Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance

Robert Bob Wise (1989), in a working paper for the FDA s Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance, made an executive summary concerning reports of hostility on triazolam. Wise addressed a syndrome that consists of anger or rage, aggression, and some actual assaults and murders. He stated ... 

Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. (1990, March 20). Memorandum Increased frequency report Triazolam deaths, interaction with alcohol, and CNS depression. Rockville, MD Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration. 

Wise, B. (1989, April 21). Increased frequency report (IFR) Alprazolam and rage. Rockville, MD Food and Drug Administration Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance. 

Cancer is a group of diseases that result from abnormal and prolific cellular division. Based on current U.S. National Cancer Institute s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) of cancer prevalence, it is estimated that more than 10 million people were living with cancer in the United States in 2005 (NCI 2008). The American Cancer Society predicts that 1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females will develop some type of cancer in their lifetime, and that 1 in 4 males and 1 in 5 females is at risk of dying from this disease (NCI 2007a,b). Cancer is undoubtedly a substantial threat to public health. 

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