April 1, 2010: Pathways That Can Repair BRCA1 Cancer Gene Mutation Clarified in Mice
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
"... Women who carry a harmful mutation in the BRCA1 gene have up to an 85 percent lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, and up to a 40 percent lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer. To date, there are no effective or targeted therapies that overcome the breast cancer susceptibility caused by mutations in BRCA1. "Promoting HR by using drugs that inhibit toxic pathways for DNA repair could greatly reduce the development of breast and ovarian cancer in women with BRCA1 mutations," said Nussenzweig." Full press release available here: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2010/nci-01.htm

March 7th, 2010: Risk of Newborn Heart Defects Increases with Maternal Obesity
From NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
"The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that she will give birth to an infant with a congenital heart defect, according to a study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the New York state Department of Health...." The full press release is available here: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2010/nichd-07.htm

March 7th, 2010: Vitamin C & E Supplements Do Not Reduce Risk for Blood Pressure Disorders of Pregnancy
From NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Full press release available here:http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2010/nichd-07a.htm

April 1, 2010: Statehealthfacts.org has Recently Added New and Updated Data on Demographics & the Economy
Health Status, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & CHIP, Health Costs & Budgets, Providers & Service Use, and Minority Health. You can view a list of all recent updates at http://statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=whatsnew.
Brand new information includes:
-Children of Immigrants (NEW)
New data from the Urban Institute on the growth in number and the share of children of immigrants from 1990 to 2005-2006 are now available for all states. http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=58&cat=1.
-Cigarette Taxes (NEW)
New data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on cigarette excise tax rates have been added for all states and the nation for 2009. Updated data on additional state sales taxes on soft drinks and chips/pretzels have also been added for 2009 from the University of Illinois at Chicago. http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=839&cat=1
-Child Oral Health (NEW)
New state-by-state data from the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) on the percent of children with oral health problems have been added for 2007. http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=840&cat=2