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COCA Call: National Obstetric Grand Rounds Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza and Pregnancy
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COCA call with facilitated discussion addressing issues related to seasonal and H1N1 influenza in pregnant women. Call topics include recommendations for flu vaccines, interim guidance for the medical treatment of pregnant women, and infection control measures to reduce transmission of H1N1 in hospital settings. Created: 9/29/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM).
Date Released: 11/3/2009.
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Have a Healthy Pregnancy
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This podcast lists 10 things you can do to help prevent infection during pregnancy and keep your unborn baby safe. Created: 9/21/2009 by National Center For Birth Defects and Develeopmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 9/21/2009.
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Gestational Diabetes and Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on gestational diabetes (GDM) to help educate women who may have been diagnosed with GDM now or in the past. GDM is a condition that can lead to pregnancy complications. Created: 5/12/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Date Released: 5/12/2009.
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Oral Health and Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on the importance of maintaining good oral health during pregnancy. Created: 5/12/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Date Released: 5/12/2009.
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Teen Pregnancy in the United States
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This women's health podcast focuses on the trend of teen pregnancy in the United States. In 2007, the teen birth rate in the U.S. increased for the second consecutive year. Created: 5/12/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Date Released: 5/12/2009.
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Heart Disease and Stroke in Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on the impact of heart disease and stroke in women and includes steps to prevent these conditions. Created: 5/11/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Date Released: 5/11/2009.
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Obesity and Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on obesity in women and girls. It discusses obesity-related health risks and includes tips to help achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Created: 5/11/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Date Released: 5/11/2009.
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Diabetes and Depression in Older Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on the association between diabetes and depression in older women and the importance of getting help when feeling depressed. Created: 5/11/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Date Released: 5/11/2009.
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Workplace Safety and Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on four important issues for women at work: job stress, work schedules, reproductive health, and workplace violence. Created: 5/11/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Date Released: 5/11/2009.
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Women – Be Smart About Your Heart
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Our question this week is from a woman who heard on the radio that women are just as likely to have heart disease as men. She wants to know if that's true. Created: 4/20/2009 by National Center for Health Marketing.
Date Released: 4/20/2009.
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Chlamydia and Women
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This women's health podcast focuses on chlamydia, its severe health consequences for women if left untreated, and the importance of annual chlamydia screening. Created: 4/2/2009 by Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP).
Date Released: 4/2/2009.
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¡No se tome ese trago si cree que está embarazada (o está tratando de quedar embarazada)!
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Este podcast habla de los peligros de beber alcohol durante el embarazo. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 2/27/2008.
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Diez consejos para prevenir infecciones durante el embarazo
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Este podcast ofrece 10 consejos para prevenir infecciones durante el embarazo. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 2/27/2008.
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Si usted está embarazada, no fume
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Este podcast explica los peligros de fumar durante el embarazo, tanto para la madre como para el bebé en desarrollo, y ofrece información sobre cómo buscar ayuda para dejar de fumar para siempre. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 2/27/2008.
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If You’re Pregnant, Don’t Smoke
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This podcast describes the dangers of smoking during pregnancy for the woman and her unborn baby, and offers information about how to get help to quit smoking for good. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 1/24/2008.
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Put Down That Drink if You Are Pregnant (or Trying to Be)!
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This podcast discusses the danger of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 1/17/2008.
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Ten Tips to Prevent Infections During Pregnancy
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This podcast gives 10 tips for preventing infections during pregnancy. Created: 12/14/2007 by National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD).
Date Released: 1/10/2008.
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Twelve Holiday Health and Safety Tips
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Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these holiday tips. Created: 12/14/2007 by CDC, Office of Women's Health.
Date Released: 12/17/2007.
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Pap Tests and Foreign-Born Women
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Foreign-born women living in the U.S. are less likely to have Pap tests to detect cervical cancer than women born in this country. The problem is worse for women from certain countries or regions. Find out why this is a disturbing trend, who these women are and why they are less likely to get a Pap test, and what CDC is doing about it. Created: 11/26/2007 by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
Date Released: 12/7/2007.
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Diabetes and Women
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This podcast describes how women with diabetes, from adolescence to the older years, are living healthy, active lives. Created: 11/1/2007 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT).
Date Released: 11/19/2007.
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¡Hágase La Mamografía! Get Your Mammogram!
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El cáncer de mama es el cáncer que con más frecuencia se diagnostica, y la segunda causa de muerte por cáncer en las mujeres de Estados Unidos. Las mamografías exploratorias pueden reducir la mortalidad por cáncer de mama, y las organizaciones médicas recomiendan que estas pruebas comiencen a hacerse a los 40 años. Pese a que las mamografías han aumentado sustancialmente desde la década de 1990, los hallazgos de este informe indican una disminución entre 2000 y 2005. (Title: ¡Hágase La Mamografía! Get Your Mammogram!; Created: 1/26/2007 by MMWR). Created: 1/26/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 11/5/2007.
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Good News about Breast Cancer
(A Minute of Health with CDC)
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in the United States. Both in situ and invasive female breast cancer rates have been decreasing in recent years, with a sharper decline occurring from 2002 to 2003. These rate decreases have been across several age and stage groups and most racial/ethnic populations. Decreases in 2003 occurred primarily among women aged greater than or equal to 50 years. Future studies should focus on determining potential causes for these decreases. Created: 6/8/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 9/7/2007.
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Get Your Mammogram!
(A Cup of Health with CDC)
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer, and medical organizations recommend screening beginning at age 40. Although mammogram use increased substantially during the 1990s, the findings in this report indicate a decline during 2000--2005. Created: 1/26/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 5/25/2007.
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Get Your Mammogram!
(A Minute of Health with CDC)
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Screening mammography can reduce mortality from breast cancer, and medical organizations recommend screening beginning at age 40. Although mammogram use increased substantially during the 1990s, the findings in this report indicate a decline during 2000--2005. Created: 1/26/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 5/25/2007.
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2003 Abortion Surveillance Report
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This podcast provides a summary of the latest CDC Abortion Surveillance Report. It is the one of two podcasts available on this topic. The report is prepared annually by CDC's Division of Reproductive Health. Additional information on this CDC Surveillance System is available at http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth. Created: 11/21/2006 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Date Released: 1/31/2007.
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Understanding CDC's Abortion Surveillance System
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This podcast provides a summary of CDC's Abortion Surveillance System activities.
It is the one of two podcasts on the topic. Additional information on CDC's Abortion Surveillance System is available at www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth. Created: 11/21/2006 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Date Released: 1/31/2007.
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Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity --- United States, 1999--2000, 2001--2002, and 2003--2004
(A Cup of Health with CDC)
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To help prevent pregnancies affected by neural tube defects (e.g., spina bifida or anencephaly), fortification of enriched cereal-grain products with folic acid became mandatory in the United States in 1998. Data from the 1999--2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicated median serum folate concentrations in nonpregnant women of childbearing age had increased substantially from 1988--1994, before fortification was mandated. This report updates those findings and assess trends in serum folate concentrations by race/ethnicity from 1999--2000 to 2003--2004. Created: 1/5/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 1/19/2007.
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Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity --- United States, 1999--2000, 2001--2002, and 2003--2004
(A Minute of Health with CDC)
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To help prevent pregnancies affected by neural tube defects (e.g., spina bifida or anencephaly), fortification of enriched cereal-grain products with folic acid became mandatory in the United States in 1998. Data from the 1999--2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicated median serum folate concentrations in nonpregnant women of childbearing age had increased substantially from 1988--1994, before fortification was mandated. This report updates those findings and assess trends in serum folate concentrations by race/ethnicity from 1999--2000 to 2003--2004. Created: 1/5/2007 by MMWR.
Date Released: 1/19/2007.
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Monitorización del progreso hacia el logro de los objetivos de Gente Saludable 2010 -- 19 estados, Sistema de evaluación del riesgo en el embarazo (PRAMS por sus siglas en inglés), 2000-2003
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Resume los datos recogidos en 19 estados (2000-2003) para evaluar el progreso hacia el logro de los objetivos nacionales de salud a través de 8 indicadores perinatales: 1) Intención de embarazo, 2) uso de multivitamínicos, 3) abuso físico, 4) tabaquismo durante el embarazo, 5) abandono del consumo del tabaco, 6) consumo de alcohol durante el embarazo, 7) iniciación en la lactancia y 8) posición del bebé al dormir. Created: 10/6/2006 by MMWR.
Date Released: 12/4/2006.
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New Information About Premature Births (For Healthcare Providers)
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Dr. William Callaghan describes the findings from a CDC study which sought to understand how preterm birth contributes to infant mortality rates in the United States. Created: 10/6/2006 by CDC Division of Reproductive Health.
Date Released: 10/6/2006.
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New Information About Premature Births (For Consumers)
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A new study finds that prematurity is the most frequent cause of infant death in the United States. Learn more. Created: 10/6/2006 by CDC Division of Reproductive Health.
Date Released: 10/6/2006.
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