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Published on October 4, 2011 - 16:13 GMT

CDC Telebriefing on Vital Signs Report: Vital Signs: Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among Adults — United States, 2010

For Immediate Release: October 4, 2011 Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286 WHAT CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on alcohol-impaired driving among adults. …

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Published on September 30, 2011 - 15:11 GMT

Affordable Care Act helps improve the health of the American workforce, increase workplace health programs

Awards aim to improve nutrition and physical activity, cut tobacco use among workers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced awards of approximately $9 million for comprehensive workplace health programs across the nation. The …

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Published on September 29, 2011 - 17:14 GMT

CDC and FDA media availability on multistate outbreak on Listeriosis

WHAT CDC and FDA will hold a media availability on the ongoing multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to whole cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado. Who Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and …

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Published on September 29, 2011 - 17:12 GMT

CDC takes new steps to combat childhood obesity

Research project will focus on doctors, communities and families to help children make healthy choices The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today launched a new effort to address childhood obesity using successful elements of both …

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Published on September 26, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

Insufficient sleep among high school students associated with a variety of health-risk behaviors

For Immediate Release: September 26, 2011 Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286 WHAT Almost 70 percent of high school students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep on school nights, according to a study …

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Published on September 22, 2011 - 18:12 GMT

CDC releases surveillance data on waterborne disease outbreaks

WHAT CDC has released two MMWR Surveillance Summaries: “Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks and Other Health Events Associated with Recreational Water – United States, 2007-2008” and “Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated …

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Published on September 22, 2011 - 18:11 GMT

Rotavirus vaccination leads to large decreases in health care costs and doctor visits

Vaccinating infants against rotavirus has resulted in dramatic decreases in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea–related illness in U.S. infants and young children, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The …

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Published on September 22, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

New proposed guidelines for organ transplantation

Draft guidelines on organ transplants call for more thorough donor screening and more advanced organ testing to help protect patients from infections transmitted through transplants. The draft from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection concerns …

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Published on September 21, 2011 - 14:10 GMT

Are We Ready for America’s Next Flu Challenge?

CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden joins leading medical/public health experts at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 21st, to call on all Americans to get vaccinated against influenza …

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Published on September 20, 2011 - 19:13 GMT

CDC report highlights progress in nation’s public health preparedness

WHAT Public Health Preparedness: 2011 State-by-State Update on Laboratory Capabilities and Response Readiness Planning,is the latest report by CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response that evaluates the nation’s ability to respond to …

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Published on September 15, 2011 - 16:13 GMT

Lung cancer rates decline nationwide

Report shows a continuing decline among men, and a promising decline among women The rates of new lung cancer cases in the United States dropped among men in 35 states and among women in 6 states between 1999 and 2008, according to a report by …

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Published on September 15, 2011 - 16:12 GMT

CDC report details influenza prevention and treatment for children and teens

Although children and teenagers rarely die from flu–related causes, many of the deaths could have been prevented if the children had been vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The study …

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Published on September 9, 2011 - 20:14 GMT

New CDC Developed Diagnostic Lab Test for Flu Approved

A laboratory diagnostic kit to diagnose human infections with seasonal influenza viruses and novel influenza A viruses with pandemic potential has been authorized for use by Food and Drug Administration. The in–vitro, or IVD, kit was developed by the …

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Published on September 9, 2011 - 20:14 GMT

CDC Lancet article discusses public health preparedness progress and challenges

WHAT The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is the focus of a special issue of the British medical journal Lancet . The issue features an article by Ali S. Khan, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of …

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Published on September 9, 2011 - 20:12 GMT

Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged 18 Years United States, 2005 through 2010

WHAT CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on cigarette smoking among adults. Who Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Timothy McAfee, M …

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Published on September 1, 2011 - 17:10 GMT

Report identifies need for increased monitoring of adult mental illness

WHAT The report, Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States, appears as a supplement in today’s issue of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . Prepared by the Public Health Surveillance Program Office, it is the first …

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Published on August 18, 2011 - 19:13 GMT

HHS funds to bolster public health emergency preparedness nationwide

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $613 million to strengthen all-hazards emergency preparedness in the 50 states, four large metropolitan areas, and eight U.S. territories and Pacific island areas. HHSâ Centers …

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Published on August 18, 2011 - 16:11 GMT

CDC Telebriefing on Influenza Vaccination

WHAT CDC will host a telebriefing regarding this season’s influenza vaccination recommendations and influenza vaccination coverage among health-care personnel and pregnant women. WHO Carolyn Bridges, MD, associate director for adult …

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Published on July 27, 2011 - 21:10 GMT

CDC Statement on World Hepatitis Day 2011

On this first World Health Organization (WHO)-sponsored World Hepatitis Day, July 28, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the world in reflecting on the remarkable successes and enormous challenges in the global effort to …

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Published on July 26, 2011 - 16:10 GMT

First World Trade Center Scientific and Medical Review Released

The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) today issued the First Periodic Review of Scientific and Medical Evidence Related to Cancer for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. This first periodic review provides a …

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