EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and CDC/ATSDR Director Dr. Julie Gerberding signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, signaling their intentions to develop collaborative strategies that assist communities coping with health problems that may be related to environmental hazards.
New Edition of CDC's "Yellow Book" Provides Updated Information on International Travel Health Risks
Update on Tuberculosis Case in an International Traveler
The CDC today issued a new report, "Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2005," which contains information on patient visits to emergency departments, outpatient centers and hospitals.
Women Should Talk with Their Doctors about Risks and Benefits
A secure, Web-based reporting network that lets facilities track infections associated with health care is now available to all health care facilities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today.
CDC's National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new report today entitled "Early Release of Health Insurance Estimates Based on Data From the 2006 National Health Interview Survey."
When: Jun 27-28, 2007, Where: CDC 1600 Clifton Road NE, Agenda: Hepatitis A Vaccine Prophylaxis
Statement by Dr. KEVIN FENTON, Director OF CDC'S National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention
Reported cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled since 1991, when Lyme became a nationally notifiable disease, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report also said 93 percent of reported cases were concentrated in 10 states.
ATLANTA - Water in the drinking water system for the Tarawa Terrace family housing area at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, affecting possibly 75,000 residents, was contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a dry cleaning solvent, during the period November 1957 through February 1987, an analysis by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the following update regarding its investigation and public health actions related to a patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). CDC is recommending that passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights taken by the patient be notified of potential exposure to tuberculosis and evaluated for TB...
Multimedia tool kit adds patient evaluation tool to improve early diagnosis...
Severe Weather Can Threaten Summer Fun, Safety and Health Seasonal Hazards Include Hurricanes, Extreme Heat and Wildfires, Soaring temperatures, summer storms, and drought conditions can all contribute to extreme weather...
Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Dr. Martin Cetron, Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, and Dr. Ken Castro, Director, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC
CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY
A new resource for health care officials working with women displaced from conflict-affected regions throughout the world was announced today by the CDC.
CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY
Nearly three out of four U.S. households do not allow smoking anywhere and any time in the home, according to a study in this week's issue of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). This study, which uses data from...
Stroke prevalence varies widely from state to state, with some states and U.S. territories having more than double the stroke prevalence of others, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
New three-day training course released online today May 15, 2007
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released interim advice to the public about the use of facemasks and respirators in certain public (non-occupational) settings during an influenza pandemic....
The infant mortality rate in the United States in 2004 was 6.78 infant (under 1 year of age) deaths per 1,000 live births, not significantly different from the rate of 6.84 in 2003, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Who: Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director CDC, WHEN: Thuday, May 3, 2007...
Americans of all ages continue to experience improvements in their oral health. However, tooth decay in primary (baby) teeth increased among children aged 2 to 5 years...
More Than Twenty Percent of Children Not Fully Protected Against Vaccine-Preventable Disease...
Usable Layout, New Search Engine and New Features Help People More Easily Find Information and Resources ...
Dr. Julie Gerberding to Address National Influenza Summit Meeting in Atlanta to Address 2007 - 2008 Influenza Vaccine Issues...
56th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference...
A report released Thuday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a leveling of cases for some foodborne infections after a period of decline. For others, incidences of infection which had declined appear to be returning to earlier levels...
Few Treatment Options Remain for One of Nation's Most Common STDs...
Release of "Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food 10 States, United States, 2006" being published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
56th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference...
Tuberculosis rates in the United States reached an all-time low in 2006, though progress to eliminate TB continued to slow. Drug-resistant TB, including extensively drug-resistant TB, presents significant challenges to treatment...
The three most common forms of acute viral hepatitis in the United States - hepatitis A, B and C - declined dramatically between 1995 and 2005, with hepatitis A and B at the lowest levels...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today new safety data on a recently licensed rotavirus vaccine given to infants that indicate the vaccine does not pose an elevated risk for intussusception...
The Changing Face of Women's Health, an interactive exhibit, has returned to Atlanta. The exhibit explores menopause, society and body image, puberty, osteoporosis, breast health, heart disease...
CDC is holding the 41st annual National Immunization Conference to explore the latest developments in vaccine science, policy, education, and technology....
The rate of fetal deaths, also known as stillbirths, occurring at 20 weeks of gestation or more declined substantially between 1990 and 2003, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a report that finds a wide range of variation in the prevalence of coronary heart disease (a narrowing of the arteries that feed the heart), heart attack and angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart does not get enough blood). The report provides the first ever information on the percentage of people living with heart disease...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported findings today from the first and largest summary of prevalence data from multiple U.S. communities participating in an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) surveillance project...
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Nearly half of the more than 1 million Americans estimated to be living with HIV in the United States are African Americans...
Small Changes in 1918 Pandemic Virus Knocks Out Transmission Research Provides Clues for Assessing Pandemic Potential of New Influenza Viruses...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in cooperation with departments and agencies across the Federal Government, today announced two new efforts designed to improve state...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $3.7 million in new grants designed to enhance healthcare information in an effort to improve the detection and response to emerging public health threats...
Children and adolescents can now be protected against more diseases than ever before, according to the 2007 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control...
New Studies Shed Light on Circumstances Associated with Violent Deaths Findings also include data on suicides, homicides, and homicide-suicides from 2003-2004...
Binge drinking is common among high school students in the United States and is strongly associated with sexual activity, violence, and other risky behaviors, according to a new study...
A new report on childhood asthma released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that death rates for asthma among children under age 18 have declined since 1999...
Teaching hospitals were better trained than other hospitals for bioterrorism, and Joint Commission accredited hospitals had prepared more of their physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and lab staff for such emergencies...
The impact of pandemic influenza extends well beyond health and medical communities into many segments of society. Developing a pandemic influenza vaccine could take several months....
CDC Conference Spotlights Environmental Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina, Hazardous Waste and Climate Change Other Highlights to Include Addresses by...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced $11.4 million in new contracts to four companies working to develop new diagnostic tests that doctors and field epidemiologists could eventually use to quickly and accurately test patients for avian influenza H5N1 and other emerging influenza viruses...
Statement from Dr. Gerberding December 1, 2006...
The teen birth rate in the United States fell to its lowest level ever in 2005, according to the latest birth statistics...
Statement from Dr. Gerberding November 20, 2006
Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths for Seniors CDC report reveals that men more likely to experience fatality than women...
One in four U.S. adults say they suffered a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in 10 say the pain lasted a year or more, according to the government's annual,...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding announced today the appointment of Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H.,...
77 Million Doses of Vaccine Supply Delivered, with Record Numbers Expected by End of Year...