http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm74/7432/7432.pdf

Reviews recent progress and sets new goals for the British National Health Service for the 21st Century. British Parliament Command Paper CM7432.

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/physicianfeesched/downloads/CMS-1403-P.pdf

Latest annual proposed revisions to the 2009 physician fee schedule under Part B of the Medicare Health Insurance Program. From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf

Findings from a survey of approximately 10,000 youth, born between 1957 and 1964, who were interviewed about their employment history from 1979 to 2007. Covers work and nonwork experience, training, schooling, income, and health conditions. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ccr42/ccr42.pdf

Survey of 8,000 children from kindergarten through 3rd grade to examine predictors of child obesity and associated academic and socioemotional outcomes. Number of hours of TV viewing and number of meals not taken with family were cited as significant factors in child obesity. From the Economic Research Service.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5725a3.htm

Reports that the rate of current use of cigarettes by high school students has not declined in the period since 2003. Smoking among such students had previously declined from 36% in 1997 to 21.9% in 2003. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/notice200859.pdf

Administrative guidance for employers and employees concerning eligibility, contributions, distributions, and administration of health savings accounts. From the Treasury Department.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200806.pdf

Reports that 43 million persons or 14.5% of the population lacked health insurance in 2007. Also provides data on lack of coverage by demographic characteristics. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr001.pdf

Reports that the percentage of persons with no health insurance coverage was 10 percentage points higher for adults than children. The percentage of persons uninsured at the time of interview varied from 8% to 28% with higher percentages of persons uninsured in southern and southwestern states. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

http://edlabor.house.gov/publications/20080619WorkplaceInjuriesReport.pdf

Charges that work-related injuries and illnesses are chronically underreported to the Labor Department which is responsible under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to gather statistics on such incidents. Cites many reasons for inadequate statistics but focuses on underreporting by employers. From the House Committee on Education and Labor

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/pain/substate.pdf

Calls misuse of prescription drugs second only to marijuana as the most prevalent drug problem in the U.S. Provides estimates of misuse of prescription pain relievers by region. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb54.pdf

Reports that 1.9 million adult hospital stays were related to asthma attacks in 2005. Also offers statistics on trends in adult asthma hospital stays, insurance coverage, and affluence of victims. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.