Topic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AFP Global Edition | 2010-03-18 22:10:49

More US children are becoming extremely obese at a younger age, putting them at risk of dying decades younger than normal-weight children and of suffering old-age illnesses in their 20s, a study warned Thursday. Extreme childhood obesity, which was defined only last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), affects 7.3 percent of boys and 5 ...

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AP News | 2010-03-18 19:40:08
AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well

Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of ...

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AP Features | 2010-03-11 01:59:13

As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. With permission from the patients, investigators followed the trail of ...

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Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-03-10 21:05:32

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according to ...

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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella

Las Vegas Sun | 2010-03-18 20:46:34

Cruise liner hit again with illness will stay in port for cleaning

NBC 16 South Bend (WNDU) | 2010-03-18 20:05:10

Amy Burnett dispenses public health information in a pinch

Federal Computer Week | 2010-03-18 13:42:43

Why the Spike in Cruise Ship Illness This Year

ABC News | 2010-03-18 08:26:55

For Better Health, Don't Skimp on Sleep

AOL News | 2010-03-18 07:48:04

Interesting numbers that came out of the 2010 National STD Prevention Conference

Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska | 2010-03-17 19:09:27

Statement for National Poison Prevention Week

FDA Press Releases | 2010-03-17 16:16:02

CDC today

Effect Measure | 2010-03-17 06:59:26

Relative Risks of HIV Infection Among Gay and Bisexual Males

The Volokh Conspiracy | 2010-03-16 18:42:37

The Magic Bullet for Weight Loss: Diet or Exercise?

That's Fit | 2010-03-16 13:12:35

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