Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study: Smoking scenes on the decline in top movies

NEW YORK — A new study shows that there's less smoking depicted in movies in recent years.

 

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US report shows drop in dangerous staph illnesses

CHICAGO — Government research shows hard-to-treat staph infections caught in hospitals or through medical treatment are becoming scarcer.

 

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Govt: 1 swine flu shot enough for older kids

WASHINGTON — Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection against swine flu — but younger kids almost certa

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Prevent falls at home

Each year, more than one-third of U.S. adults 65 and older experience a fall, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

Lisa Leitao
Senior resource coordinator
About the columnist: 
Lisa Leitao, R.N., is the senior resource coordinator at Connecticut Center for Healthy Aging at The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s New Britain General campus. For information on the Center call 1-877-4 AGING 1 (1-877-273-0078), or visit www.thocc.org/services/healthyaging/.

CDC: Swine flu pandemic level won't change efforts

ATLANTA — U.S. health officials say they won't need to change their response now that swine flu has been declared a pandemic.

 

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