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The following table lists the number of cadaveric organ donors in the United States each year from 1987 to the present. There were 7,102 donors in 2014. (as of Jan. 23, 2015) 1987 4,023 1988 4,083 1989 4,016 1990 4,515 1991… Read more
by Liz Olson Related Links Legal Abortions in Selected Countries Abortion in the United States World Health Organization Research done by scientists from the World Health Organization in Geneva and the Guttmacher Institute in New York,… Read more
According to the World Health Organization, tobacco use is the most preventable cause of death and continues to be a serious problem around the world. In Turkey, almost 40% of male deaths can be linked to tobacco use. Here are the countries with the most smokers according to data released by the World Health Organization in 2012.… Read more
TotalDiseaseMaleFemaleTotalChlamydia190,244685,017877,478Gonorrhea160,106174,230335,104Primary syphilis1,8632292,095Secondary syphilis4,0939885,082Early latent syphilis5,6642,6918,361Late and late latent syphilis10,6667,60118,319Neurosyphilis420121541Chancroid252954Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web: www.cdc.gov .… Read more
SiteEstimated new cases, 2006Five-year relative survival rates1 (percent), 1995–2001TotalMaleFemaleWhiteBlackAll sites21,399,790720,280679,510 Prostate234,460234,460n.a.100%97%Breast3214,6401,720212,9208976Lung174,47092,70081,7701613Colon106,68049,22057,4606555Bladder61,42044,69016,7308364Melanoma—skin62,19034,26027,9309277Non-Hodgkin… Read more
Find below the BMI percent distributions by age, sex, and race. Classifications are as follows: healthy weight BMI is 18.5–24.9; overweight is ≥25 BMI; obese is ≥30 BMI; grade 1 obese is 30–34.9 BMI; grade 2 obese is 35–39.9 BMI; and grade 3 obese is ≥40 BMI. Above healthy weightSelected characteristicHealthy weight Overweight… Read more
by Liz Olson Pakistan Related Links Map: Pakistan Map: Indonesia An Overview of Avian Flu In December 2007, in the Peshawar area of Pakistan, the Ministry of Health reported eight suspected cases of H5N1 avian influenza to the World Health… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans without health insurance for 2010 and 2013 by characteristic, including age, race and ethnicity, nativity, and work status. Characteristic Percent 2013 Percent 2010 Total 13.… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans who did not have health-insurance coverage in 2013. Data is listed by state. State 2013 Alabama 13.6% Alaska 18.5 Arizona 17.1 Arkansas 16.0 California… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans who did not have health-insurance coverage in 2011 and 2012. Data is listed by state. State 2011–2012 Alabama 13.9% Alaska 18.6 Arizona 17.7 Arkansas 17.9… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans who did not have health-insurance coverage in 2007 and 2008. Data is listed by state. State 2007–2008 Alabama 11.9% Alaska 19.0 Arizona 18.9 Arkansas 17.0… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans without health insurance for 2012 by characteristic, including age, race and ethnicity, region, nativity, and work status. Characteristic Percent Total 15.4%… Read more
The following table lists the percent of Americans without health insurance for 2008 by characteristic, including age, race and ethnicity, region, nativity, and income. Characteristic Percent Total 15.4% Family… Read more
State
2005–2007
Alabama
13.9%
Alaska
17.3
Arizona
19.6
Arkansas
17.5
California
18.6
Colorado
16.7
Connecticut
9.9
Delaware
11.8
DC
11.4
Florida
20.5
Georgia
17.8
Hawaii
8.3
Idaho
14.7
Illinois
13.7
Indiana
12.3
Iowa
9.4
Kansas
11.8
Kentucky
13.8… Read more
The overall percentage of children under the age of 18 years without health insurance was 7.3% in 2013. Characteristic Percent Age all children 7.3% under 3 8.8 3–5 6.4 6–11 6.7… Read more
Characteristic Percent Age all children 8.9% under 6 8.4 6–11 8.5 12-17 9.7 Race and ethnicity White, not Hispanic… Read more
Type of alcohol use Characteristic Any alcohol use Binge1alcohol use Heavy alcohol use Age 12–17 17.6% 11.1% 2.7% 18–25 60.5 41.2… Read more
(persons 18 years of age and over) Both sexes Male Female Drinking status1 All 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Lifetime… Read more
The following table lists the largest oil spills in the world. The date of the spill, circumstances surrounding the spill, and amount of oil spilled are also given.
Rank
Date
Cause
Source
Location
Spill Volume
1.
April 20, 2010
explosion
drilling rig Deepwater Horizon
Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the coast of… Read more
Engineering must welcome women or risk becoming marginalized as other fields seek out and make a place for them.
by Sheila E. Widnall
Sheila Widnall is the former Secretary of the Air Force and a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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