MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Centers for Disease Control and Prevention' source. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:40:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2775874&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090908.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090908 CDC will host a press conference on its updated guidelines on antivirals as well as an update on 2009 H1N1 flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2775874 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2775874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2759372&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090902.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090902 CDC will host a press conference to update on 2009 H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2759372 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2759372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2753497&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090901.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090901 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced plans to distribute $40 million to state health departments to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2753497 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2753497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2753498&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090828.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090828 On Friday August 28, 2009, CDC announced that births in most of the Gulf Cost areas hit by Hurricane Karina plunged in the 12 months following the deadly storm. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2753498 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2753498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2753499&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090827.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090827 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an update on cases of 2009 H1N1 flu. The briefing will also include an update on NIH’s clinical trials of candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2753499 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2753499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2753500&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090821.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090821 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an update on cases of 2009 H1N1 flu. The briefing will also include an update on NIH’s clinical trials of candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2753500 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2753500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2753501&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090819.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090819 U.S. life expectancy reached nearly 78 years (77.9), and the age-adjusted death rate dropped to 760.3 deaths per 100,000 population, both records, according to the latest mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2753501 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2753501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2692887&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090812.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090812 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) media relations team has launched a new service for journalists. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2692887 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2692887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2679657&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090807.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090807 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported study shows that Latino adolescents in the United States who maintain ties to their culture of origin are more likely to develop healthy behaviors than their peers who do not. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2679657 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2679657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2679658&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090806.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090806 Secretaries Sebelius, Duncan, and Napolitano will host a press conference to release updated guidance for schools during the upcoming influenza season. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2679658 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2679658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2658755&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090731.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090731 A team of scientists reported today the successful isolation of genetically diverse Marburg viruses from a common species of African fruit bat (Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2658755 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2658755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2700651&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090729c.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090729c Pregnant women infected with 2009 novel H1N1 had a higher rate of hospitalization and greater risk of death than the general population due to the H1N1 flu, according to a study in the Aug. 8 issue of the British medical journal Lancet. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2700651 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2700651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2650787&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090729.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090729 Eight organizations were awarded the Pioneering Innovation Award today at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Weight of the Nation Conference in Washington, D.C. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2650787 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2650787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2650786&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090729b.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090729b The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to make recommendations for use of vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2650786 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2650786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2646610&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090728.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090728 The 2010 edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Yellow Book includes new or expanded sections on medical tourism, traveling safely with chronic diseases and conditions, and expert perspectives on popular travel itineraries worldwide. The updated book, which is a definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available online. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2646610 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:35:59 +0100 2646610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2658756&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090729.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090729 CDC will host a press conference to discuss an update on the proceedings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and its recommendations for the use of a vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2658756 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:30:00 +0100 2658756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2642015&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090727.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090727 The health cost of obesity in the United States is as high as $147 billion annually, based on a new study from Research Triangle Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2642015 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0100 2642015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635207&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090727.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090727 Weight of the Nation is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies and highlight strategies that overcome barriers to the primary prevention of obesity for youth and adults in four settings: communities, medical care, schools, and workplaces. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635207 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:35:52 +0100 2635207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635208&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090724.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090724 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel Influenza A (H1N1). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635208 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2635208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635209&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090723.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090723 One of 7 low-income, preschool-aged children is obese, but the obesity epidemic may be stabilizing, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635209 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2635209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635210&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090717.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090717 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635210 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635211&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090716b.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090716b New Vaccines Shift the Course of Childhood Diarrhea-Causing Disease and Could Have Big Global Impact (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635211 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635213&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090716.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090716 Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635213 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2635213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635212&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090716a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090716a After a period of improvement, trends in the sexual and reproductive health of U.S. teens and young adults have flattened, or in some instances may be worsening, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635212 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2635212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635214&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090715.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090715 CDC provides free formatted articles for download and use in newsletters, newspapers, magazines, community publications, web sites, and more. These articles cover a variety of health topics and are ready for use in any publication. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635214 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2635214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635215&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090708.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090708 The proportion of U.S. adults who are obese increased to 26.1 percent in 2008 compared to 25.6 percent in 2007... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635215 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635216&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090707.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090707 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today the launch of the Web-based Environmental Public Health Tracking Network... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635216 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635217&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090706.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090706 Weight of the Nation Conference... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635217 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635218&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090702.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090702 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635218 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635219&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090701.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090701 An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635219 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635220&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090629.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090629 Fractures most common injury; one in three injuries required hospitalization... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635220 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635221&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090626.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090626 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel Influenza A (H1N1)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635221 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635222&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090625.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090625 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635222 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635223&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090618.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090618 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”... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635223 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635224&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090617.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090617 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635224 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635225&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090611.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090611 CDC will host a press conference to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel influenza A H1N1... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635225 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635226&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090608.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090608 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635226 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635228&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090604.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090604 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel H1N1 flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635228 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635227&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090604.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090604 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)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635227 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635229&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090528.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090528 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635229 Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635231&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090522.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090522 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635231 Fri, 22 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635232&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090521.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090521 Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635232 Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635233&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090520.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090520 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 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635233 Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635234&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090519.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090519 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635234 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635236&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090515.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090515 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635236 Fri, 15 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635237&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090514.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090514 2009 National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week is May 18-24 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635237 Thu, 14 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635238&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090513.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090513 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635238 Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635239&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090512.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090512 CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635239 Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635242&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090508.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090508 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635242 Fri, 08 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635244&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090507.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090507 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635244 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635243&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090507b.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090507b 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.” (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635243 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635245&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090506.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090506 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635245 Wed, 06 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635247&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090504.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090504 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635247 Mon, 04 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635250&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090430.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090430 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza. Thursday April 30, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ET. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635250 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635249&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090430.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090430 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635249 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635251&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090428.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090428 CDC will host a press briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of swine influenza.Thursday April 30, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ET (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635251 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635252&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090427.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090427 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635252 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635253&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090426.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090426 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635253 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635254&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090425.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090425 Media availability for press with questions related to the investigation of cases of swine influenza. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635254 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635256&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fs090423.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_s090423 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will launch National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) with events beginning April 25 and continuing through May 2, 2009. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635256 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635257&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fs090410.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_s090410 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., March 30, 2004). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635257 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635260&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090408.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090408 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, exhibits, and poster sessions on the latest and most innovative advances in diabetes prevention and initiatives. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635260 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635261&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fnchhstp%2Fnewsroom%2FAAAPressRelease.html%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_AAAPressRelease WASHINGTON - Every 9 ½ minutes another person in America becomes infected with HIV. Officials from the White House, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today a new five-year national communication campaign, Act Against AIDS, which highlights this alarming statistic and aims to combat complacency about the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635261 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635264&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090318.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090318 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635264 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635265&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090311.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090311 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635265 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635266&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090226.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090226 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635266 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635267&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090218.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090218 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. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635267 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635268&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fa090204.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a090204 Resources for African-American media have been added to the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online Newsroom. The African-American Media Resource section is designed to provide easy access to credible health information for African-American media and media with an African-American audience. .. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635268 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635269&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090128.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090128 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635269 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635270&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090126.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090126 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635270 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635271&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090122.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090122 Will Help Save Lives by Getting the Right Patient, to the Right Place, at the Right Time... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635271 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635272&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr090112.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r090112 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 Más que comida... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635272 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635273&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr09106.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r09106 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635273 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635274&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2009%2Fr09105.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r09105 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635274 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100 2635274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635276&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081231a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081231a Heart attack hospitalizations in the city of Pueblo, Colorado fell sharply after the implementation of a municipal law making workplaces and public places smoke-free, and this decrease was sustained over a three-year period... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635276 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635275&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081231b.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081231b 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)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635275 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635277&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081210.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081210 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)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635277 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635278&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081202.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081202 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635278 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635279&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081117.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081117 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635279 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635280&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081114.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081114 Smoking in the United States Causes 443,000 Deaths Annually and Costs $193 Billion As Nation Observes Great American Smokeout (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635280 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635281&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081113.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081113 Smoking in the United States Causes 443,000 Deaths Annually and Costs $193 Billion As Nation Observes Great American Smokeout (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635281 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635282&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081103.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081103 Twenty-five thousand cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers occurred in 38 states and the District of Columbia annually during 1998-2003, according to studies conducted by CDC. ... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635282 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635283&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081030.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081030 State-specific data provide glimpse into geographical differences... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635283 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635284&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081029.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081029 ATLANTA –Employees, their families and people living close to 28 exfoliation sites may have been exposed to amphibole asbestos from vermiculite mined Libby, Montana between the 1920s and the early 1990s., a report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has concluded.... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635284 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2635284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635285&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081022.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081022 The number of young people who had a food or digestive allergy increased 18 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635285 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635286&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081016.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081016 Teens are getting injured or killed by riding on the outside of a moving vehicle – an activity known as car surfing, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) review of newspaper articles released today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635286 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635287&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081015.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081015 The United States ranked 29th in the world in infant mortality in 2004, compared to 27th in 2000, 23rd in 1990 and 12th in 1960, according to a new report from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635287 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635288&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081009.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081009 CDC press release issed October 9, 2007, announcing the 2007 National Immunization Survey results for teens (NIS-Teen), that show the nation′s immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, but most still do not have all of the recommended immunizations. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635288 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635289&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081008.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081008 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $16.9 million contract to American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) of Manassas, Va. to implement the CDC Influenza Reagent Resource (CDC-IRR), a secure, Web-based system that will improve access to influenza viruses, test kits and other reagents for approved laboratories. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635289 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635290&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081006.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081006 CDC Press Release issued Monday, October 6, 2008: CDC Awards $10.9 Million for Preparedness Research Centers at Seven Schools of Public Health (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635290 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635291&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr081002.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r081002 CDC campaign aims to draw attention to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635291 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635292&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080930.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080930 CDC press release on September 30, 2008, announcing a $10 millon award grant given to the New York Health and Hospital Corporation for the first year of a three-year competitive grant to provide medical examinations, diagnostic testing, referral and treatment for residents, students, and others in the community that were directly affected by the dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635292 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635293&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080924.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080924 CDC Press Release, CDC Awards $24 Million for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Projects Dated September 24, 2008 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635293 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635294&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080918.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080918 New Guidance Also Issued on Patient Management for Those Infected (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635294 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635295&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080909.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080909 CDC press release, dated Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma Symptoms in Children and Teens. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635295 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635296&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080908.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080908 New Effort Teaches Parents How to Protect Children from MRSA (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635296 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635299&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080902.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080902 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has been named to the Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that Dr. Gerberding has made the list. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635299 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635300&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080829.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080829 In an effort to help address a national shortage of veterinarians certified to work with laboratory animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a new residency program in laboratory animal medicine. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635300 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635302&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080821.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080821 CDC Press Release issued Thursday, August 21, concerning a CDC report about the recent measles outbreaks in Illinois, New York, Washington, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Hawaii, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635302 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635301&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080821a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080821a CDC press release about the release of an online storybook containing narratives, photos and videos from survivors, families and friends about the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed millions of people around the world. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635301 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635303&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080819.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080819 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource available through www.cdc.gov. CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635303 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635304&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080808.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080808 Home fire deaths are higher in states that have a greater percentage of smokers, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published this month in the journal Injury Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635304 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635306&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080807.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080807 A multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that about one out of 100 adults have active epilepsy, and more than one-third are not getting sufficient treatment... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635306 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635305&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080807a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080807a Men aged 18-44 years are more than twice as likely as women of the same age group to have adopted a child, according to a new report released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635305 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635307&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080806.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080806 Patients in the United States made an estimated 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635307 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635308&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080803.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080803 The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) announced today that an estimated 56,300 HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635308 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635309&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080730.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080730 Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with one or even multiple birth defects than a mother who is not diabetic, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635309 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635310&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080725.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080725 The risk of potentially devastating tears to an important knee ligament may be reduced in female college soccer players by an alternative warm-up program that focuses on stretching, strengthening, and improving balance and movements, according to a CDC study published online this week in The American Journal of Sports Medicine (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635310 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635311&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080724.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080724 $30 Million Being Made Available for Health and Medical Services Programs (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635311 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635312&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080717.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080717 The proportion of U.S. adults who self report they are obese increased nearly 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, according to a report in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635312 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635313&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080710.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080710 Nearly 70 percent of U.S. residents who get water from community water systems now receive fluoridated water, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635313 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635316&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080626.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080626 Beijing–bound Olympic travelers should worry less about exotic diseases, and instead focus on preventing more mundane health problems like respiratory illness and dog bites. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635316 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635314&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080702.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080702 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted on Wednesday two reports from its work related to assessing the levels of formaldehyde in the indoor air of travel trailers used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635314 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635315&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080630.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080630 The CDC launched the newly revamped Web site in April 2007. The Web site redesign was led by CDC’s National Center for Health Marketing, Division of eHealth Marketing. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635315 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635317&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080625.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080625 Credit May Go to Newly Introduced Infant Vaccine (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635317 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635318&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080624.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080624 Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes Now Available for all U.S. Counties (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635318 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635319&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080623.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080623 Traumatic brain injuries due to falls caused nearly 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635319 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635320&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080612.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080612 Many birth facilities in the United States are not providing maternity care that is fully supportive of breastfeeding, according to a study in today’s MMWR... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635320 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635321&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080611.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080611 Age-adjusted death rates in the United States dropped significantly between 2005 and 2006 and life expectancy hit another record high, according to preliminary death statistics released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635321 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635323&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080610.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080610 Nearly 213,000 treated in emergency departments annually-- more than half of injuries among young people ages 10-24 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635323 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635322&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080610a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080610a ATLANTA, Ga.-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released results of a study suggesting that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to human. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635322 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635324&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080605.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080605 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a panel of outside experts that will advise CDC’s National Center for Health Marketing on its health marketing and communication programs.  (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635324 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635325&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080604.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080604 However, Hispanic Students Not Showing Progress in Some Key Areas (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635325 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635326&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080522.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080522 Good News as World Celebrates “World No Tobacco Day 2008”... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635326 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451061&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2Fr061019.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r061019_x The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new guidelines outlining strategies to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections in healthcare settings... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451061 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451060&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2Fr061026.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r061026_x Atlanta The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal panel of immunization experts, has recommended people age 60 and older receive a new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster, or shingles, a condition that often leads to debilitating chronic pain... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451060 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451059&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2Fa061026.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a061026_x Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451059 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451058&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2Fa061026a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a061026a_x Millions of Nonsmoking Americans Remain Exposed to Secondhand Smoke... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451058 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451057&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070201a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070201a_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451057 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451056&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070208.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070208_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451056 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451055&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070215.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070215_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451055 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451054&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070315.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070315_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451054 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451053&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070315a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070315a_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451053 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451052&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070322.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070322_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451052 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451051&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070412.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070412_x A report released Thursday 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451051 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451050&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070412a.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070412a_x Few Treatment Options Remain for One of Nation’s Most Common STDs... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451050 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451049&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fa070412.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_a070412_x 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... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451049 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451048&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070419.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070419_x Usable Layout, New Search Engine and New Features Help People More Easily Find Information and Resources ... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451048 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451047&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070517.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070517_x 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)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451047 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451046&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2007%2Fr070524.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r070524_x This study, which uses data from... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451046 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:45 +0100 1451046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635327&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080519.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080519 People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635327 Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2635328&cid=s_27963_4_f&fid=27963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpressrel%2F2008%2Fr080515.htm%3Fs_cid%3Dmediarel_r080515 Cryptosporidiosis or Crypto, a chlorine-resistant parasite, is likely to pose an even bigger challenge in the future (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2635328 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2635328