New Pediatric Growth Charts Released
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala has announced the release of new CDC pediatric growth charts that are not only updated and
more representative of the U.S. population, but which will now include a new assessment
for body mass index (BMI). More...
Download New Growth Charts For Your Own Use
Vidyya points the way to the new growth charts released by the CDC. The files in .pdf format can be read, downloaded and printed in Adobe Acrobat. Three different versions of the growth charts are available. More....
AIDS, HIV, Injectable Drug Use And Men Who Have Sex With
Men
In 1998, 2,161 men who have sex with men and use injectable drugs (MSM/IDU) were
diagnosed with AIDS--a 37% decline since 1996. This decline is due in part to the availability
of more effective HIV treatments in recent years. Read MSM/IDU.