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Report shows 20-year U.S. immunization program spares millions of children from diseases - Media Advisory
CDC will host a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks.
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American Indian and Alaska Native death rates nearly 50 percent greater than those of non-Hispanic whites - Press Release
Death records show that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) death rates for both men and women combined were nearly 50 percent greater than rates among non-Hispanic whites during 1999-2009. The new findings were announced through a series of CDC reports released online t...
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CDC Telebriefing: CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013 - Transcript
Transcript for the telebriefing announcing the release of "Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 Sites, 2006-2013."
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CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013 - Press Release
The nation's food safety grades are out and the results are mixed. CDC's annual report card shows that foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the United States.
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CDC Reports on Effective Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities - Press Release
Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels provide promising strategies for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities related to HIV infection rates, immunization coverage, motor vehicle injuries and deaths, and smoking, according to a new report by the ...
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CDC Telebriefing: CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013 - Media Advisory
Release of "Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 Sites, 2006-2013," which will be published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs: Younger teens still account for 1 in 4 teen births - Media Advisory
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs: Younger teens still account for 1 in 4 teen births - Media Advisory
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Younger teens still account for 1 in 4 teen births
Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month's Vital Signs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Younger teens still account for 1 in 4 teen births - Press Release
Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month's Vital Signs.
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World Health Day
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the World Health Organization(WHO) and other public health partners in recognizing World Health Day, which this year spotlights vector-borne diseases.
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Lassa Fever Reported in U.S. Traveler Returning from West Africa - Press Release
The CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a person returning to the United States from West Africa. The patient was admitted to a hospital in Minnesota on March 31 with symptoms of fever and confusion. Blood samples submi...
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CDC Supports APHA National Public Health Week - Media Advisory
National Public Health Week (NPHW), an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA), is April 7-13. The 2014 NPHW theme, "Public Health: Start Here," focuses on how public health starts at home, from maternal health to nutrition and emergency preparedness. Each ...
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CDC Foundation's Business Pulse on Global Health Security Now Available Online - Media Advisory
CDC Foundation's Business Pulse: Global Health Security highlights what CDC is doing to protect businesses from global health threats and describes how business leaders can take action to protect their workforces in the United States and abroad.
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New CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers - Press Release
The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC study published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Uneven progress in expanding state Medicaid coverage for smoking cessation - Press Release
More smokers would quit if state Medicaid programs covered more cessation treatments and removed barriers to coverage, according to a CDC study published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. All 50 states and the District of Columbia cover cessation treatments for...