CDC Holds Inaugural Conference to Address Obesity Crisis in the United States
Weight of the Nation Conference...
Weight of the Nation Conference...
The White House today announced that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan will host an all-day H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit...
An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997...
Fractures most common injury; one in three injuries required hospitalization...
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel Influenza A (H1N1)...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition...
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) as well as the MMWR report, "Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections Among Health-Care Personnel - United States, April-May, 2009"...
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)...
CDC will host a press conference to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel influenza A H1N1...
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). He was named director of CDC by the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services on May 15...
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel H1N1 flu.
The first-ever national estimate among a nationally representative sample of U.S. children revealed that 3 out of every 1000 children between the age of 6 and 17 in the United States have been diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS)...
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an overall update on the novel Influenza A H1N1 virus and to discuss a recently published article in the journal Science.
Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects...
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. Daniel Jernigan, MD, PhD, Medical Epidemiology, Influenza Division
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
2009 National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week is May 18-24
The proportion of births to unmarried mothers in the United States has risen steeply over the past few decades, consistent with patterns in other countries, a report from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics shows.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a PHONE ONLY press briefing to discuss two New England Journal of Medicine articles by CDC authors on H1N1 Flu. The articles are title "Human Infections with Triple-Reassortant Swine Influenza A (H1) Viruses in the United States, 2005-2009" and "Emergence of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Humans."
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza. Thuday April 30, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza.Thuday April 30, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ET
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza. Please call in 10 to 15 minutes before the briefing to get on the line.
Telephone only media availability for press with questions related to the investigation of cases of swine influenza. Please call in 10 to 15 minutes before the briefing in order to get on the line.
Media availability for press with questions related to the investigation of cases of swine influenza.
CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza in California and Texas. CDC issued an MMWR dispatch on Tuesday April 21. The briefing will update information included in the dispatch.
An April 10, 2009 article appearing on Salon.com inaccurately represents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 2004 public health response to a request from the Washington D.C. Department of Health for assistance concerning lead in water in District of Columbia neighborhoods (Blood Lead Levels in Residents of Homes with Elevated Lead in Tap Water - District of Columbia, 2004 MMWR Dispatch Vol. 53., …
Release of "Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - 10 States, 2008," which is being published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The incidence of the most common foodborne illnesses has changed very little over the past three years, according to a 10-state report released Thuday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 32nd Annual Diabetes Conference, New Strategies for Changing Times will focus on new strategies for diabetes prevention and control for practitioners, providers, and leaders. The conference is sponsored by the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) and features plenary sessions, various lectures, symposia, oral presentations, roundtable discussions, exhib…
Thousands of health officials from around the country will gather to examine the latest developments in vaccine science, policy, education, technology, and planning issues related to immunization in general and vaccine-preventable disease. Topics will include the impact of new vaccines on health, addressing vaccine hesitancy, monitoring vaccine safety, effect of state laws on uptake of recommended vaccines and othe…
Most Americans consume more than double the amount of their daily recommended level of sodium. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 2 out of 3 adults are in population groups that should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams (mg) per day of sodium. During 2005-2006 the estimated average intake of sodium for persons in the United States age 2 years and older was 3,436 m…
The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 increased by about 1 percent in 2007, from 41.9 births per 1,000 in 2006 to 42.5 in 2007, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second year in a row that teen births have gone up. They increased 3 percent in 2006 following a 14-year decline.
Oklahoma leads the nation in the percentage of households with cell phones only, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than a quarter of households (26.2 percent) in Oklahoma had only wireless and no landline phones in 2007. On the other end of the spectrum, only 5.1 percent of households in Vermont were wireless-only in 2007.
Arthritis may create an additional barrier to using physical activity to help people manage their heart disease, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Young adults in the United States aged 18-29 face a number of health challenges, including increases in obesity, high injury rates, and lack of insurance coverage compared to older adults, according to the latest report on the nation's health.
The number of outpatient surgery visits in the United States increased from 20.8 million visits in 1996 to 34.7 million visits in 2006, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
When parents have access to proven parenting information and support designed to address problems all families face-from tantrums to encouraging good behavior-key measures of child maltreatment fall, according to a study released in the Jan. 26 online edition of the journal Prevention Science...
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New tools are available to help Hispanics enjoy healthy versions of their favorite recipes and control portion sizes, all designed to reduce their risk of developing diabetes. The recipes and other materials are part of a campaign called M's que comida...
In the last decade, more than 60,000 patients in the United States were asked to get tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) because health care personnel in settings outside hospitals failed to follow basic infection control practices, according to a new study by the CDC...
Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by nearly 20 percent for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30-40 percent higher risk for a number of severe brain and spinal birth defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study is published in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
Updated immunization recommendations for childhood influenza vaccinations are included in the 2009 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)...
An estimated 55 million children and teens from birth to age 19 were treated in emergency departments for unintentional injuries from 2001 to 2006, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven largely by declines in some of the most common types of cancer...
Infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to a study by the CDC...
Smoking in the United States Causes 443,000 Deaths Annually and Costs $193 Billion As Nation Observes Great American Smokeout