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Dramatic rise in substance abuse treatment admission rates from 1999-2009

December 9, 2011
A new report shows that while the overall rate of substance abuse treatment admissions among those aged 12 and older in the United States has remained nearly the same from 1999 to 2009, there has been a dramatic rise (430 percent) in the rate of treatment admissions for the abuse ...

US Hispanics Were At Greater Risk For H1N1 Flu During 2009 Pandemic

December 7, 2011
Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra Crouse Quinn, professor of family science and senior associate director of the ...

Maryland study finds that US Hispanics were at greater risk for H1N1 flu during 2009 pandemic

December 6, 2011
Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra Crouse Quinn, professor of family science and senior associate director of the ...

Maryland study finds that US Hispanics were at greater risk for H1N1 flu during 2009 pandemic

December 5, 2011
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra Crouse Quinn, professor of family science and senior ...

Maryland study finds that US Hispanics were at greater risk for H1N1 flu during 2009 pandemic

December 5, 2011
(University of Maryland) Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the US during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra Crouse Quinn with the Maryland Center for Health Equity ...

Inadequate Mask Use Revealed Among Health Care Workers Early In 2009 H1N1 Outbreak

December 2, 2011
Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology ...

Study finds inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 H1N1 outbreak

November 30, 2011
Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology ...

Study finds inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 H1N1 outbreak

November 30, 2011
Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , the journal of the Society of ...

Study finds inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 H1N1 outbreak

November 30, 2011
(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the US, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal ...

Why did healthy children fall critically ill in the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic?

November 7, 2011
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, many previously healthy children became critically ill, developing severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, sometimes fatal. The largest nationwide investigation to date of influenza in critically ill children, led by Children's Hospital Boston, found one key risk factor: Simultaneous infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...

Study shows decline in number of TB cases across America during 2009

November 7, 2011
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for disease. Any pool of the world's population harboring this disease gives cause for concern, especially since the BCG vaccine is only 70-80% effective at best. New ...

Why did healthy children fall critically ill in the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic?

November 7, 2011
(Children's Hospital Boston) During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, many previously healthy children became critically ill, developing severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, sometimes fatal. The largest nationwide investigation to date of influenza in critically ill children, led by Children's Hospital Boston, found one key risk factor: Simultaneous infection with methicillin-resistant ...