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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the…

Medical College of Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia) Medical College of Pennsylvania, formerly in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania; became Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania 1867…

Back to Sleep: The Campaign against SIDS

by Elaine Rho Related Links U.S. Public Health ServiceAmerican Academy of PediatricsAssociation of SIDS and Infant Mortality ProgramsSIDS AllianceNational Institute of Child Health and Human…

What Poisons Kill the Most People Today?

By Logan Chamberlain Poisons, per the Center for Disease Control, are the leading cause of injury death (sudden death not by disease or deprivation) in the United States. Although everyone has a…

Abortions and Abortion Rates

Number of abortionsAbortion occurrence rate1State 19961992 1988 19961992 1988 Alabama 13,826 17,450 18,220 1418.2 18.7 Alaska 2,139 2,370 2,390 1516.5 18.2 Arizona 11,016 20,600 23,070 1124.…

National Transplant Data

The following table lists the number of registered patients in the United States who are waiting for transplants, according to type of organ. Registered U.S. Patients Waiting for…

Top 20 Causes of Mortality Throughout the World

All countriesRankCauseTotal deaths (in thousands)% of total1.Ischaemic heart disease7,20812.6%2.Cerebrovascular disease5,5099.73.Lower respiratory infections3,8846.84.HIV/AIDS2,7774.95.…