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How's your state doing?
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Megan Cox wrote 4 days ago: NCHS now has an easy way for you to check out where your state stands on a variety of health measure … more →
A holiday present for everyone - life expectancy
Megan Cox wrote 1 week ago: What gift did every American get this year? Well, for one thing, everyone now has a longer life expe … more →
Most dangerous states to be riding in a car this holiday weekend
Megan Cox wrote 3 weeks ago: Are you driving to your Thanksgiving dinner this weekend? Beware that your risk while rolling down t … more →
Have late preterm births increased among mothers of all ages?
Megan Cox wrote 1 month ago: Late preterm birth rates have risen among mothers of all ages from 1990 to 2006, including teenage m … more →
Infant mortality - Where does the U.S. stand?
Megan Cox wrote 1 month ago: In 2005, the latest year that the international ranking is available for, the United States ranked 3 … more →
Breast cancer deaths - A state-by-state basis
Megan Cox wrote 1 month ago: Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Breast cancer … more →
10 Leading Causes of Violence-Related Injury Deaths - Suicide Is Leading Killer
Megan Cox wrote 2 months ago: 10 Leading Causes of Violence-Related Injury Deaths in the United States in 2006, for all races, bot … more →
Increase in poisonings from opioid painkillers
Megan Cox wrote 2 months ago: NCHS recently released the report titled “Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analge … more →
How does your state fare when it comes to death rates from flu and pneumonia?
Megan Cox wrote 3 months ago: Age-adjusted death rates shown here are deaths per 100,000 population. To learn more, visit www.cdc. … more →
Report on Hurricane Katrina's effect on the number of births in the Gulf Region released
Megan Cox wrote 3 months ago:  On Friday, August 28, 2009, CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released “The Effect … more →
Women starting their families later in life
Megan Cox wrote 4 months ago: Did you know that in the United States, the average age of a mother at first birth has increased 3.6 … more →
Data on deaths due to influenza
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Megan Cox wrote 7 months ago: The National Center for Health Statistics keeps track of mortality (death) across the United States. … more →
Births--Using the NCHS Vital Stats Tool
Megan Cox wrote 8 months ago: Â NCHS birth tables with a variety of variables for selection are available at http://www.cdc.gov/nc … more →
New birth statistics released--teen birth rate raises once again
Megan Cox wrote 9 months ago: New birth statistics released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reveal tha … more →
A brief look at heart disease
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Megan Cox wrote 9 months ago: As a farewell to “American Heart Month,” here’s a brief synopsis of why the heart … more →
A brief look at homicide
Megan Cox wrote 10 months ago: Health care use: 1.8 million emergency department visits for assault - National Hospital Ambulatory … more →
Teen births increase in over one-half of states
Megan Cox wrote 11 months ago: The teen birth rate increased in more than half of all 50 states in 2006, according to an NCHS repor … more →
A brief look at accidental death for teens
Megan Cox wrote 1 year ago: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. teenagers 15-19 years of age (2005, m … more →
Latest trends in infant mortality available. U.S. ranked 29th in world, down from 23d in 1990
Megan Cox wrote 1 year ago: The U.S. infant mortality rate was 6.78 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2004, the latest year … more →
