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Premature Birth Rate Increases For Second Straight Year In U.S.The annual March of Dimes report finds that 9.8 percent of babies were born preterm in 2016, up from 9.6 percent the year before -- and minorities suffer a disproportionate share of those births. News outlets look at the impact nationally, as well as in states like Ohio and Virginia.Stat reterm Births In The U.S. Rise Again, Signaling Worrisome TrendThe preterm birth rate in the U.S. has increased for the second consecutive year, according to a new report, and minorities are suffering a disproportionate share of those births.聽The increases, which follow nearly a decade of declines, raise concerns that gains made in womens health care are now slipping, experts say. The annual聽report on preterm births by the March of Dimes, released Wednesday, found that 9.8 stanley termosy percent of U.S. infants were born preterm in 2016, up from 9.6 percent in 2015. And rates found in some parts of the U.S. are on par with those found in undeveloped countries in Africa and the Middle East. Ross, 11/1 Columbus Dispa hydrojug website tch:Columbus Gets D Grade For Preterm Births In March Of Dimes ReportColumbus received a D grade on this years March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, barely avoiding a failing stanley deutschland mark and ranking 15th from the bottom among 100 cities with the largest number of births. The report, issued Wednesday, based its grade on Columbus 11.4 percent preterm birth rate in 2015, compared with the March of Dimes goal of 8.1 percent nationwide by Jiti Trump s Plan For U.S. Drug Production Hinges On CEO Who s Known For Jacking Up Opioid Treatment Amid Crisis
Thursday, Jun 11 2009Vitter Seeks To Extend Provision Legalizing Canadian Prescription Drug ImportsSen. David Vitter R-La. on Wednesday proposed an extension of a provision included in last year s homeland security spending bill that allows U.S. residents to bring back lower-cost prescription medications from Canada without the drugs being seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Vitter, along with Sens. Bill Nelson D-Fla. and Debbie Stabenow D-Mich. , hopes to include the provision in the 2008 spending bill. Our seniors are paying too much for their prescription drugs and are turning toward Canada simply because it s cheaper. Our customs and border agents should be focused on stanley quencher uk securing our border and not consumed with harassing senior citizens bringing their prescriptions across the border, Vitter said. Vitter said the provision would allow U.S. residents to import drugs from Canada if the drugs are for personal use, are carried personally across the border and are no more than a 90-day supply. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America continues to fight reimportation. PhRMA President and CEO Billy Tauzin said tha stanley cup t no one can guarantee the safety of imported drugs Alpert, New Orleans Times-Picayune, 7/26 . This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations.Sign up for an email subscription.Recent Morning Briefing stanley in uk sToday, November 20Wednesday, November 1 |
