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Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes



The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a draft research plan on serologic screening for genital herpes. The draft research plan is available for review and public comment from April 30 through May 27, 2015. To review the draft research plan and submit comments, go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/us-preventive-services-task-force-opportunities-for-public-comment.

America Works Best When Everyone Is Included | Disability.Blog

America Works Best When Everyone Is Included | Disability.Blog

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By Guest Blogger Michael Morris, National Disability Institute Executive Director
All Americans should have equal opportunity to achieve financial independence, while also acquiring the skills to effectively manage their finances and make informed financial decisions.
Unfortunately, at the present time, this is not the case. Even now, 25 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) promoted “economic self-sufficiency” for people with disabilities, we continue to face many systemic hurdles that block access to a life of financial independence. Overcoming these challenges will not be easy, but today – for the very first time – we have a clearer picture of the path forward – with the release of a new National Disability Institute (NDI) report, Banking Status of Adults with Disabilities: Findings from the FDIC Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households.
Based on data mined from FDIC’s 2013 National Survey on Unbanked and Underbanked Households, the report highlights the nearly 50 percent unbanked and underbanked status and financial behaviors of people with disabilities. This report provides much-needed quantitative data that – until now – has been missing in research being conducted at the intersection of the disability and asset development communities.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Matters for Women[TM] E-Newsletter Update

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A Tan Is Not a Sign of Health: Sharon McKenna, Melanoma Survivor, Shares Her Story Blog
My battle with melanoma began in 2002, after I noticed a small, irregular mole on my lower back.
Optimal Serum and Red Blood Cell Folate Concentrations in Women of Reproductive Age for Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: World Health Organization Guidelines
Evidence was evaluated regarding the 1) genetic, biologic, and sociodemographic determinants of blood folate concentrations in women of reproductive age; 2) threshold concentration of blood folate associated with lowest NTD risk; 3) response of blood folate concentrations to nutrition interventions; and 4) performance of laboratory assays for blood folate assessment.
Occupational Traumatic Injuries Among Workers in Health Care Facilities — United States, 2012–2014
Nurses (38%) and nursing assistants (19%) accounted for 57% of identified OSHA-recordable injuries. Between 70%–90% of OSHA-recordable patient handling; slips, trips, and falls; and workplace violence injuries occurred among female employees.
Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States: Data From the Birth Certificate and the National Survey of Family Growth
Jurisdiction-specific median IPI ranged from 25 months (Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin) to 32 months (California) using birth certificate data.
STD Awareness
Half of all sexually active young people in the United States will get an STD by the time they're 25—and most won't know it.
Work-Related Asthma — 22 States, 2012
The prevalence of current asthma significantly differed by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education. Prevalence was highest among persons aged 45–64 years (9.4%), women (11.4%), blacks (12.5%), and those with less than a high school education (9.5%).
Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008–2011
Among persons aged 35–49, the ED visit rate for drug poisonings was higher among females (51.2 per 10,000 persons) compared with males (31.9 per 10,000 persons). The ED visit rate for females was higher among those aged 20–34 and 35–49 compared with those aged 0–19 and 50 and over. Females had a higher ED visit rate for drug poisonings that were self-inflicted compared with males.
Prevent Cervical Cancer! Podcast
Cervical cancer can be prevented. Listen as two friends—one a doctor—talk about screening tests and early detection. Learn what test you might need.
Invasive Cancer Incidence — Puerto Rico, 2007–2011
Among women the leading sites were breast, colon and rectum, and thyroid (rates of 84, 35, and 29 per 100,000 women, respectively).
Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Key Role for Health Care Providers
LARC is safe to use, does not require taking a pill each day or doing something each time before having sex, and can prevent pregnancy for 3 to 10 years, depending on the method. Less than 1% of LARC users would become pregnant during the first year of use.
Home Canning and Botulism
Home canning is an excellent way to preserve garden produce and share it with family and friends, but it can be risky or even deadly if not done correctly and safely.
Vital Signs: Trends in Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Teens Aged 15–19 Years SeekingContraceptive Services — United States, 2005–2013 
Given the estimated 4.4 million sexually experienced female teens in the United States, and the high effectiveness, safety and ease of using LARC, continued efforts are needed to increase access and availability of these methods for teens.
2015 National Conference on Health Statistics
CDC invites you to submit a poster abstract for this year’s Poster Session at the 2015 National Conference on Health Statistics, to be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in North Bethesda, MD, August 24–26, 2015. Conference registration is free and attendees will have the opportunity to meet and talk with NCHS staff from all surveys and programs, as well as representatives from other government agencies.  
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps
This online tool allows you to search for and view maps, tables, and trend data in the areas of weight status, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, sugar drink consumption, television viewing, and breastfeeding.

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LabTV: Young Scientist on a Mission to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease | NIH Director's Blog

LabTV: Young Scientist on a Mission to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease | NIH Director's Blog



LabTV: Young Scientist on a Mission to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease

Melissa Young LabTV
Time for another LabTV video! Today, I’d like you to meet Melissa Young, a third-year graduate student in the College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens. Young, who is doing research in the lab of James Franklin, says her scientific goal is to help build the scientific case that oxidative stress plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Young also has a personal reason for wanting to her research to succeed. From her experiences with a beloved grandmother and aunt, she has seen first-hand the heartbreaking effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia on both patients and their loved ones. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and no treatments to halt or reverse its progression. That’s one of the reasons why Young has chosen to go into an area of science focused on translating basic discoveries into new therapeutics.
Another motivation for Young’s decision to pursue a scientific career is that she’s a hands-on person who hates to sit around for hours staring at a computer screen. Working in a lab allows this native of Greenville, NC to channel her boundless energy in creative and challenging ways. Under the guidance of her graduate adviser, Young is learning how to ask thought-provoking questions, design experiments aimed at answering those questions,  run experiments, analyze the results, and maybe, if lucky, celebrate success—if not, learn from failure and head back to the lab bench!
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Franklin Lab (University of Georgia, Athens)
Science Careers (National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH)
Careers Blog (Office of Intramural Training/NIH)

CDC - NIOSH Science Blog – Occupational Health Safety Network

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The Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN) is a free, web-based surveillance system designed by NIOSH to reduce preventable injuries among healthcare personnel. The network is a voluntary system that enables near real-time, secure tracking of occupational injuries by type, occupation, location, and risk factors using data already collected by healthcare facilities for OSHA reporting. The system allows healthcare facilities to:
Identify the most common injuries occurring at their facility and how they occurred.
Compare injury rates to other participating healthcare facilities by region or size, ensuring hospital and employee privacy.
Evaluate whether interventions are effective at reducing injuries by monitoring trends over time.
Access innovative intervention tools developed by NIOSH and other OHSN participating facilities.
Generate injury data reports as needed to meet OSHA regulatory and Joint Commission accreditation requirements.
From January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2014, 112 U.S. healthcare facilities reported 3,972 slips, trips, and falls injuries (STF); 4,674 patient handling and movement injuries; and 2,034 workplace violence injuries for a total of 10,680 OSHA-recordable injuries in these categories. See the recent article in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) for more information on the data collected.
Future improvements to OHSN include plans to develop a module to systematically collect detailed information on occupational sharps injuries and blood and body fluid exposures among HCP that will assist in creating prevention strategies for those hazards. Send us your thoughts on what other injury types would be most useful to you and your organization. While OSHN started in healthcare, the system can be applied to nearly any industry with computer and internet access where occupational injury data are routinely collected. Let us know which industries could most benefit from a similar effort.
Finally, help us reach our goal of enrolling 200 healthcare facilities in OHSN by 2016. Click hereto start the enrollment process.
For more information visit the OHSN website.

Ahmed Gomaa, MD, ScD, MSPH
Dr. Gomaa is a Medical Officer in the NIOSH Division of Surveillance Hazard Evaluation and Health Studies

Drug Information Update - FDA approves treatment for fat below the chin

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kybella (deoxycholic acid), a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe fat below the chin, known as submental fat. Using Kybella for the treatment of fat outside of the submental area is not approved and is not recommended.
Kybella is identical to the deoxycholic acid that is produced in the body. Deoxycholic acid produced in the body helps the body absorb fats. Kybella is a cytolytic drug, which when injected into tissue physically destroys the cell membrane. When properly injected into submental fat, the drug destroys fat cells; however, it can also destroy other types of cells, such as skin cells, if it is inadvertently injected into the skin.
Kybella is administered as an injection into the fat tissue in the submental area. Patients may receive up to 50 injections in a single treatment, with up to six single treatments administered no less than one month apart. Kybella is being provided in single patient use vials and should not be diluted or mixed with any other compounds.
The safety and effectiveness of Kybella for treatment of submental fat were established in two clinical trials which enrolled 1,022 adult participants with moderate or severe submental fat. Participants were randomly assigned to receive Kybella or a placebo for up to six treatments. The results showed that reductions in submental fat were observed more frequently in participants who received Kybella versus placebo.
Kybella can cause serious side effects, including nerve injury in the jaw that can cause an uneven smile or facial muscle weakness, and trouble swallowing. The most common side effects of Kybella include swelling, bruising, pain, numbness, redness and areas of hardness in the treatment area.
For more information, please visit: Kybella

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Immunization Information Systems (IIS)

Note that the NDC tables were updated to correct the CVX for Bexsero. The trade name mapping table was updated to correct the active status for a number of vaccines.

Frontiers in Public Health: Special Edition on Evidence-based Programming for Older Adults

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Fall Prevention for Older Adults Highlighted
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Every 13 seconds an older adult is injured from a fall in the United States. Every 20 minutes one of these older adults dies from a fall. But falls are not an inevitable part of aging. There are specific things that can be done to safeguard older adults so they stay healthy, active and independent longer.
This special edition of Frontiers in Public Health highlights evidence-based programming and clinical interventions for older adults. CDC authors collaborated and contributed to this important publication, which includes approximately 25 commentaries and 35 full-length articles. The volume is available online and will become an e-book in May 2015, providing researchers, clinicians, and community organizations the tools and information needed to protect and improve the health of the rapidly growing population of older adults in the United States and throughout the world. The full volume and upcoming e-book are available on the Frontiers website.
CDC and Older Adult Fall Prevention

Using 3 steps in CDC's STEADI initiative can help you protect your patients age 65 and older from falls - saving lives and costs.

CDC developed a tool kit for health care providers called Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries, or STEADI, designed to help make fall prevention an integral part of primary care.
STEADI includes three things clinicians can do during office visits with patients 65 and older:
  • Ask patients if they have fallen in the past year, feel unsteady, or worry about falling;
  • Review medications and stop, switch, or reduce the dosage of drugs that can increase the risk of falling; and
  • Recommend vitamin D supplements of at least 800 IU/day with calcium.
CDC collaborates with federal and non-federal partners to build the knowledge base for fall prevention and to ensure the best evidence is used to guide action.
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Facebook: Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. Read the latest on fall prevention programs for older adults in the new special edition of Frontiers in Public Health. This is a Research Topic Issue of the Public Health Education and Promotion section of the journal highlighting evidence-based programming for older adults. http://bit.ly/1P6t1Ro
Twitter: Keep older adults safe! Updated falls resources, how-to guide http://go.usa.gov/3Bbqd & #CDC Compendium http://go.usa.gov/3BbqW.