New Study Shows Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Increasing Among U.S. Adults
Disparities in screening still persist in certain populations...
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New CDC study underscores impact of older adult falls
CDC releases new resources to help prevent falls
CDC Study Reveals Adults May Not Get Enough Rest or Sleeps
About 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day in the past month, according to a new four-state study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
CDC's Advisory Committee Recommends Influenza Vaccination for Children 6 months through 18 years of age
A panel of immunization experts advised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today to expand the recommended ages for annual influenza vaccination of children to include all children from only 6 months to 59 months of age. The expanded recommendation is to take effect as soon as feasible, but no later than the 2009 14:00:00 EST - 2010 influenza season...
Disparities in Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Signs Among Adults in 14 States Revealed by CDC Study
An alarming number of adults fail to recognize heart attack warning signs and symptoms that could, if heeded, save their lives, according to...
CDC State Preparedness Report Highlights Progress and Challenges
An inaugural report on public health preparedness released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates states have made significant progress with respect to emergency preparedness, but that significant challenges remain.
CDC Study Warns of Deaths Due to the "Choking Game"
Most fatalities in 11-to-16 year old boys
More Children in Low-Income Countries Getting Vaccinated Against Hib Pneumonia and Meningitis
Vaccine use increasing in places where most Hib disease and deaths occur
CDC Releases Results of Formaldehyde Level Tests
(NEW ORLEANS) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released today preliminary results from recent testing that found higher than typical indoor exposure levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers and mobile homes used as emergency housing in the Gulf Coast Region.
Update on Seasonal Influenza Activity
The telebriefing will provide an update on the current influenza season.
New Resource for Preventing Diabetes in African-Americans
A new diabetes prevention resource designed to encourage and help faith-based and community organizations get actively involved in deterring preventable diabetes among African-Americans was released by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a joint venture of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health. ...
New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates
Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines ...
New Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household Population
Unsupervised Ingestion Accounts for 66 Percent of Incidents...
Un estudio de los CDC estima que 7,000 urgencias pedi-tricas estuvieron vinculadas a medicamentos para la tos y el resfriado
Un n-mero estimado de 7,000 ni-os, de 11 a-os de edad o menos, son atendidos cada a-o en urgencias hospitalarias debido al consumo de medicamentos para la tos y el resfriado, seg-n un estudio de los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci-n de Enfermedades....
CDC Study Estimates 7,000 Pediatric Emergency Departments Visits Linked to Cough and Cold Medication
Approximately half of 1 percent (0.47 percent) of the U.S. household population between the ages of 18 and 49 are living with HIV...
New Study Finds Decline in Single-Victim School-Associated Violent Deaths
Multiple Victim Rates Remain Stable Since the Early 90s...
CDC To Launch Study on Unexplained Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research launched a study to learn about an unexplained skin condition known as Morgellons...
Health Groups Release 2008 Immunization Schedules
Updated immunization recommendations for childhood influenza and adolescent meningococcal vaccinations are included in the 2008 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
CDC to Begin Testing Trailers for Formaldehyde
FEMA continues efforts to move residents out of trailers
New CDC Study Finds 5.5 Percent Increase in Injury Mortality from 1999 to 2004
Increases in deaths among 20-to-29 and 45-to-54 year olds contribute to first overall increase in years
December 13th Press Briefing Related to CDC Testing of Occupied FEMA Trailers in the Gulf Coast Area
CDC press conference to announce the start date for testing trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi for formaldehyde levels in trailers and mobile homes.
FEMA Administrator and CDC Director to Brief News Media on Formaldehyde Testing Plan
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), R. David Paulison, and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Julie Gerberding, will brief the news media Thuday at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The purpose is to discuss the plan to test air quality in travel trailers and mobile homes in the Gulf
CDC and FDA Advise Public of Vaccine Recall
Telebriefing to discuss Merck(c) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine recall
Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
The teen birth rate in the United States rose in 2006 for the first time since 1991, and unmarried childbearing also rose significantly, according to preliminary birth statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
Nearly one in five U.S. adults - more than 40 million people - report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the annual report on the nation's health released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC statement on pending HIV incidence estimates
Recent media reports have speculated about CDC's pending estimates of new HIV infections in the United States. CDC emphasizes that the new estimates are not yet final.
Independent Panel Issues Report on Transfer of Youth from Juvenile to Adult Justice System
A new report - "Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile to the Adult Justice System: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services,"
A New CDC Study Finds no Real Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High
After a quarter century of increases, obesity prevalence has not measurably increased in the past few years but levels are still high
ADOLESCENT AGGRESSION NO LONGER LIMITED TO THE SCHOOL YARD
Sixty-four percent of kids and teens who are harassed online, not harassed at school
CDC Promotes National Influenza Vaccination Week to Encourage Flu Vaccination throughout the Influenza Season
New Data Show Few Flu Vaccines Given After November
2007 NATIONAL PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SUMMIT
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit: Creating a Culture of Wellness.
Nation's Influenza Vaccine Supplies Continue to Increase; CDC Advises Broadening of Vaccination Efforts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that the nation's influenza vaccine manufacturers report that more than 103 million doses of influenza
Telebriefing on the Current Influenza Season and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Distribution and Availability
The telebriefing will provide an update on the current influenza season as well as seasonal influenza vaccine distribution and availability
Cardiovascular Disease Decreasing Among Adults with Diabetes
Separate Report Finds People with Diabetes Doing a Better Job of Checking Blood Sugar
CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Children Ages Two to Five
A panel of immunization experts has voted to expand the recommendation for the nasal spray influenza vaccine...
CDC Launches Redesigned Spanish Web Site "CDC en Espa-ol"
Usable Layout, New Search Engine and New Features Help People Find Information and Resources
CDC Study Finds U.S. Schools Making Progress in Decreasing Availability of Junk Food and Promoting Physical Activity
Activity However, More Progress Needed to Foster Health and Wellness of Students
CDC estimates 94,000 invasive drug-resistant staph infections occurred in the U.S. in 2005
Study establishes baseline for MRSA infection estimates
Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Death Rate Decline Doubling
Special Feature Examines Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives
CDC Presents First State-by-State Data on Work Limitations Caused by Arthritis
Work limitation due to arthritis in all working-age adults ranges from a low of 3.4 percent in Hawaii to a high of 15 percent in Kentucky, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study that provides the first ever state-by-state data on adults experiencing work limitations caused by arthritis.
CDC Scientist Awarded China's Highest Honor for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health
Robert E. Fontaine, M.D., CDC senior epidemiologist and Resident Advisor to the U.S. Field Epidemiology Training Program in Beijing, China, has been honored with the Friendship Award of 2007.
Smoking Rates Highest Among People with Disabilities
Health Disparities Persist Among People with Disabilities
CDC Awards $35 Million to Support HIV Testing and Increase Early Diagnosis of HIV among African Americans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $35 million in funding to state and local health departments to increase HIV testing opportunities among populations disproportionately affected by HIV, primarily African Americans.
Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years
New England Journal of Medicine Telebriefing
CDC's Global Health Odyssey Invites Public to Smithsonian Museum Day 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global Health Odyssey opens to the public for the first Saturday ever on September 29 in conjunction with national Museum Day, sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine. Special Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free, with driver's license or passport required for entry.
U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
A child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live nearly 78 years (77.9) - a new high - according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2005."
US Declared Canine-Rabies Free, CDC Announces at Inaugural World Rabies Day Symposium
For the last several decades, state and local public health authorities in the United States have been working tirelessly on the prevention and control of rabies. Coincident with the recognition of World Rabies Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has formally declared the elimination of the type of rabies previously found in dogs in the United States...
Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years-United States, 1990-2004
MMWR Telebriefing to Announce Release of the Study. The study reports the first changes in suicide rates among 10-24 year olds in more than 15 years...
CDC Report Shows Largest One-Year Increase in Youth Suicide Rate in 15 Years
Following a decline of more than 28 percent, the suicide rate for 10- to-24-year-olds increased by 8 percent, the largest single-year rise in 15 years, according to a report released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)...
First World Rabies Day to be Observed at CDC
CDC's World Rabies Day Symposium and Expo includes experts and an appearance by the first human rabies survivor in the United States...
MEDIA ADVISORY: MMWR Telebriefing
CDC will announce 2006 national and state vaccination coverage rates among young children and adolescents...
Nation's Childhood Immunization Rates Remain at or above record levels
New estimates show adolescent rates below nation's 2010 goals...
The End of Polio: Photographs of Sebasti-o Salgado Opens to Public
Early in 2001 in Somalia, Brazilian photojournalist Sebasti-o Salgado began to document the global effort to eradicate the crippling disease poliomyelitis...
CDC Researchers find possible animal source for Marburg virus
Identification of infection in a common African fruit bat...
Community Measures Prevent Deaths During Pandemic, New Study Finds
School closures and other community strategies designed to reduce the possibility of spreading disease between people during an epidemic can save lives, particularly when the measures are used in combination and implemented soon after an outbreak begins in a community...
More Women Choosing to Breastfeed, but Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding Fall Short of National Objectives
Although more women are choosing to initiate breastfeeding, the percentage of mothers who breastfeed exclusively is far short of national objectives...
CDC will Provide Investigational New Medicine for Treatment of Severe Malaria
CDC and Walter Reed collaboration fosters the availability of artesunate for emergency use
CDC Urges Parents to Protect Preteens with Three Recommended Vaccines
New CDC campaign launched during National Immunization Awareness Month encourages a routine health checkup for 11-and 12-year-olds
CDC's 2007 Cancer Conference:
Meeting Future Challenges features presentations and topic sessions on key issues relating to cancer prevention and early detection.
New Study Finds Most Sports- and Recreation-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Occur In Youth and Teens
CDC Launches New Youth Sports Tool Kit to Help Coaches, Athletes, and Parents "Play it Safe"
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