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Media Briefing on Antiviral Guidance and 2009 H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - September 8, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Weekly Update on 2009 H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CDC will host a press conference to update on 2009 H1N1 Flu. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - September 2, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC to Distribute $40 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help States Fight Healthcare-Associated InfectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - September 1, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Births Decline in Most Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane KatrinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 28, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Immunization Rates Remain Stable at High Levels Among the Nation’s 19- Through 35-Month-Old ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 27, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Media Briefing on 2009 H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 21, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Life Expectancy at All Time High; Death Rates Reach New Low, New Report ShowsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Media Relations Team Offers Highlighted, Embargoed Articles from Emerging Infectious Disease JournalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Study Shows Benefits of BiculturalismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 7, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Education to Announce Updated School Guidance for Influenza SeasonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - August 6, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Scientists successfully isolate Marburg virus from African fruit batsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 31, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Study Says Pregnant Women Are More Severely Impacted by Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus and Need Prompt Treatment with Antiviral MedicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Recognizes Innovative Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives with Weight of the Nation AwardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Advisors Make Recommendations for Use of Vaccine Against Novel H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Updated CDC Travel Health Book ReleasedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Press Conference on Recommendations for Use of Vaccine Against Novel Influenza A (H1N1)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Study Estimates Medical Cost of Obesity May Be As High as $147 Billion AnnuallyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 27, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Holds Inaugural Conference to Address Obesity Crisis in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 25, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Briefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 24, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Obesity Among Low-Income Preschool Aged Children Appears to be SlowingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 23, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Briefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 17, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Discovery of New Transmission Patterns May Help Prevent Rotavirus EpidemicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New Vaccines Shift the Course of Childhood Diarrhea-Causing Disease and Could Have Big Global Impact (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of ObesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Improvements in Sexual and Reproductive Health of Teens and Young Adults SlowingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Provides Free, Ready-to-Publish Health ContentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 15, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to RiseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 8, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Launches New Environmental Public Health Tracking NetworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 7, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Holds Inaugural Conference to Address Obesity Crisis in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Weight of the Nation Conference... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 6, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

The White House Announces H1N1 Flu Preparedness SummitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 2, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Nearly 44 Million in United States Without Health Insurance in 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - July 1, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

47,000 Older Adults Treated in Emergency Departments Annually for Fall Injuries Related to Walkers and CanesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fractures most common injury; one in three injuries required hospitalization... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of Novel Influenza A (H1N1)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 26, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Introduces New Website to Help Employers Combat Obesity and Reduce Health-Related CostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 25, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of Novel Influenza A (H1N1)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices MeetingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 17, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Press Conference on Investigation of Human Cases of Novel Influenza A H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 11, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, begins role as CDC Director and ATSDR AdministratorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 8, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of novel H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 4, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Three in Every One Thousand U.S. Children Diagnosed with Tourette SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - June 4, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 28, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Update on the Novel Influenza A H1N1 Virus and New Findings Published TodayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 22, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

New Data Show Drinking While Pregnant Still a ProblemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects... (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 21, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 15, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Pool Chemical Injuries Send Thousands to ER Each YearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
2009 National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week is May 18-24 (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 14, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Increase in Unmarried Childbearing Also Seen in Other CountriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 13, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

CDC Telebriefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - May 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations