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The cost of excessive alcohol use in the U.S. rose to almost a quarter trillion dollars in 2010. Implementing effective community-based interventions can reduce excessive drinking and its costs.

Beat the back-to-school rush! Make an appointment for vaccinations before the back-to-school rush begins at the doctor's office.

If you have known risk factors for developing an aortic aneurysm, your doctor may recommend screening. To screen for an aortic aneurysm, your doctor may recommend an imaging study to look at and measure the aorta. An aneurysm can develop and grow without any symptoms until it ruptures or dissects—events that are both life-threatening. If the aneurysm is found early, treatment or surgery may slow its growth and prevent rupture or dissection.

Depression is a treatable condition that can affect adults and children with cancer. Get detailed information about depression, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment in adults and children with cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Avian Influenza Current Situation - CDC

A special issue of the journal Birth Defects Research (Part A) has recently released a new study online: “Hospital Use, Associated Costs, and Payer Status for Infants Born with Spina Bifida.” You can read the article’s abstract here. See below for a summary of the findings from this article.

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Mary M. Agócs, MD1, Fatima Serhan, PhD1, Catherine Yen, MD2,3, Jason M. Mwenda, MD4, Lúcia H.

Basic information, questions and answers about avian influenza A (H7N9) - CDC

A fact sheet that reviews research about the possibility of a connection between fluoridated water and cancer.