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CDC: Prescription painkiller deaths slowing down
2014-09-17 06:38:32| Biotech - Topix.net
The numbers of deaths due to overdoses of prescription painkillers continue to rise but have slowed, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Atlanta-based health agency reports that deaths from such drugs climbed by 18% each year from 1999 through 2006, but rose by only 3% from 2007 through 2011.
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CDC: Number of Deaths Linked to Prescription Painkillers Has Quadrupled Since 1999
2014-09-16 11:53:38| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new figures on Tuesday showing that the number of deaths caused by opioid prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are significantly higher than in years past. According to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, the number of deaths caused by prescription painkillers has climbed from 4,263 in 1999 to almost 19,000 in 2011.
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CDC: Nearly 1 in 5 women raped
2014-09-07 22:19:00| Biotech - Topix.net
About 19.3% of women have been raped at least once in their lives, according to results released Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC: Nearly 1 in 5 women raped About 19.3% of women have been raped at least once in their lives, according to results released Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC director raises Ebola alarm; another American doctor infected
2014-09-02 21:26:19| Biotech - Topix.net
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is much worse than official figures show, and other countries are unintentionally making it harder to control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden told CNN on Tuesday.
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CDC Foundation gets $1M grant to fight Ebola
2014-08-25 23:33:13| Biotech - Topix.net
Latest numbers from the CDC cite more than 2,600 cases of Ebola and 1,400 deaths reported in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, the four countries affected by the outbreak thus far.
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