AIDS Weekly Surveillance Report 1 - United States AIDS Program, Center For Infectious Diseases Centers For Disease Control...
In underground coal mines, concrete block stoppings are widely used to control mine ventilation. Although stoppings are not intended as roof support, they are subjected to roof to floor convergence, and may fail as a result of this loading. Premature failure of stoppings can significantly affect mine ventilation, limiting the amount of fresh air reaching the working faces and increasing the risk for methane explosions. Softening materials are often used in stoppings to r...
with recent changes to screening requirements procedures and equipment.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), quickly sent scientists to every location where workers were at risk. NIOSH developed sampling procedures, recommended effective interim protective measures, safeguarded workers who decontaminated affected workplaces, assessed the effectiveness of decontamination, and disseminated information widely. When workers raised concerns about ha...
La hepatitis C es una enfermedad del higado causada por infeccion con un virus. El virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) se encuentra en la sangre de las personas infectadas, y se transmite por contacto con sangre infectada.
Table 39. Tuberculosis Cases and Case Rates per 100,000 Population: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with 500,000 Population, 2002 and 2000...
Approval: Signature on FileDate: 10/15/2003 Edward D. Scalsky, Document Owner Approval: Signature on File Date: 10/15/2003 Judson L. Kenoyer, Task 3 Manager Concurrence: Signature on File Date: 10/19/2003 Richard E. Toohey, Project Director Approval: Signature on File Date: 10/16/2003 James W. Neton, OCAS Health Science Administrator...
Summary: Sudanese refugees are seeking safety in Chad due to a conflict that began in April 2003, in the Darfur region of Sudan that has resulted in a humanitarian emergency. There were three emergency nutritional surveys conducted in northeastern Chad among Sudanese refugee and local Chadian populations. An urgent anthropometric assessment was warranted because health agencies had already reported a high prevalence of malnutrition as assessed by mid upper arm circumfere...
The HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Annual Report 2002 is published annually by the HIV/AIDS Statistics and Epidemiology Section. To obtain a free copy of the report or to request additional HIV/AIDS data, please contact: HIV/AIDS Statistics and Epidemiology Section San Francisco Department of Public Health 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Phone (415) 554-9050 Fax (415) 431-0353 The HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Annual Report 2002 is also available on the internet...
BIA measures the electrical impedance of body tissues and can be used to assess fluid volumes, total body water, and fat-free body mass. The NHANES BIA measurements were collected as part of the Body Composition Component together with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans in the Mobile Examination Center (MEC). A small alternating current was passed through surface electrodes placed on the right hand and foot and the impedance to the current flow was measured by ...
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Control of Dust form Powder Dye Handling Operations...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of Florida Power Corporation (the licensee) to withdraw August 14, 2002, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR–72 for Crystal River, Unit No. 2, located in Citrus County, Florida. The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications pertaining to two inoperable control complex chillers. The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consi...
Mobilizing the community is an ongoing process that starts in phase I as a community organizes to begin PATCH and continues throughout the PATCH process. It involves defining the community and gaining commitment and support from its citizens. It also involves identifying or developing the organizational structure capable of carrying out the process and managing the long-term efforts to keep members and the community informed and energized. To gain the level of involvemen...
Enfermedades: 1) Difteria - cortesia del CDC 2) Difteria - cortesia del CDC 3) Tetanos (nin: o) - cortesia del CDC 4) Tetanos (neonatal) - cortesia del CDC 5) Tetanos (bebe) - cortesia de la Organizacion Mundial de la Salud (WHO) por sus siglas en ingles 6) Tetanos (adulto) - cortesia del CDC 7) Tos Ferina - cortesia de WHO 8) Polio (Sala de cuidado intensivo respiratorio en Hospital de Los Angeles California en 1952) - cortesia del 9) Polio (nin: a) - cortesia de WHO 10...
A brief summary of the contents for sections 8 and 9 is listed below for the convenience of the reader. A complete contents page is at the beginning of each section and is identified by a narrow black edge, which can be located easily by fanning the pages. Each section is paged independently, beginning with page 1. Sections 1 through 7, which show data on General Mortality, Infant Mortality, Fetal Mortality, Perinatal Deaths, Accident Mortality, Life Tables, and the Tech...
This guideline is intended as a source of infromatiom for employees,employers,physicians, industrial hygienists,and other occupation health professionals who may have a need for such information.
The list includes summary reports produced within the National Center for Health Statistics as well as journal articles and books using NAMCS and NHAMCS data. Selections are listed by topic in chronological order, beginning with the most recent in each section. Summary reports are of two kinds: ADRs (Advance Data Reports) are short summaries, generally under 20 pages, while Series Reports present detailed descriptive statistics. Some overlap of topics will be apparent in...
The series of articles in this report document the value of autopsy in health care and health statistics and provides educational information about completing cause-of-death statements. Autopsy information has long been an essential tool for quality control of medical care and for enhancing the quality of cause-of-death information reported on the death certificate. Recognizing that the use of autopsy has declined considerably in the past 50 years as documented in vital ...
Not included in U.S. totals.