[ad_1] MONDAY, Nov. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) – A new government study reveals that about 1 in 40 American children has autism, a huge leap from the previous estimate of 1 in …
Read More »Low HIV / AIDS rate in China: health authorities – Xinhua
[ad_1] BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) – About 10 in 10,000 people are living with HIV / AIDS in China, a low rate compared to other countries, according to the National Health Commission …
Read More »Women contract HIV at an alarming rate – Study :: Kenya
[ad_1] A new report shows that young women aged 15 to 24 have the highest risk of contracting HIV. The 2018 progress report on the AIDS response in Kenya shows that out …
Read More »Suicide rate increases among US workers
[ad_1] (Reuters Health) – Suicide rates are rising among US workers, and the risk may depend in part on the type of job people occupy, according to government researchers. Between 2000 and …
Read More »The pace of the decline in the smoking rate in the United States reflects the rapid increase in the popularity of vaping
[ad_1] Although testing e-cigarettes may lead some young people to start smoking at the individual level, there is little evidence that this is the case at the population level, the researchers conclude. …
Read More »Chickenpox Epidemic Strikes Private School With Low Vaccination Rate: NPR
[ad_1] At least 36 students from a school in North Carolina have been infected with chicken pox. The school has many students whose parents have called for religious exemption from vaccination requirements. …
Read More »Chicken pox epidemic hits school in North Carolina with high rate of vaccination exemption
[ad_1] A school in North Carolina where a high concentration of families is clamoring for a religious exemption from the vaccine has been facing the most serious epidemic of chickenpox in the …
Read More »The immunization exemption rate is high in schools where the chickenpox outbreak is important
[ad_1] ASHEVILLE, North Carolina – An outbreak of chickenpox in a private school is now considered the most serious in North Carolina since the development of a vaccine against the virus more …
Read More »Evans of the Fed is considering the possibility of raising up to 4 interest rate increases in 2019
[ad_1] Chicago Federal Reserve Chairman Charles Evans maintains his expectation that interest rates could well exceed the so-called neutral rate, a forecast that comes as the stock market expects the Fed continue …
Read More »Fed acquiesce with concern but still sees US rate hikes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday announced a further rise in interest rates, even though they raised relatively mild concerns about the global slowdown potential, which means markets are betting …
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