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Mortality Rate Defined

The death rate; the number of people who die of a certain disease compared with the total number of people. Mortality is most often stated as deaths per 1,000, per 10,000, or per 100,000 persons.

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Dr. Ed Thompson is named State Health Officer of the Year

Published July 4, 2009, 9:58 pm, WLBT 3 Jackson

JACKSON, MS (MSDH) - State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson has been named the 2009 State Health Officer of the Year by the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). The award is given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions of time and energy in supporting state and local public health issues.

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NOT Making the Grade

Published July 4, 2009, 9:08 pm, The Daily Ardmoreite

Oklahomans, with good reason, have much to feel proud about, but the quality of their general health is so poor that it threatens to overshadow much that is positive about the state.

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Global Excerpts | Swine flu in Kenya; nukes in Japan

Published July 4, 2009, 8:16 pm, The Kansas City Star

Avoid panic From the Daily Nation, Nairobi, Kenya

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In her element

Published July 4, 2009, 6:47 pm, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

At an understaffed, makeshift hospital in Uganda, 21-year-old Jacqueline Law helped save the lives of three newborn babies in one night.

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Georgia poorly prepared for public health emergencies

Published July 4, 2009, 2:09 pm, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia found itself in exotic company recently when federal officials evaluated readiness for public health emergencies.

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Center Receives Grant Renewal For Hypertension And Vascular Disease Studies

Published July 4, 2009, 3:08 am, Medical News Today

The Hypertension and Vascular Research Center at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received renewal of a multi-million dollar grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to continue the development of new approaches to treat hypertension and vascular disease. The program is in its 16th year of existence at the School of Medicine.

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Saving others helps captain deal with own struggle

Published July 3, 2009, 11:20 pm, The Muskegon Chronicle

SPRING LAKE TWP. -- According to Spring Lake Township Fire Chief Rick Nuvill, if you've ever needed the Fire Department's help, most likely it was Captain Joe Stalzer who came to your rescue.

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Miss. health officer gets national award

Published July 3, 2009, 2:31 pm, The Clarion-Ledger

Dr. Ed Thompson, Mississippi's state health officer, has been named the 2009 State Health Officer of the Year by the National Association of Local Boards of Health.

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Are we doing enough to prevent epidemics?

Published July 3, 2009, 12:37 pm, Daily News

For a country like Sri Lanka, in the tropical belt of the Earth, mosquito borne diseases are a common occurrence. Already, few diseases like malaria, filariasis, dengue and chikungunea (Ross River Fever) are established and have become endemic in the country.

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Undiagnosed Celiac Disease More Common Today Than 50 Years Ago Say US Researchers

Published July 3, 2009, 10:07 am, Medical News Today

US researchers said that undiagnosed cases of celiac disease, where the immune system has a strong adverse reaction to the protein found in wheat and other grains, appear to have increased dramatically in the last 50 years. They also found, over a 45 year follow up, that people with undiagnosed celiac disease have a nearly four-fold increased risk of premature death from any cause.

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  • Daily Red Meat Raises Chances Of Dying Early - washingtonpost .com: Original study at http://archint e.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/f ull/169/6/562. Abstract at http://www.ncb i.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/1930751 8. The study conclusion reads "Red and processed meat intakes were associated with modest increases in total mortality, cancer mortality, and cardiovascular disease mortality" ;, but look at the "Adjusted model" results in the results tables of the study, e.g. cancer mortality in men in the highest quintile of consumption is increased 22%, or the cardiovascular disease mortality in women consuming the highest quintile of processed meat is increased 38%.

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  • Infant Mortality Rates: This is a list of countries by infant mortality rate. Figures are from the 2006 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2005-2010, and the CIA World Factbook, last updated on April 15, 2008.

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  • Recycled Toyota 4Runner Could Prevent Millions of Newborn Deaths: With approximately 3.9 million infants dying within a month of birth each year throughout the developing world, and 25 percent of those deaths due to complications of being born prematurely like heat and water loss, a group of innovative engineers at Design that Matters are finding a way to recycle cars into infant incubators and hoping to ensure that millions of kids live to see their first birthday as a result of their efforts.

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