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Alert Center: Medical Crisis in Haiti Learn how the situation is progressing and how you can help.
Resource Centers
News
- Older Maternal Age Linked to Increased Risk for Autism in Children
- Increase in Headaches From Dust and Fumes Exposure After World Trade Center Disaster
- Health Canada Approves Darunavir for Pediatric Use
- Alert Becton Dickinson Recalls Intravenous Devices
- H1N1 Influenza A (Swine Flu) Alert Center
Articles
Occupational Lung Diseases: Slideshow
Diseases of the Nails: Slideshow-
An Aspirin a Day (or a Night?) Keeps the Doctor Away
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The 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule: Do You Know the New Changes?
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A Spoonful of Medicine? Mary Poppins Can Be Dangerous
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Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) -- Important for Patients on Antiretrovirals?
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We Quit Smoking and Got Fat. So How Long Will Americans Live?
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Reducing Salt -- The Next Public Health Frontier. Benefits Are Dramatic and the Harm Is Minimal.
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A Hospital Field Trip for the US Congress
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CDC Commentary: Role for Clinicians in the Prevention of HIV
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Anemia and Heart Failure -- Patients UNITE and Insist on Work-Up
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Low-Dose Aspirin: When Does the Benefit Outweigh the Risks?
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CDC Commentary: Pertussis -- Recognition and Treatment
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Prehypertension -- Should We Intervene?
Earthquake in Haiti and the Medical Aftermath of Natural Disasters: Slideshow
Injuries From Exposure to Cold Weather: Slideshow
Bedside Ultrasonography, Gallbladder Evaluation: Slideshow
Mammogram: Slideshow
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2009 Annual Meeting: Slideshow
Community Blogs
Commentary and Interviews
POLL
The Lancet recently retracted the 1998 study that linked autism and the measles-mumps-rubella MMR vaccine because the study's leader acted "dishonestly" and "irresponsibly" in conducting research. Do you think it's likely or not likely the retraction of this study will persuade parents who refused vaccines for their children?
Advisory Board
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The Benefits of Risk Factor Prevention in Americans Aged 51 Years and Older- Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults
- Social Support and Self-Reported Health Status of Older Adults in the United States
- Rabies Cases a Continuing Threat to Global Public Health: Ancient Disease Still a Modern Problem
APHA Links
- Fact Sheet: Equal Opportunity
- Fact Sheet: Kids and Safety
- Fact Sheet: Opportunities for Physical Activity for Kids
Also of Interest
- Risk for Suicide, Cardiovascular Death May Be Increased After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
- Childhood Obesity and Glucose Intolerance Linked With Premature Death
