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Trumix.com listings available of A Cup of Health with CDC Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Keep on Smiling This broadcast discusses the inclusion of fluoride in drinking water, which is considered by CDC to be one of the top ten public health achievements of the twentieth century. Dr. Bill Bailey discusses why fluoridation is largely responsible for the decline in tooth decay in the United States over the previous 60 years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Smoking is So Yesterday This broadcast discusses a CDC study indicating that cigarette use has declined significantly among high school students. Dr. Terry Pechacek discusses the importance of preventing cigarette use among teenagers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Breathe Easier In the United States, approximately 23 million persons suffer with asthma. Dr. Colin Ligon discusses why, when asthma is combined with a case of the flu, the risk for serious medical consequences is higher than normal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beat the Heat Persons who work outside are at risk for heat-related illnesses. Dr. Kelly Loringer discusses the symptoms of heat-related illnesses and how they can be prevented. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Making Healthy Choices A national survey of high school students has determined that many teenagers engage in high-risk behaviors that can cause illness or even death. Dr. Howell Wechsler discusses these behaviors and results from this survey. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stay Afloat in Your Boat In the United States, approximately 700 boating deaths occur each year. Dr. Eric Tongren discusses mistakes and oversights that put persons at risk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Winning the Global War Against Polio Globally, polio remains in circulation in four countries (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria). Dr. Steve Wassilak discusses methods used to help eradicate polio in these regions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Snuff Out Smoking Smoke is dangerous whether you inhale it from a cigarette or breathe it from the air where others around you are smoking. Dr. Matthew McKenna discusses the effects of secondhand smoke and how it can be avoided. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Take Time to Save Your Life The Pap smear is the most successful test available to prevent cervical cancer. Dr. Mona Saraiya discusses how a pap smear is performed and the age that women should begin having this test. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Watch Those Signs Strokes are the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disabilities among adults in the United States. Dr. Rob Merritt discusses how to decrease the risk for a stroke and common signs and symptoms associated with this event. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sit and Suffer or Move and Mend Approximately one of five U.S. adults and 300,000 children are affected by arthritis. Dr. Jennifer Hootman discusses ways to relieve the pain of arthritis, strengthen joints, and improve the use of affected areas.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Shot in the Dark Unlike other vaccines, the composition of the influenza vaccination changes every year based on researchers’ best guess regarding the flu strains most likely to be in circulation the following season. Dr. David Shay discusses why an annual influenza vaccination is the best way to avoid a serious case of the flu. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stop the Belly-Aching Rotavirus, an illness characterized by diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration, affects nearly every child aged less than five years. Ms. Haley Clayton discusses a vaccine that prevents rotavirus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Have a Happy Birthday Postpartum depression (PPD), which occurs in up to one-fifth of women in the United States, is a period of gloom and despair that can last for many weeks after giving birth. Dr. Corrine Williams discusses the causes of PPD and treatments, including talk therapy and antidepressants. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Road Less Traveled A West Virginia study determined that during an eight-year period, 250 persons died in all-terrain–vehicle (ATV) crashes. Dr. Aron Hall discusses the causes of ATV crashes and the recommended safety precautions for ATV riders, including rider training and helmet use. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Timber! Logging is one of the five most dangerous jobs in the world. Dr. Scott Laney discusses how injuries can be prevented and explains why only professional loggers should be hired for tree felling. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't Pass on this Test In the United States, adults over age 50 years are at greatest risk for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Dr. Djenaba Joseph discusses the importance of regular screening tests, early detection, and knowing warning signs, including a change in bowel habits, blood in the stool, and abdominal pain. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Listen to Your Heart Each year, approximately half a million Americans die from a heart attack. Dr. Robert Merritt discusses the causes of heart attacks and the advancements in drug treatments and new cardiac technologies, including automated external defibrillators. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Falls Among Older Adults Falls are the leading cause of injury, death, and emergency department visits for people over age 65 years. Dr. Judy Stevens discusses the causes of these falls and how they can be prevented, including exercising, which increases muscle strength and improves balance and coordination. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website No Rest for the Weary Seventy million Americans are affected by sleeping loss and sleeping disorders. Sleeplessness can lead to accidents, injuries, depression, and an inability to handle work responsibilities. Dr. Lela McKnight-Eily discusses sleeping loss and sleeping disorders and their negative effects on health, including diabetes, obesity, depression, and anxiety. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Measles Can Travel In the United States, measles is no longer a major health concern because most people have been vaccinated against the disease. However, outbreaks of the childhood illness can still occur. A major international sporting event for children, held in the United States in August 2007, resulted in seven people being diagnosed with the measles. Virtually all measles outbreaks in the United States today are caused by someone bringing the disease in from another country and spreading it to others. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Choking Game Can Be Deadly It’s called the “choking game,” but it’s no game, and there are no winners. Some kids are choking themselves or each other, by hand or with some form of noose. The intent is to get a high, caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. Tragically, this so-called ‘game’ sometimes goes too far and results in death. In this broadcast, Dr. Robin Toblin discusses this latest activity and steps that can be taken to bring an end to this deadly game. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Closeness Goes Wrong Over the previous several decades, intimate partner violence has been recognized as behavior that seriously harms the person who experiences it and the children who see it happen. Dr. Michele Black discusses a link between intimate partner violence and illnesses, including asthma, arthritis, stroke, increased heavy or binge drinking, smoking, and risk factors such as HIV or sexually transmitted diseases. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monitoring Progress Toward Achieving Maternal and Infant Healthy People 2010 Objectives --- 19 States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2000--2003 Summarizes data for 2000--2003 from 19 states measuring progress toward achieving national health objectives for eight perinatal indicators: 1) pregnancy intention, 2) multivitamin use, 3) physical abuse, 4) cigarette smoking during pregnancy, 5) cigarette smoking cessation, 6) drinking alcohol during pregnancy, 7) breastfeeding initiation, and 8) infant sleep position. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Trouble with Turtles In October 2007, the North Carolina Department of Health reported more than 100 cases of Salmonella infections, primarily caused by Salmonella bacteria in turtles, in 33 states. The majority of infections were in young children. In this broadcast, Dr. Mark Sotir discusses methods to avoid Salmonella infection, including keeping turtles out of households with children aged less than five years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Trouble with Turtles In October 2007, the North Carolina Department of Health reported more than 100 cases of Salmonella infections, primarily caused by Salmonella bacteria in turtles, in 33 states. The majority of infections were in young children. In this broadcast, Dr. Mark Sotir discusses methods to avoid Salmonella infection, including keeping turtles out of households with children aged less than five years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Staying Healthy When a Baby’s on the Way CMV, the abbreviation for cytomegalovirus, is an infection that can cause serious birth defects in unborn babies. In this broadcast, Dr. Michael Cannon discusses the ways pregnant women can prevent CMV infection by practicing common hygiene, which includes careful hand washing and avoiding contact with saliva and other fluids from young children. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Staying Healthy When a Baby’s on the Way CMV, the abbreviation for cytomegalovirus, is an infection that can cause serious birth defects in unborn babies. In this broadcast, Dr. Michael Cannon discusses the ways pregnant women can prevent CMV infection by practicing common hygiene, which includes careful hand washing and avoiding contact with saliva and other fluids from young children. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keeping Schools Safe from Violence During 1992 to 2006, rates of student homicides in schools decreased. But they stabilized during the years 1999 to 2006 when 116 students were killed in homicide events that occurred in schools. In this broadcast, Dr. Jeffrey Hall talks to parents, teachers, students, and researchers about preventing such events and discusses the prevention measures recommended by the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keeping Schools Safe from Violence During 1992 to 2006, rates of student homicides in schools decreased. But they stabilized during the years 1999 to 2006 when 116 students were killed in homicide events that occurred in schools. In this broadcast, Dr. Jeffrey Hall talks to parents, teachers, students, and researchers about preventing such events and discusses the prevention measures recommended by the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wash Your Hands – Don’t Share Germs! Norovirus, a virus that can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, is very contagious. Symptoms usually last from one to three days and can lead to dehydration. In this broadcast, Dr. Shua Chai will talk about an outbreak of norovirus in a school in Washingon, DC and what parents, teachers, and students can do to prevent such outbreaks from occurring. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wash Your Hands–Don’t Share Germs! Norovirus, a virus that can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, is very contagious. Symptoms usually last from one to three days and can lead to dehydration. In this broadcast, Dr. Shua Chai will talk about an outbreak of norovirus in a school in Washingon, DC and what parents, teachers, and students can do to prevent such outbreaks from occurring. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stray Kitten, Scary Problem, Safety First Contact with stray, unowned, or otherwise unfamiliar animals can sometimes result in exposure to rabies. In this broadcast, Dr. Kira Christian discusses a recent multistate investigation that involved several children and adults who had handled a stray kitten during a sporting event. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stray Kitten, Scary Problem, Safety First Contact with stray, unowned, or otherwise unfamiliar animals can sometimes result in exposure to rabies. In this broadcast, Dr. Kira Christian discusses a recent multistate investigation that involved several children and adults who had handled a stray kitten during a sporting event. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reporting on the Flu: Who, When, Where CDC recommends that anyone who has not received the flu vaccine can still be protected if they are vaccinated during the remainder of the flu season. In this broadcast, Dr. Anthony Fiore discusses the number of cases that have occurred in the United States during this season and the people who should be vaccinated because of their general health. Flu vaccine is still available in the United States. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Exercise: A No Cost Prescription for Health Regular physical activity is associated with decreased risk for obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, certain cancers, and premature mortality. This report discusses the prevalence of regular, leisure-time, physical activity among adults and encourages people to get out and be physically active by doing simple things that can be incorporated into everyday life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Breathe Easier: Learn About Asthma Wheezing, coughing,and shortness of breath are serious health problems for people with asthma. In the past 25 years, the United States has seen an increase in the number of people with the disease. In this broadcast, Dr. Paul Garbe discusses how people can manage asthma to help prevent attacks or decrease the overall health effects of this disease. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rapid HIV Testing World AIDS Day acknowledges its 20th anniversary this year, as the worldwide event strives to increase awareness and education about HIV and AIDS. In this broadcast, Kevin Fenton, who directs HIV/AIDS activities for CDC, discusses the implications and benefits of rapid HIV testing in community settings. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What We’re Learning About Deaths from Unintentional Injuries Deaths from unintentional injuries account for approximately two thirds of deaths from all injuries in the United States. From 1999 to 2004, overall in the United States, the rate of deaths caused by unintentional injuries increased 7 percent. This report describes the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries and discusses how raising awareness about the causes of these injuries is key to preventing unintentional injuries and reducing the number of deaths that result. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preventing Suicide in Young People In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people 10--24 years of age. This report discusses the rise in suicides among young females who are 10--19 years old and young males who are 15--19 years old. The report also points out that hanging and suffocation and poisoning increased among young females aged 10--19 years. Changes in suicide behavior have happened in certain groups, especially females who are 10--19 years old. Dr. Keri Lubell discusses the importance of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who's Still Smoking in the U.S.? November 15 marks the 31st Great American Smokeout. The Smokeout encourages smokers to quit for at least a day so that they might quit smoking permanently. Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States, causing the death of nearly 500,000 deaths each year. This report discusses the importance of aids that will help smokers quit, thus decreasing illness and death caused by smoking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reporting on the Flu: Who, When, Where CDC recommends that anyone who has not received the flu vaccine can still be protected if they are vaccinated during the remainder of the flu season. In this broadcast, Dr. Anthony Fiore discusses the number of cases that have occurred in the United States during this season and the people who should be vaccinated because of their general health. Flu vaccine is still available in the United States. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Exercise: A No Cost Prescription for Health Regular physical activity is associated with decreased risk for obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, certain cancers, and premature mortality. This report discusses the prevalence of regular, leisure-time, physical activity among adults and encourages people to get out and be physically active by doing simple things that can be incorporated into everyday life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Breathe Easier: Learn About Asthma Wheezing, coughing,and shortness of breath are serious health problems for people with asthma. In the past 25 years, the United States has seen an increase in the number of people with the disease. In this broadcast, Dr. Paul Garbe discusses how people can manage asthma to help prevent attacks or decrease the overall health effects of this disease. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rapid HIV Testing World AIDS Day acknowledges its 20th anniversary this year, as the worldwide event strives to increase awareness and education about HIV and AIDS. In this broadcast, Kevin Fenton, who directs HIV/AIDS activities for CDC, discusses the implications and benefits of rapid HIV testing in community settings. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What We’re Learning About Deaths from Unintentional Injuries Deaths from unintentional injuries account for approximately two thirds of deaths from all injuries in the United States. From 1999 to 2004, overall in the United States, the rate of deaths caused by unintentional injuries increased 7 percent. This report describes the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries and discusses how raising awareness about the causes of these injuries is key to preventing unintentional injuries and reducing the number of deaths that result. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preventing Suicide in Young People In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people 10--24 years of age. This report discusses the rise in suicides among young females who are 10--19 years old and young males who are 15--19 years old. The report also points out that hanging and suffocation and poisoning increased among young females aged 10--19 years. Changes in suicide behavior have happened in certain groups, especially females who are 10--19 years old. Dr. Keri Lubell discusses the importance of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who's Still Smoking in the U.S.? November 15 marks the 31st Great American Smokeout. The Smokeout encourages smokers to quit for at least a day so that they might quit smoking permanently. Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States, causing the death of nearly 500,000 deaths each year. This report discusses the importance of aids that will help smokers quit, thus decreasing illness and death caused by smoking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What You Should Know about Diabetes and Heart Disease Adults with diabetes have a greater risk for dying from heart disease than those without diabetes. A recent report from CDC reveals that risk factors for heart disease can affect the health of persons who already have diabetes, and those conditions are often present before the onset and diagnosis of diabetes. To prevent and control diabetes, CDC and its partners continue to work on public education, monitoring and controlling quality of diabetes care, and promoting early detection of di ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What You Should Know about Diabetes and Heart Disease Adults with diabetes have a greater risk for dying from heart disease than those without diabetes. A recent report from CDC reveals that risk factors for heart disease can affect the health of persons who already have diabetes, and those conditions are often present before the onset and diagnosis of diabetes. To prevent and control diabetes, CDC and its partners continue to work on public education, monitoring and controlling quality of diabetes care, and promoting early detection of di ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You CAN Help Prevent Birth Defects To reduce the risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida or anencephaly, women of reproductive age should consume at least 400 ìg of synthetic folic acid daily by eating one serving of fortified breakfast cereal or taking a supplement. In addition, women should eat foods rich in naturally occurring folate such as orange juice, strawberries, cantaloupe, asparagus, broccoli, cooked dry peas and beans, and dark green, leafy vegetables. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You CAN Help Prevent Birth Defects To reduce the risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida or anencephaly, women of reproductive age should consume at least 400ìg of synthetic folic acid daily by eating one serving of fortified breakfast cereal or taking a supplement. In addition, women should eat foods rich in naturally occurring folate such as orange juice, strawberries, cantaloupe, asparagus, broccoli, cooked dry peas and beans, and dark green, leafy vegetables. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indoor Pools Can Cause a Serious Health Risk Swimming is the most popular recreation for children and second most popular exercise in the country. Improperly maintained indoor swimming pool water quality levels of pose a serious risk of chemical exposure from chloramines which form quickly and can reach toxic levels in inadequately ventilated spaces. Chloramine outbreaks are common. Guests should not enter pool areas with strong chlorine odors and should report pool-associated respiratory or eye irritation to pool operators immediatel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Physical Activity is Important for Adults Who Have Disabilities In the United States more than a fourth of the adults with disabilities are physically inactive. Regimens tailored to their needs provide many health benefits but barriers to participating in fitness activities such as inadequate space, facilities, and equipment still exist. CDC funds projects in 16 states to promote the health and well being of people with disabilities. Eliminating participation barriers to health promotion services is critical to helping them achieve their optimal health. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indoor Pools Can Cause a Serious Health Risk Swimming is the most popular recreation for children and second most popular exercise in the country. Improperly maintained indoor swimming pool water quality levels of pose a serious risk of chemical exposure from chloramines which form quickly and can reach toxic levels in inadequately ventilated spaces. Chloramine outbreaks are common. Guests should not enter pool areas with strong chlorine odors and should report pool-associated respiratory or eye irritation to pool operators immediatel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Smokers: It’s Never too Late to Quit Annually in the U.S., smoking causes 438 thousand deaths and costs about $167 billion in healthcare and lost productivity. While the number of people smoking overall is declining, more than a fourth of young adults continue to light up. Quitting smoking has major and immediate health benefits at every age but the greatest benefits occur for people who quit before 35. Quit early before the damage can’t be undone. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get Children Vaccinated for Influenza While influenza affects people of all ages, doctors recommend vaccinating children 6 to 23 months old because they routinely have difficulty recovering. In fact, children under two who contract influenza are at risk for hospitalization. The pediatric influenza vaccine has been proven highly effective for the under two age group. Flu is serious and with this season getting underway, vaccination against influenza is a priority for children under two. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Regular Screening Prevents Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It affects men and women from all racial and ethnic groups but is most common in people 50 and older. Colorectal cancer is preventable. Regular screening detects colon polyps which can be removed before they become cancer. People 50 and older and people with a family history of this cancer should see their doctor for regular screening. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good News about Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in the United States. Both in situ and invasive female breast cancer rates have been decreasing in recent years, with a sharper decline occurring from 2002 to 2003. These rate decreases have been across several age and stage groups and most racial/ethnic populations. Decreases in 2003 occurred primarily among women aged greater than or equal to 50 years. Future studies should focus on determining potential causes for these de ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reducing Youth Crime The United States justice system is overloaded with juveniles who have committed violent crimes. While there are many programs designed to rehabilitate teenagers, other programs are trying to prevent youth crimes from happening in the first place. These school-based violence prevention programs have been proven effective at reducing violence, truancy, drug abuse, and delinquency. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Physical Activity is Important for Adults Who Have Disabilities In the United States more than a fourth of the adults with disabilities are physically inactive. Regimens tailored to their needs provide many health benefits but barriers to participating in fitness activities such as inadequate space, facilities, and equipment still exist. CDC funds projects in 16 states to promote the health and well being of people with disabilities. Eliminating participation barriers to health promotion services is critical to helping them achieve their optimal health. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reducing Youth Crime The United States justice system is overloaded with juveniles who have committed violent crimes. While there are many programs designed to rehabilitate teenagers, other programs are trying to prevent youth crimes from happening in the first place. These school-based violence prevention programs have been proven effective at reducing violence, truancy, drug abuse, and delinquency. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Smokers: It’s Never too Late to Quit Annually in the U.S., smoking causes 438 thousand deaths and costs about $167 billion in healthcare and lost productivity. Despite these statistics, more than a fourth of young adults continue to light up. Quitting smoking has major and immediate health benefits at every age but the greatest benefits occur for people who quit before 35. Quit early before the damage can’t be undone. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get Children Vaccinated for Influenza While influenza affects people of all ages, doctors recommend vaccinating children 6 to 23 months old because they routinely have difficulty recovering. In fact, children under two who contract influenza are at risk for hospitalization. The pediatric influenza vaccine has been proven highly effective for the under two age group. Flu is serious and with this season getting underway, vaccination against influenza is a priority for children under two. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Regular Screening Prevents Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It affects men and women from all racial and ethnic groups but is most common in people 50 and older. Colorectal cancer is preventable. Regular screening detects colon polyps which can be removed before they become cancer. People 50 and older and people with a family history of this cancer should see their doctor for regular screening. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good News about Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in the United States. Both in situ and invasive female breast cancer rates have been decreasing in recent years, with a sharper decline occurring from 2002 to 2003. These rate decreases have been across several age and stage groups and most racial/ethnic populations. Decreases in 2003 occurred primarily among women aged greater than or equal to 50 years. Future studies should focus on determining potential causes for these de ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alcohol Ads Sway Teens? Forty-five hundred teenagers die each year in the United States from excessive alcohol consumption. There is a correlation between the amount of exposure to alcohol advertising and underage drinking.  Parents should assume their teens are exposed to alcohol ads, both print and television, and should make it a point to remind them about the dangers of drinking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alcohol Ads Sway Teens? Forty-five hundred teenagers die each year in the United States from excessive alcohol consumption. There is a correlation between the amount of exposure to alcohol advertising and underage drinking.  Parents should assume their teens are exposed to alcohol ads, both print and television, and should make it a point to remind them about the dangers of drinking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wildfires: A Growing Hazard in the U.S. Over 2,200 wildfires occur in the United States each year. In March of 2006 residents in the Texas panhandle suffered through over a week of devastating wildfires that took 12 lives and damaged over $16 million in property. In 2004, wildfires burned 8 million acres in 40 states. For information to help you prevent future wildfire tragedies go to http://www.emergency.cdc.gov. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wildfires: A Growing Hazard in the U.S. Over 2,200 wildfires occur in the United States each year. In March of 2006 residents in the Texas panhandle suffered through over a week of devastating wildfires that took 12 lives and damaged over $16 million in property. In 2004, wildfires burned 8 million acres in 40 states. For information to help you prevent future wildfire tragedies go to http://www.emergency.cdc.gov. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website West Nile Virus: Still a Concern! Each summer brings picnics, barbeques, and, unfortunately, the possibility of mosquito-born West Nile virus. West Nile virus is an arbovirus that has moved westward from 1999 to present. It is considered endemic throughout the United States which means it is here to stay. All 48 mainland states except for Maine have had human cases. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website West Nile Virus: Still a Concern! Each summer brings picnics, barbeques, and, unfortunately, the possibility of mosquito-born West Nile virus. West Nile virus is an arbovirus that has moved westward from 1999 to present. It is considered endemic throughout the United States which means it is here to stay. All 48 mainland states except for Maine have had human cases. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The ABCs of Hepatitis National surveillance is conducted for acute hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. During 1995--2005, rates of all three types of acute viral hepatitis declined dramatically. These declines partially resulted from implementation of comprehensive prevention strategies for each disease, including the introduction of effective vaccines against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The ABCs of Hepatitis National surveillance is conducted for acute hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. During 1995--2005, rates of all three types of acute viral hepatitis declined dramatically. These declines partially resulted from implementation of comprehensive prevention strategies for each disease, including the introduction of effective vaccines against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HIV Testing: It Helps to Know About one fourth of the one million U.S. residents currently living with HIV are unaware of their HIV infection. A recently published study which looked at routinely offering rapid HIV testing to persons seeking care in hospital emergency departments concluded that all health care facilities (i.e., emergency departments, primary care clinics, community clinics, hospitals in-patient facilities, and urgent care clinics) should offer HIV testing services to patients. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HIV Testing: It Helps to Know About one fourth of the one million U.S. residents currently living with HIV are unaware of their HIV infection. A recently published study which looked at routinely offering rapid HIV testing to persons seeking care in hospital emergency departments concluded that all health care facilities (i.e., emergency departments, primary care clinics, community clinics, hospitals in-patient facilities, and urgent care clinics) should offer HIV testing services to patients. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heads Up! A concussion or mild traumatic brain injury is one of the most commonly reported injuries in organized youth sports. It can exist without losing consciousness and symptoms can last minutes, days, months, or longer. So, it is important to recognize them and get treatment right away. CDC has developed Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports — a free tool kit to help youth sports coaches, parents, and athletes recognize and respond to concussion symptoms. Visit www.cdc.gov/concussioninyouthspor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heads Up! A concussion or mild traumatic brain injury is one of the most commonly reported injuries in organized youth sports. It can exist without losing consciousness and symptoms can last minutes, days, months, or longer. So, it is important to recognize them and get treatment right away. CDC has developed Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports—a free tool kit to help youth sports coaches, parents, and athletes recognize and respond to concussion symptoms. Visitwww.cdc.gov/concussioninyouthsports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Malaria: Prevention is the Best Defense The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing malaria transmission. This report summarizes cases in persons with onset of illness in 2005 and summarizes trends during previous years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Malaria: Prevention is the Best Defense The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing malaria transmission. This report summarizes cases in persons with onset of illness in 2005 and summarizes trends during previous years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don’t Let the Flu Catch You by Surprise! This report updates the 2006 recommendations by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don’t Let the Flu Catch You by Surprise! This report updates the 2006 recommendations by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wash Your Hands If You Pet That Bunny Certain venues, such as state fairs, petting zoos, and pet stores, allow public contact with animals, resulting in potential exposure to infectious diseases, rabies, and injuries. This report presents recommendations to public health officials, animal handlers, and visitors to such venues on minimizing these risks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wash Your Hands If You Pet That Bunny Certain venues, such as state fairs, petting zoos, and pet stores, allow public contact with animals, resulting in potential exposure to infectious diseases, rabies, and injuries. This report presents recommendations to public health officials, animal handlers, and visitors to such venues on minimizing these risks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nobody Wants Chicken Pox! This report revises, updates, and replaces the 1996 and 1999 recommendation statements from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for prevention of varicella. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nobody Wants Chicken Pox! This report revises, updates, and replaces the 1996 and 1999 recommendation statements from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for prevention of varicella. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Power Tools: Nail Down Safety First Pneumatic nail guns are common tools now readily available to consumers, extending to the public what had been primarily a potential work-related hazard. To characterize nail-gun injuries in work and nonwork settings, CDC studied data on patients with nail-gun injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2001–2005. The results indicated that an average of 37,000 patients were treated for nail-gun injuries each year, with 40 percent of injuries occurring among consumers a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Power Tools: Nail Down Safety First Pneumatic nail guns are common tools now readily available to consumers, extending to the public what had been primarily a potential work-related hazard. To characterize nail-gun injuries in work and nonwork settings, CDC studied data on patients with nail-gun injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2001–2005. The results indicated that an average of 37,000 patients were treated for nail-gun injuries each year, with 40 percent of injuries occurring among consumers a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Telephone Surveys and Your Health Certain behavioral risk factors, such as smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity, are linked to the leading causes of death in the United States. Monitoring such behaviors helps develop programs and policies to reduce morbidity and mortality. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing survey that collects information on health-risk behaviors and preventive health services related to the leading causes of death. This report presents findings from BRFSS for 2005. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Telephone Surveys and Your Health Certain behavioral risk factors, such as smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity, are linked to the leading causes of death in the United States. Monitoring such behaviors helps develop programs and policies to reduce morbidity and mortality. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing survey that collects information on health-risk behaviors and preventive health services related to the leading causes of death. This report presents findings from BRFSS for 2005. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Adult Falls Falls affect 30 percent of persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years each year. In 2003, 13,700 persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years died from falls, and 1.8 million were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries. During 1993–2003, the rate of fatal falls among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years increased, while the rate of hospitalizations for hip fractures decreased. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Adult Falls Falls affect 30 percent of persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years each year. In 2003, 13,700 persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years died from falls, and 1.8 million were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries. During 1993–2003, the rate of fatal falls among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years increased, while the rate of hospitalizations for hip fractures decreased. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Quick Look at Arthritis Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions affect approximately 46 million adults in the United States. Because U.S. adults are living longer, the number living with arthritis likely will increase. This report projects the number of adults in each state who will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations in 2030. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Quick Look at Arthritis Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions affect approximately 46 million adults in the United States. Because U.S. adults are living longer, the number living with arthritis likely will increase. This report projects the number of adults in each state who will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations in 2030. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get Your Mammogram! Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer, and medical organizations recommend screening beginning at age 40. Although mammogram use increased substantially during the 1990s, the findings in this report indicate a decline during 2000--2005. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get Your Mammogram! Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer, and medical organizations recommend screening beginning at age 40. Although mammogram use increased substantially during the 1990s, the findings in this report indicate a decline during 2000--2005. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your Health, Swimming, and Waterborne Illnesses During 2003–2004, consistent with previous years, a total of 62 waterborne outbreaks associated with recreational water were reported by 26 states and Guam. Illness occurred in 2,698 persons, resulting in 58 hospitalizations and one death. The median outbreak size was 14 persons (range: 1–617 persons). Of the 62 outbreaks, 30 (48.4 percent) were outbreaks of gastroenteritis that resulted from infectious agents, chemicals, or toxins; 13 (21.0 percent) were outbreaks of dermatitis; and se ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your Health, Swimming, and Waterborne Illnesses During 2003–2004, consistent with previous years, a total of 62 waterborne outbreaks associated with recreational water were reported by 26 states and Guam. Illness occurred in 2,698 persons, resulting in 58 hospitalizations and one death. The median outbreak size was 14 persons (range: 1–617 persons). Of the 62 outbreaks, 30 (48.4 percent) were outbreaks of gastroenteritis that resulted from infectious agents, chemicals, or toxins; 13 (21.0 percent) were outbreaks of dermatitis; and se ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Safe Drinking Water This report summarizes data from the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, which tracks the occurrences and causes of waterborne disease and outbreaks (WBDOs) associated with recreational water. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Safe Drinking Water This report summarizes data from the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, which tracks the occurrences and causes of waterborne disease and outbreaks (WBDOs) associated with recreational water. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dealing with High Blood Pressure High blood pressure (HBP) increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. Nearly 30 percent of the U.S. adult population had HBP during 2001–2004, and HBP was not controlled in approximately 70 percent of those persons. To assess the prevalence of actions to control HBP, CDC analyzed data from 20 states. The results indicated that nearly all adults with HBP were taking at least some action, but some persons can take additi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dealing with High Blood Pressure High blood pressure (HBP) increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. Nearly 30 percent of the U.S. adult population had HBP during 2001–2004, and HBP was not controlled in approximately 70 percent of those persons. To assess the prevalence of actions to control HBP, CDC analyzed data from 20 states. The results indicated that nearly all adults with HBP were taking at least some action, but some persons can take additi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dealing With Drug Resistant Bugs Staphylococcus aureus infection is an infrequent cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and typically associated with influenza. During the 2003–04 influenza season, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) gained attention as a cause of 15 cases of influenza-associated CAP. In January 2007, CDC learned of 10 cases of severe MRSA CAP, including six deaths, among previously healthy children and adults in Louisiana and Georgia during December 2006–January 2007. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dealing With Drug Resistant Bugs Staphylococcus aureus infection is an infrequent cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and typically associated with influenza. During the 2003–04 influenza season, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) gained attention as a cause of 15 cases of influenza-associated CAP. In January 2007, CDC learned of 10 cases of severe MRSA CAP, including six deaths, among previously healthy children and adults in Louisiana and Georgia during December 2006–January 2007. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brake for Bullwinkle! Moose are among the largest mammals in North America, and Maine’s moose population of 29,000 is the largest in the United States outside of Alaska. Motor-vehicle collisions with moose can cause substantial injury to vehicle occupants. To assess collisions with moose in Maine, reports from 2000–2004 were studied. Results indicated that although moose accounted for only 15 percent of the 23,000 collisions with animals, they accounted for 82 percent of the deaths from such collisions and 5 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brake for Bullwinkle! Moose are among the largest mammals in North America, and Maine’s moose population of 29,000 is the largest in the United States outside of Alaska. Motor-vehicle collisions with moose can cause substantial injury to vehicle occupants. To assess collisions with moose in Maine, reports from 2000–2004 were studied. Results indicated that although moose accounted for only 15 percent of the 23,000 collisions with animals, they accounted for 82 percent of the deaths from such collisions and 5 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preventing Rabies The recommendations in this compendium serve as a basis for animal rabies-prevention and -control programs throughout the United States and facilitate standardiz