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Persons 50 And Older Urged To Get Screened For Colorectal Cancer
Earlier this week HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson affirmed the value of colorectal cancer
screening and encouraged Americans age 50 or older to get screened. more
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Information For Patients: Get Screened For Life
Colorectal cancer, or cancer of the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related
deaths in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates 148,300 new cases will be diagnosed in 2002.1 Many
studies show that screening reduces mortality from colorectal cancer. The CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Control
Screening Campaign is called, “Screen for Life.” Download the brochure for the campaign, courtesy of the CDC, in today's
issue of Vidyya. more
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MMWR Notice To Readers: Acquired Rifamycin Resistance In Persons With Advanced HIV Disease
Being Treated For Active Tuberculosis With Intermittent Rifamycin-Based Regimens
Rifamycin drugs (i.e., rifampin, rifabutin, and rifapentine) are essential for short-course chemotherapy
in persons with active tuberculosis (TB). However, adverse drug-drug interactions complicate the concurrent use of rifamycins
and protease inhibitor drugs in persons with active TB who also are infected with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV-TB). more
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Variation In Homicide Risk During Infancy --- United States, 1989--1998
Homicide is the 15th leading cause of death during the first year of life (i.e., infancy) in the United
States. In addition, the risk for homicide is greater in infancy than in any other year of childhood before age 17 years and is
greatest during the first 4 months of life. To determine how the risk for homicide varied by week during infancy and by day
during the first week of life, CDC analyzed death certificate data for 1989--1998. This report summarizes the results of this
analysis, which indicated that risk for infant homicide is greatest on the day of birth. Efforts to prevent infant homicides should
focus on early infancy. more
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Progress Toward Tuberculosis Control --- India, 2001
Every year, approximately 2 million persons in India develop tuberculosis (TB), accounting for one
fourth of the world's new TB cases. Organized TB control activities have existed in India for 40 years; however, the quality of
diagnosis and treatment of TB in the public and private sectors has been variable, and TB incidence and prevalence trends have
not changed substantially over this time. In 1992, the Indian government established a Revised National Tuberculosis Control
Programme (RNTCP) using the directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) strategy recommended by the World Health
Organization (WHO). more
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