Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
hideThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in the Metro Atlanta area, adjacent to the campus of Emory University and northeast of downtown Atlanta. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
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Prevention experts urge modification to 2009 H1N1 guidance for health care workers
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama today expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance concerning the use of personal ...
CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths - the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.
Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
Mecca-bound pilgrims prompt swine flu precautions
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some of the millions who travel to Saudi Arabia next month for the annual hajj will be greeted with face masks, hand sanitizer and fever checks as health officials strive to stem the spread of swine flu during the ...
Depressed pregnant women could be at higher risk for severe response to flu infection
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.
US swine flu vaccine outlook improving, CDC says
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.
WHO: nearly 5,000 swine flu deaths worldwide
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Swine flu pediatric deaths in US rise to 95
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April.
Two flu vaccines, twice the number of questions
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 21, 2009 |
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The annual ritual of fending off the flu is more complicated than usual this fall as Americans weigh the opportunity to receive two vaccines to protect against different types of influenza.
CDC concedes vaccine production behind schedule
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread.
Moderate weight loss helps reduce risk of osteoarthritis in the knee
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Here’s another good reason to lose even a moderate amount of weight: it could reduce your risk of developing osteoarthritis in your knees.
Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
Oct 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple ...
Health officials recommend gap between flu spray vaccines
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu vaccines may be given to a patient at the same visit, as long as they're not both in the nasal spray form, health officials said.
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
