by Alfred Poor | February 18, 2020 | Health
It should come as no surprise that obesity is a major problem for residents of the U.S. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2016 40% of adults 20 or older were obese. This is based on a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or more. In addition, another...
by Alfred Poor | June 27, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
If there was a disease that killed nearly 30,000 deaths in 2016, that might get your attention. If this cause of death has increased by about 3% a year since 2007, you might wonder how that could be. Aren’t we supposed to be getting better outcomes from modern...
by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2018 | General News, Medical
There are no big winners in the annual influenza lottery. The best possible outcome requires three correct matches. Researchers must accurately predict the strains that will appear in the next year’s flu. Correct vaccine formulations must be ready in time in...
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by Bruce Brown | February 13, 2018 | General News, Health
The winter 2017-2018 flu season rages on, with millions of U.S. victims getting very sick with a malady that takes a long time to move on. Seasonal influenza, aka the flu, has a hospitalization rate of 51.4 per 100,000 people, higher than rate recorded at this stage...
by Bruce Brown | November 14, 2017 | General News, Health
We frequently cite the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Health Tech Insider posts. The CDC’s long-established reputation as a source of valid and reliable statistics related to health conditions and diseases is respected worldwide. CDC...
