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NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Nearly half of the more than 1 million Americans estimated to be living with HIV in the United States are African Americans...
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Small Changes in 1918 Pandemic Virus Knocks Out Transmission
Small Changes in 1918 Pandemic Virus Knocks Out Transmission Research Provides Clues for Assessing Pandemic Potential of New Influenza Viruses...
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HHS UNVEILS TWO NEW EFFORTS TO ADVANCE PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS
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...
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CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $3.7 million in new grants designed to enhance healthcare information in an effort to improve the detection and response to emerging public health threats...
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CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students
Children and adolescents can now be protected against more diseases than ever before, according to the 2007 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control...
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CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students
New Studies Shed Light on Circumstances Associated with Violent Deaths Findings also include data on suicides, homicides, and homicide-suicides from 2003-2004...
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New Studies Shed Light on Circumstances Associated with Violent Deaths
Binge drinking is common among high school students in the United States and is strongly associated with sexual activity, violence, and other risky behaviors, according to a new study...
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State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
A new report on childhood asthma released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that death rates for asthma among children under age 18 have declined since 1999...
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Training for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals
Teaching hospitals were better trained than other hospitals for bioterrorism, and Joint Commission accredited hospitals had prepared more of their physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and lab staff for such emergencies...
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CDC Meeting Explores Community Strategies to Reduce Impact of Pandemic Influenza
The impact of pandemic influenza extends well beyond health and medical communities into many segments of society. Developing a pandemic influenza vaccine could take several months....
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CDC Conference Spotlights Environmental Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina
CDC Conference Spotlights Environmental Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina, Hazardous Waste and Climate Change Other Highlights to Include Addresses by...
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CDC Awards $11.4 Million to Develop New Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Avian Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced $11.4 million in new contracts to four companies working to develop new diagnostic tests that doctors and field epidemiologists could eventually use to quickly and accurately test patients for avian influenza H5N1 ...
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New Report Shows Teen Births Drop To Lowest Level Ever
The teen birth rate in the United States fell to its lowest level ever in 2005, according to the latest birth statistics...
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Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths for Seniors
Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths for Seniors CDC report reveals that men more likely to experience fatality than women...
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New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
One in four U.S. adults say they suffered a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in 10 say the pain lasted a year or more, according to the government's annual,...