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You are subscribed to Defense News Lead Photo for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 03/27/2014 04:28 PM CDT Air ForceSecretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, brief reporters on the results of the command's investigation into allegations of compromised test materials at the Pentagon, March 27, 2014. James and Wilson also provided an update on the service's force improvement program.
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You are subscribed to Defense News Lead Photo for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 03/27/2014 02:13 PM CDT Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the annual Angels of the Battlefield Gala to honor military corpsmen, medics and pararescuemen in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2014. 03/27/2014 02:22 PM CDT Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the annual Angels of the Battlefield Gala to honor military corpsmen, medics and pararescuemen in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2014.
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You are subscribed to Defense News Lead Photo for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 03/27/2014 01:34 PM CDT Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon, March 27, 2014. Kirby outlined the objectives of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's upcoming trip to Asia and answered questions on the situation in Ukraine and search efforts for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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CDC Press Release: CDC estimates 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder
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Press ReleaseCDC estimates 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorderLatest snapshot shows proportion of children with autism and higher IQ on the riseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children (or 14.7 per 1,000 eight-year-olds) in multiple communities in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This new estimate is roughly 30 percent higher than previous estimates reported in 2012 of 1 in 88 children (11.3 per 1,000 eight year olds) being identified with an autism spectrum disorder. The number of children identified with ASD ranged from 1 in 175 children in Alabama to 1 in 45 children in New Jersey. The surveillance summary report, “Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder among Children Aged 8 Years – Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2010,” was published today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers reviewed records from community sources that educate, diagnose, treat and/or provide services to children with developmental disabilities. The criteria used to diagnose ASDs and the methods used to collect data have not changed. The data continue to show that ASD is almost five times more common among boys than girls: 1 in 42 boys versus 1 in 189 girls. White children are more likely to be identified as having ASD than are black or Hispanic children.
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CDC Press Release: CDC Reports More Cases of Heartland Virus Disease
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Press ReleaseCDC Reports More Cases of Heartland Virus DiseaseNew virus infects six more people and found in second state The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with health officials in Missouri and Tennessee have identified six new cases of people sick with Heartland virus: five in Missouri and one in Tennessee. The new cases, discovered in 2012 and 2013, are in addition to two discovered in 2009 and are described today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Heartland virus was first reported in two northwestern Missouri farmers who were hospitalized in 2009 with what was thought to be ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease. However, the patients failed to improve with treatment and testing failed to confirm ehlrlichiosis. Working with state and local partners, CDC eventually identified the cause of the men’s illness: a previously unknown virus in the phlebovirus family now dubbed Heartland virus. Ongoing investigations have yielded six more cases of Heartland virus disease, bringing to eight the total number of known cases. All of the case-patients were white men over the age of 50. Their symptoms started in May to September and included fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, nausea, or muscle pain. Four of the six new cases were hospitalized. One patient, who suffered from other health conditions, died. It is not known if Heartland virus was the cause of death or how much it contributed to his death. Five of the six new cases reported tick bites in the days or weeks before they fell ill.
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CDC Press Release: U.S. invasive cancer rates slightly down from 2009 to 2010
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Press ReleaseU.S. invasive cancer rates slightly down from 2009 to 2010Preventive services like HPV vaccination and colorectal cancer screening are important tools in reducing cancer rates Rates of invasive cancer cases among U.S. men and women dropped slightly from 459 per 100,000 persons in 2009 to 446 per 100,000 persons in 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The highest rates were for prostate, female breast, lung and bronchus, and colon and rectum cancers, which together accounted for half of all cancer cases in the United States. With the exception of urinary bladder cancer, invasive cancer is defined as cancer that has spread to surrounding normal tissue from where it began. For the first time, lung cancer was the second most common cancer among Hispanic men, surpassing colorectal cancer. Rates of new cancer cases were higher among men than women, highest among blacks, and ranged by state. Differences in rates of new cancer cases reflect differences in cancer risk factors. Evidence-based interventions to reduce these differences can be enhanced through policy approaches. For instance, the Affordable Care Act encourages patients to get appropriate and timely preventive cancer services by reducing or eliminating cost-sharing expenses. These services include help with quitting tobacco use, certain cancer screenings, and vaccination against HPV (human papillomavirus), which is known to cause cancer.
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