MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Feb 1994
Daily dietary fat and total food-energy intakes--Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Phase 1, 1988-91.
Excessive dietary fat intake has been linked to increased risk for obesity, coronary heart disease, and certain cancers (1,2). The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), provides data to monitor changes in the dietary, nutritional, and health status of the U. ⋯ This report uses data from NHANES III, Phase 1 (October 1988-October 1991), to present findings about daily total food-energy, total dietary fat, and saturated fat intakes for the U. S. population.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Jan 1994
Deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries--United States, 1968-1991.
Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. More than half (55%) of all injury-related deaths are caused by motor vehicles and firearms. ⋯ Based on these trends, by the year 2003, the number of firearm-related deaths will surpass the number of motor-vehicle crashes, and firearms will become the leading cause of injury-related death (Figure 1). This report compares trends and patterns of deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries in the United States from 1968 through 1991.
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An estimated 9.5 million persons in the United States have difficulty performing basic life activities because of mental or physical health conditions. In recent years, an increasing range of home-care services--including home-health care and hospice care--have been created for persons requiring long-term care, and access to such care has been increased through public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. To better characterize the use of these services in the United States, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics conducted the 1992 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS), the first survey of home-health agencies and hospices and their patients. This report presents preliminary findings from the survey.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Sep 1993
Carbon monoxide poisoning associated with a propane-powered floor burnisher--Vermont, 1992.
On July 28, 1992, two employees of a pharmacy in Vermont fainted within four hours after arriving for work; at a local hospital emergency department, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning was diagnosed based on elevated carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) levels. The pharmacy was evacuated, and the remaining eight employees were transported to the hospital for evaluation. Further investigation by the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) revealed that, on July 24, one of the employees had fainted, but CO poisoning was not suspected, and vasovagal syncope was diagnosed. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases by VDH.