CDC now puts seasonal influenza-associated deaths at about two-thirds of the roughly 33,000 a year it long cited when promoting flu vaccine. The editor notes the estimate lumps pneumonia and influenza causes together, and that critics put the influenza-only toll near 300.
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Obesity rates on the rise - CDC report
CDC's Vital Signs report put self-reported U.S. adult obesity at 26.7 percent in 2009, up 1.1 points from 2007 and ranging from 18.6 percent in Colorado to 34.4 percent in Mississippi. Nine states were at or above 30 percent, and no state met the Healthy People 2010 target of 15 percent.
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More States Reach 30 Percent Obesity Rate
A CDC Vital Signs report found nine states with adult obesity rates of 30% or higher in 2009, up from none in 2000 and three in 2007. No state met the Healthy People 2010 goal of 15%. Obesity added $1,429 per person in medical costs, or $147 billion nationally in 2008.
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