tobacco Day - May 31, 2005. Tobacco use causes approximately 5 million deaths worldwide each year. Since 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) has sponsored World No Tobacco Day to encourage countries to implement comprehensive prog[...]Article : Périodique
Persons who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse or use injection drugs are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Changes in HIV- and STD-related risk behaviors among hig[...]Article : Périodique
Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) provide sterile syringes in exchange for used syringes to reduce transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other bloodborne infections associated with reuse of contaminated syringes by injection-drug[...]Article : Périodique
The use of tobacco in any form is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease. Globally, nearly 5 million persons die every year from tobacco-related illnesses, with disproportionately higher mortality occurring in developing countr[...]Article : Périodique
Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. Chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections were added to the nationally notifiable diseases list in 2003. Approximately 3.2 million persons [...]Article : Périodique
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; D. KANNY ; Y. LIU ; R. D. BREWER ; W. GARVIN ; L. BALLUZ |Background: Binge drinking was responsible for more than half of the estimated 79,000 deaths and two thirds of the estimated 2.3 million years of potential life lost as a result of excessive drinking each year in the United States during 2001-20[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Binge drinking accounts for more than half of the estimated 80,000 average annual deaths and three quarters of $223.5 billion in economic costs resulting from excessive alcohol consumption in the United States. Methods: CDC analyzed[...]Article : Périodique
Le nombre de cas de botulisme enregistrés en Californie augmente chaque année (un cas en 1990, 19 cas en 1995). Ces cas, sauf un, sont survenus chez des toxicomanes usagers de drogues par voie intraveineuse ou sous-cutanée, s'injectant en partic[...]