BACKGROUND: Excessive alcohol consumption causes premature death (average of
79,000 deaths annually); increased disease and injury; property damage from fire and motor …

Introduction Excessive alcohol use cost the US $223.5 billion in 2006. Given economic shifts
in the US since 2006, more-current estimates are needed to help inform the planning of …

Background. Residential fires are the most important cause of fire-related mortality in the
United States. Previous research has concentrated on fatal fires in urban areas; considerably …

Infectious diseases are the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading
cause worldwide. As the new millennium approaches, the public health community must …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the magnitude of the dog bite problem in the US. METHODS: Data
on dog bites were gathered as part of a 1994 national telephone survey of 5,238 randomly …

Objective Provide a contemporary estimate of osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing the accuracy
and prevalence of alternative definitions of OA. Methods The Medical Expenditure Panel …

Objective —To summarize breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks during a 20-year
period and to assess policy implications. Animals —Dogs for which breed was reported …

… which these data were obtained: Principal investigator: Jeffrey J. Sacks, MD, MPH. Project
core group: Barbara Houston; Marcie-jo Kresnow, MS; Joann M. O'Neil, BA; and Suzanne M. …

Objective. Dog bites cause an estimated 585 000 injuries resulting in the need formedical
attention yearly and children are the most frequent victims. This study sought to determine dog-…

In October 1978, a large family cluster of acute toxoplasmosis was identified in northern
California. Indirect fluorescent IgM antibody tests showed that ten of 24 members of an extended …