MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
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Based on data from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatality surveillance system, Alaska had the highest state-specific work-related fatality rate during 1980-1989. During this period, the annual average private industry fatality rate in Alaska was 34.8 per 100,000 workers, nearly five times the annual average for the United States (7.0 per 100,000) (1). ⋯ Because of the high occupational fatality rates for Alaska, in 1991, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) initiated efforts in Alaska to improve surveillance and describe risk factors for serious occupational injuries associated with the fishing, logging, and air transport industries. This report uses data obtained and analyzed by NIOSH to characterize fishing industry deaths in Alaska for 1991 and 1992.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Apr 1993
Use of smokeless tobacco among adults--United States, 1991.
Consumption of moist snuff and other smokeless tobacco products in the United States almost tripled from 1972 through 1991 (1). Long-term use of smokeless tobacco is associated with nicotine addiction and increased risk of oral cancer (2)--the incidence of which could increase if young persons who currently use smokeless tobacco continue to use these products frequently (1). ⋯ S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged > or = 18 years. This report summarizes findings from this survey.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Apr 1993
Update: multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections from hamburgers--western United States, 1992-1993.
From November 15, 1992, through February 28, 1993, more than 500 laboratory-confirmed infections with E. coli O157:H7 and four associated deaths occurred in four states--Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada. This report summarizes the findings from an ongoing investigation that identified a multistate outbreak resulting from consumption of hamburgers from one restaurant chain.
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From 1965 through 1985, smoking prevalence in the United States declined at a rate of 0.5 percentage points per year, and from 1987 through 1990, the rate of decline accelerated to 1.1 percentage points per year. CDC monitors the use of tobacco in the United States to evaluate progress in reducing smoking prevalence. ⋯ S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged > or = 18 years. This report summarizes the results of this survey.