Tag: CDC
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CDC Issues Report on Effects of Excessive Alcohol Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a report that attributes the loss of approximately 2.5 million years of potential life, one in 10 deaths of working-aged adults and $223.5 billion in health-care and productivity costs annually to excessive drinking. The study examined data from CDC’s Alcohol-Related Disease Impact application for 2006…
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Yelp Helps Health Officials Track Food Poisoning
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has reportedly partnered with the restaurant review website Yelp to help health officials discover foodborne illness outbreaks and the restaurants allegedly responsible for them. While investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease associated with a particular restaurant, DOHMH officials had apparently noted that patrons had…
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NIOSH Seeks Comments on Draft Exposure Limits for Diacetyl
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a request for comments on Chapter 6 and a new section of Chapter 8 of its draft document, “Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.” Details about diacetyl, a butter-flavoring chemical…
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CDC Report Targets Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a report examining the impact of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on human health. Titled Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013, the report categorizes bacterial strains as either urgent threats, serious threats or concerning threats according to their clinical and economic impacts, incidence, 10-year projection of incidence,…
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CDC Releases Report on Obesity Rates in Children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report indicating that obesity rates among preschoolers decreased in 19 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands between 2008 and 2011. Analyzing weight and height information from nearly 12 million children aged 2 to 4 years who participated in CDC’s Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System, the report…
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CDC Highlights Calories Consumed from Alcoholic Beverages
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a study claiming that on any given day, adult consumers of alcoholic beverages imbibe approximately 16 percent of their total caloric intake from alcoholic beverages— “the same contribution to overall calories as the 16 [percent] from added sugars among U.S. children.” Samara Joy Nielsen, et…
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CDC, IOM and NIH Launch “Weight of the Nation” Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have joined HBO, Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in launching a new national campaign to curb obesity rates. According to a January 13, 2012, IOM press release, “The Weight of the Nation” initiative…