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U.S. fears its aid to rebuild Iraq is often wasted...also have disproportionately high rates of infant mortality, cerebral palsy and cancer. Exacerbating the problem, Iraqi and U.S. officials say is that hundreds of thousands of Iraq's professional class have fled or been killed during the... In this article: United States, Iraq, Baghdad, IBN Sina Hospital, Laura Bush, Revenue, Waste, and 2003 Invasion |
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Medical News Today | November 18, 2009
States Take Action To Reduce Risk Factors For Preterm Birth
...than 540,000 babies are born too soon each year. Preterm birth is a serious health problem that costs the United States more than $26 billion annually, according to the Institute of Medicine. It is the leading cause of newborn death, and...
In this article: District of Columbia, Tennessee, Medical advice, Mental retardation, C-section, Cerebral palsy, Progesterone, and Hospital Corporation of America
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MedicineNet | November 16, 2009
U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report Card
...developmental disabilities. The U.S. premature birth rate was 12.7% in 2007 (the year the birth data was collected), nearly twice the goal of 7.6% set by the federal government's Healthy People 2010 campaign. In the March of Dimes report,...
In this article: Washington, D.C., Missouri, New Jersey, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J, Louisiana, and Alabama
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GlobalPost | October 13, 2009
Under threat in India: mothers-in-law?
...10, 2009 12:19 ET A controversial New Delhi clinic deploys advanced therapies that are unavailable in the U.S. to cure Americans suffering from MS, diabetes, paralysis, Alzheimer's, Lyme disease and cerebral palsy. Jason Overdorf - India...
In this article: India, Bangalore, Suicide, Cerebral palsy, Alzheimer's, Paralysis, and Lyme disease
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How to of the Day | October 19, 2009
Children and Swine Flu, What Parents Need to Know and Do.
...contract the swine flu are at increased risk of death. As of September 26, 2009, 49 children died of swine flu in the US, and the majority of them had underlying health problems.[5] All text here is freely available to copy, adapt, and...
In this article: Fever, Common cold, Chicken soup, Inflammation, Flu Shot, Dehydration, Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy, and US
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TC Palm | October 13, 2009
CDC links swine flu deaths, bacterial lung infections
...to have. " Around two-thirds of the 76 children killed by swine flu in the United States so far this year have had an underlying condition like asthma, a congenital heart defect, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, she said. But in some...
In this article: H1N1, West Palm Beach, The Palm Beach Post, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Cerebral palsy
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NPR | October 04, 2009
Report: 1 In 10 Babies Born Premature Worldwide
...factors fuel prematurity in rich countries and poor ones. Wealthy nations such as the United States have sophisticated neonatal intensive care units for the tiniest, youngest preemies. That produces headlines about miracle babies and leads to...
In this article: Africa, Cerebral palsy, Jaundice, World Health Organization, Canada, and North America
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Over 2,800 People Worldwide Have Died From H1N1, WHO Reports
...Thursday. Though "most of those U.S. children who have died of the new H1N1 flu were at least five years old, and 67% had high-risk medical conditions, predominantly neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy or cerebral palsy. Some...
In this article: H1N1, Influenza, Relenza, U.S., Medical advice, and Google map
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Reuters | September 03, 2009
Swine flu has killed 36 U.S. children so far: CDC
...has killed 36 U.S. children so far: CDC WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 swine flu virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. It said 67 percent of them had medical...
In this article: H1N1, Cerebral palsy, Relenza, Tamiflu, Asthma, Antibiotic, and Muscular dystrophy
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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