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Published on August 5, 2013 - 20:26 GMT

CDC and Olympic Champion Amanda Beard team up for healthy swimming - Press Release

For Immediate Release: August 6, 2013 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 No one spends more time in the pool than elite swimmers, including seven-time Olympic medalist and mom Amanda Beard. CDC and Beard are teaming up to encourage everyone to take …

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Published on July 31, 2013 - 16:18 GMT

U.S. breastfeeding rates continue to rise - Press Release

Keeping moms and babies together during the hospital stay is important to progress Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percent of babies …

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Published on July 26, 2013 - 17:50 GMT

HPV vaccine: Safe, effective, and grossly underutilized - Press Release

In a press conference held today, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control …

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Published on July 25, 2013 - 21:42 GMT

Healthy life expectancies at age 65 highest in Hawaii, lowest in Mississippi - Press Release

Residents of the South regardless of race, and blacks throughout the United States, have lower healthy life expectancy at age 65, according to a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Published on July 25, 2013 - 21:41 GMT

CDC officials to discuss Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring - Media Advisory

Embargoed until: July 25, 2013, noon ET Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 What CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring in the United …

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Published on July 25, 2013 - 21:41 GMT

CDC Telebriefing on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring - Transcript

Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Noon ET OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. I would like to inform all parties that your lines have been placed in a listen only mode until the question and answer portion of today’s call. The call is also being …

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Published on July 11, 2013 - 16:37 GMT

CDC releases report on 30-year low in youth homicide rates - Press Release

The homicide rate for youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2010, according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The …

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Published on July 3, 2013 - 22:05 GMT

HHS grants to bolster disaster preparedness for health care, public health - Press Release

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $916 million to continue improving preparedness and health outcomes for a wide range of public health threats within every state, eight U.S. territories, and four of the nation’s …

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Published on July 2, 2013 - 19:13 GMT

New CDC Vital Signs: Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women - Digital Press Kit

Use prescription drugs only as directed by a health care provider, and store them in a secure place. Use prescription drugs only as directed by a health care provider, and store them in a secure place. Dispose of medications properly, as soon as the course …

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Published on July 2, 2013 - 17:09 GMT

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How has the prescription painkiller overdose epidemic grown in women? - Media Advisory

Embargoed until: July 2, 2013, noon ET Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 What The prescription painkiller epidemic is killing more women than ever before. New data shows prescription painkiller overdose deaths among women have skyrocketed. Since 1999 …

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Published on July 2, 2013 - 17:09 GMT

New CDC Vital Signs: Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Womens - Press Release

CDC study shows emergency department visits also on the rise among women The number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths increased five fold among women between 1999 and 2010, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for …

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Published on June 24, 2013 - 13:15 GMT

CDC advisory committee recommends an influenza vaccine option for persons with egg allergy - Media Advisory

Immediate Release: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted today, 13 to 0, in favor of recommending FluBlok during the 2013-2014 influenza season for vaccination of …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 20:47 GMT

CDC findings show higher suicide-related behaviors among youth involved in bullying - June 19, 2013 - Media Advisory

What The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special issue focusing for the first time on the relationship between bullying and suicide. The special issue was assembled by an expert panel brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 20:47 GMT

New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls - June 19, 2013 - Press Release

A new study looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women before and after the introduction of the HPV vaccine shows a significant reduction in vaccine-type HPV in U.S. teens. The study, published in [the June issue …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 20:47 GMT

HPV Vaccination - June 19, 2013 - Digital Press Kit

Biography “ This report shows that HPV vaccine works well, and the report should be a wake–up call to our nation to protect the next generation by increasing HPV vaccination rates. Unfortunately only one third of girls aged 13–17 have been fully vaccinated …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 20:47 GMT

CDC Telebriefing on HPV prevalence among young women following HPV vaccination introduction in the United States, NHANES, 2003-...

Wednesday, June 19, 2012 at 12 p.m. ET OPERATOR: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. During the question-and-answer session of today's call, you may press star-one to ask a question. Today …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 15:28 GMT

David J. Sencer CDC Museum unveils cancer survivors’ photo exhibit - June 17, 2013 - Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: June 17, 2013 Contact: CDC Media Relations, Office of Communication (404) 639-3286 Exhibit features photos and stories of CDC employees who have survived cancer Who CDC cancer survivors are featured in the new exhibit, CANCER: …

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Published on June 19, 2013 - 15:28 GMT

CDC officials to discuss decline in Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since vaccination started in 2006 - June 19, ...

What CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases that looks at the prevalence of vaccine-type human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since the vaccine was introduced in 2006. Who Tom Frieden …

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Published on June 14, 2013 - 20:08 GMT

CDC partners with 104 employers for National Healthy Worksite Program - June 10, 2013 - Press Release

Immediate Release: Monday, June 10, 2013 Contact: CDC Media Relations, Office of Communication (404) 639-3286 Initiative aims to prevent chronic disease, improve worker productivity, control health costs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …

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Published on June 14, 2013 - 20:08 GMT

Haiti close to eliminating lymphatic filariasis - June 15, 2013 - Press Release

Haiti’s public health experts are one step closer to completely ridding its population of a disease that has long plagued the country. For the first time, millions of Haitians are now protected from the infectious, parasitic disease called lymphatic …

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