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21. The New Double Standard

Not a MHN document - Documents, with compelling evidence, the unfair disparity in govt. and private sector spending on men's vs. women's health.
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:46:30 AM
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22. Life Expectancy, USA 1998: NVSR Vol. 48, # 18

Current life tables for the United States based on age-specific death rates in 1998. …by age, race, and sex. Published in 2001. To determine the life expectancy of someone your age, look for the table that best describes you (black, white, male, female) and look in the column titled: Life expectancy at beginning of age interval
Last Access: October, 16, 2013 02:37:57 PM
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23. Medicines by Design: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): NIH

03-474 6-03. This 62 page book explains the ways medicines work in the body and the implications for research. Keywords: Pharmacology; pharmacological; physiology; pharmacokinetics; disease; symptoms; treatment; prescription
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:09:13 AM
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24. Food: Country of Origin Labeling: GAO-03-780: 08-03

Provides a timeline for compliance. Keywords: USDA; grocery stores; beef; pork; lamb; fish; shellfish; fruits; vegetables; peanuts; school meals; Department of Defense; Subsistence Prime Vendor; trading partners; China; Mexico; Japan
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:07:46 AM
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25. Centers for Disease Control’s 2002 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking

Smoking is leading cause of preventable death in this country. Keywords: CDC; cancer; lung; respiratory; heart disease; cerebrovascular; hypertension; bladder; trachea; larynx; esophagus; pneumonia; infant deaths; SIDS; maternal smoking; residential fires
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:08:13 AM
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26. Health, United States, 2003 & Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans

National Center for Health Statistics. Keywords: Race; sex; men; women; mothers; ethnicity; Hispanic; ambulatory; mortality; death; disease; cancer; prostate; breast; diabetes; diagnosis; fertility; natality; causes; expenditures; income; poverty; age; aging; insurance; Medicare; tends
Last Access: October, 2, 2013 12:17:42 AM
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27. Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2001: NVSR Vol. 51, # 5

CDC, National Vital Statistics Reports. Keywords: deaths; vital statistics; mortality; causes; life expectancy; years left; cancer; heart; cerebrovascular; Influenza; pneumonia; homicide; renal; accident; age; sex; race; white; black; Hispanic; infants; men; women; male; female
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:06:31 AM
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28. NHLBI Issues New High Blood Pressure Clinical Practice Guidelines: May 2003

HBP is a major risk factor for heart disease and the chief risk factor for stroke and heart failure &…can lead to kidney damage. It affects about 50 million Americans-one in four adults. Recommendation: DASH — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Last Access: October, 5, 2013 10:36:30 PM
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29. Deaths: Leading Causes for 2000: NVSR V 50, # 16

National Vital Statistics Report. Presents final 2000 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. Keywords: mortality, death, race, sex, age, cancer, cardiovascular, heart, diabetes, liver
Last Access: October, 16, 2013 02:38:19 PM
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30. Social Security and Minorities: GAO 03-387

“Blacks and Hispanics have higher disability rates and lower lifetime earnings…as a group tend to receive greater benefits relative to taxes than whites.” Keywords: health, disability, mortality, families, children
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:07:19 AM
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31. Health Insurance Coverage by Sex: 2001 and 2000: Census Bureau

Keywords: men; women; white; black; Hispanic; Asians; householders; insured; uninsured; demographics; racial groups; race; citizen; naturalized; ethnicity; nativity; poverty; income
Last Access: October, 6, 2013 12:08:43 AM
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32. Scientists Discover Unique Source of Postnatal Stem Cells: NIH April 2003

Scientists report that "baby" teeth, the temporary teeth that children begin losing around their sixth birthday, contain a rich supply of stem cells in their dental pulp. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
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33. 30 Years After Roe v. Wade, How About Choice for Men?: by Glenn Sacks

Reprinted with permission of the author. The author offers another view on the abortion debate.
Last Access: October, 14, 2013 01:43:42 AM
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34. Coping with war-related stress

Tips from the Mental Health Association with resource contact information. (Gulf conflict) all Americans experience…grief and fear. In military families there is the added fear for the safety of loved ones….
Last Access: October, 8, 2013 01:40:32 AM
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35. Effects of Income and Education on Health: HHS July 1998

Health and Human Services: Health tied to income and education
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36. Health Insurance: Population Without Insurance, 1994: Census Bureau

Current Population Survey, CPS. By State. Keywords: men; women; white; black; Hispanic; Asians; householders; insured; uninsured; demographics; racial groups; race; citizen; naturalized; ethnicity; nativity; poverty; income; work experience; education; Medicaid; Medicare; military
Last Access: October, 11, 2013 07:10:46 AM
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37. Smoking and Passive Smoke and the Effects on Newborns - NIH 1997

"...maternal exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with a doubled risk of a rare but "devastating" condition...persistent pulmonary hypertension..., in which infants starve for oxygen..."
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