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FDA-CDC Telebriefing on Root Cause of Multi-state Listeria Outbreak
A media briefing to discuss the results of the FDA-led root cause investigation of the multi-state listeria outbreak related to Jensen Farms cantaloupe.
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CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing on a new study looking at the economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption.
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CDC reports excessive alcohol consumption cost the U.S. $224 billion in 2006
The cost of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States in 2006 reached $223.5 billion or about $1.90 per drink, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC issues initial 2011-2012 seasonal "FluView" report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the initial "FluView" report for the U.S. 2011-2012 flu season with the message that flu activity is currently low, making this the perfect time to get vaccinated. There should be lots of vaccine available, because the su...
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CDC announces new effort to boost number of Baby-Friendly hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded nearly $6 million over three years to the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality to help hospitals nationwide make quality improvements to maternity care to better support mothers and babies to be able t...
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CDC reports uneven declines in coronary heart disease by state and race/ethnicity
The number of Americans who report they have coronary heart disease - which includes heart attack and angina (chest pain) - continues to decline but rates vary widely from state to state and by race and ethnicity, according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and ...
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More teen males using condoms
The percentage of teen males aged 15-19 years in the United States who used a condom the first time they had sex increased between 2002 and 2006-2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC finds 60 percent increase in youth athletes treated for TBIs
Emergency department visits for sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children and adolescents increased by 60 percent during the last decade, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC Telebriefing on Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption in the U.S., 2006
CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing on a new study looking at the economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption.
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CDC report shows about 112 million annual incidents of people drinking and driving
Adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112 million times in 2010-that is almost 300,000 incidents of drinking and driving each day-according to a CDC Vital Signs study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC Telebriefing on Vital Signs Report:Vital Signs: Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among Adults - United States, 2010
CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on alcohol-impaired driving among adults.
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Affordable Care Act helps improve the health of the American workforce, increase workplace health programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced awards of approximately $9 million for comprehensive workplace health programs across the nation.
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CDC takes new steps to combat childhood obesity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today launched a new effort to address childhood obesity.
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CDC and FDA media availability on multistate outbreak on Listeriosis
CDC and FDA will hold a media availability on the ongoing multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to whole cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado.
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Insufficient sleep among high school students associated with a variety of health-risk behaviors
Almost 70 percent of high school students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep on school nights, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online by Preventive Medicine.