What CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new 2011 results from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, a survey of high schools students (grades 9-12) conducted every other year. Who Howell Wechsler, Ed.D, MPH, …
Healthier lifestyles, better disease management are helping people live longer Death rates for people with diabetes dropped substantially from 1997 to 2006, especially deaths related to heart disease and stroke, according to researchers at the …
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared to those with less education and lower income levels, according to Health, United States, 2011 â the government’s annual comprehensive report on …
What Clinical Infectious Diseases is publishing a supplement, FoodNet in 2012 – A Foundation for Food Safety in the United States. The supplement includes new data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which tracks …
CDC releases "Asthma's Impact on the Nation" An estimated 29.1 million adults (12.7 percent) have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, and 18.7 million (8.2 percent) still had asthma, according to 2010 data from the Centers …
Half of adults younger than age 30 report being sunburned; indoor tanning rates highest among white women Young adults are increasing their risk for developing skin cancer, according to two studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Surgeon General announces video contest winners Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin today named the winners of the Surgeon General’s Video Contest for Youth and Young Adults . Each of the winners created a video based on the contest theme, “Tobacco …
The Community Preventive Services Task Force today announced it recommends team-based care (TBC) for improving blood pressure control on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness. A review of 77 studies of team-based care showed that patients’ …
Six organizations and one person are recipients of the Pioneering Innovation Award for their work in advancing policies and environmental strategies to prevent and control obesity. The awards were given last night at the Centers for Disease Control and …
What CDC will host a telebriefing to present findings of a study being presented at CDC’s Weight of the Nation obesity conference, “Obesity and Severe Obesity Forecasts through 2030.” Who William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D, director, CDC’s Division …
Despite uneven progress, U.S. moving in positive direction toward eliminating serious infections What Weight of the Nation Conference The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host its second Weight of the Nation conference, …
What CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on measles in the United States. Who Dr. Anne Schuchat, MD, Director, Office of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease . When Thursday, …
Despite uneven progress, U.S. moving in positive direction toward eliminating serious infections What A new state-by-state breakdown of health care-associated infections shows reductions in infection rates across the country. The report …
What CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs report that describes 10-year trends in unintentional injury deaths among persons aged 0–19 years. Who Ileana Arias, PhD, Principal Deputy Director, CDC Julie …
Conference Presentation Highlights , 818KB) What The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting the 61st Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference. The conference is designed to present findings of EIS …
What The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting the 61st Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference. The conference is designed to present findings of EIS officer’s investigations and discuss current topics in the field …
What CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the MMWR surveillance summary on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders. Who Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coleen Boyle, …
CDC data help communities better serve these children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study …
Special feature highlights cancers associated with excess weight and lack of sufficient physical activity Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decline in the United States between 2004 and 2008, according …
Fish and spices the most common sources The number of people who died from gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines that causes vomiting and diarrhea) more than doubled from 1999 to 2007, according to a study by the Centers for …
