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» Prevention in Clinical Settings: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/13/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

Preventive medicine may be defined as the application of biomedical and epidemiological science to the promotion of health and the elimination or early detection of disease in populations and individuals.

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» Worksite Health Promotion: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/12/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

The last ten years has brought major changes in employer attitudes toward workplace health promotion programs.

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» Mental Illness: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/12/2007 | Mental Health | Unrated

Mental illness encompasses a heterogenous group of disorders ranging from exaggerated response to stressful events to altered mentation from specific neurologic or genetic abnormalities.

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» Arthritis: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/12/2007 | Arthritis | Rating:

"Arthritis" literally means joint inflammation, but it is often used more broadly to describe any joint or connective tissue disorder.

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» Digestive Diseases: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/11/2007 | Digestive Disorders | Rating:

Digestive diseases encompass more than 40 acute and chronic conditions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from common digestive disorders to serious, life-threatening diseases.

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» Diabetes: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/10/2007 | Diabetes | Rating:

Diabetes is a chronic disease of impaired glucose metabolism resulting from a deficiency in the action of the hormone insulin.

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» Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/10/2007 | Aids HIV | Rating:

The first cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the U.S. in June of 1981.

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» Cancer: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/9/2007 | Cancer | Rating:

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease.

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» Cardiovascular Disease: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/9/2007 | Heart Disease | Unrated

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States...

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» Native Americans: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/8/2007 | Miscellaneous | Rating:

Native Americans are a diverse group of peoples from varied cultural backgrounds.

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» Hispanic Americans: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/8/2007 | Miscellaneous | Rating:

With more than 7% of the population, Hispanic Americans are the second largest minority in the United States.

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» Black Americans: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/5/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

Blacks constitute 12% of the population of the United States and are the single largest minority group in the country.

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» Asian Americans: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/5/2007 | Miscellaneous | Rating:

Asian Americans are the third largest and fastest growing minority group in the United States.

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» Older Adults: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/4/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

Achievements in medicine over the last few decades have increased the life expectancies of millions of Americans who earlier this century would have lost their lives to heart attacks, strokes, cancer and other diseases.

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» Children and Youth: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/4/2007 | Kids Teens | Unrated

By 1984, more than 51 million children (one-fifth of the U.S. population) were in the 1-14 year-old age group.

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» Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/3/2007 | Sexual Diseases | Unrated

Until recently, prevention programs for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) focused primarily on gonorrhea and syphilis.

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» Immunization: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/2/2007 | Viral Diseases | Unrated

One of the most dramatic advances of medicine has been the development and use of vaccines for the prevention of once common childhood diseases.

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» Pregnancy and Infant Health: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/2/2007 | Babies | Unrated

The United States has made substantial progress toward ensuring the health and vitality of pregnant mothers and new-born children.

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» Family Planning: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/2/2007 | Family | Unrated

A white teenage mother is more than 2 times as likely to be married as a Black teenage mother.

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» High Blood Pressure Control: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 04/1/2007 | Hypertension | Unrated

Hypertension is the most prevalent of all cardiovascular diseases in the United States, affecting an estimated 58 million Americans, or about one-fourth of the population.

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» Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases
By Steven Parker | Published 04/1/2007 | Infectious Diseases | Unrated

Infectious diseases were the major cause of death worldwide as recently as the 1940s, before the development of antimicrobial drugs.

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» Dental Health: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/29/2007 | Mouth Dental Disorders | Unrated

The major source of knowledge concerning the prevalence of dental health problems comes from periodic national surveys.

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» Accident Prevention and Injury Control: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/28/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

Injuries are the leading cause of death for persons under 44 years of age in the U.S.

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» Occupational Health: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/26/2007 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

The approximately 110 million workers in this country are exposed to a wide variety of occupational hazards that can pose significant risks to their health.

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» Toxic Agents and Radiation: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/26/2007 | Environment | Unrated

Concern growing for decades over the condition of the environment and its effect on public health and the quality of life led to the passage of legislation in the 1970s to control environmental pollutants.

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» Control of Stress and Violent Behavior: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/26/2007 | Stress | Rating:

Stress is a recognized phenomenon among a majority of Americans.

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» Physical Fitness and Exercise: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/25/2007 | Exercising | Rating:

Physical fitness has been shown to be significantly related to the ability to do physical activities such as household chores, work, sports and dance in an effective and safe manner.

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» Nutrition: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/25/2007 | Nutrition | Rating:

Nutritional factors have been associated with six of the ten leading causes of death in the United States: hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease...

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» Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/22/2007 | Recovery Addiction | Unrated

The misuse of alcohol and other drugs represents a major hazard to health and well-being.

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» Smoking and Health: The Facts
By Steven Parker | Published 03/21/2007 | Smoking Cessation | Unrated

Cigarette smoking is responsible for at least 85% of the cases of lung cancer in this country.

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