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CDC Launches New Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:43:28 GMT

Revolutionary Environmental Health Tracking Tool designed to help improve and protect our nation’s health

Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:42:45 GMT

Obesity Prevalence 25 Percent or Higher in 32 States

New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:41:36 GMT

Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Improvements in Sexual and Reproductive Health of Teens and Young Adults Slowing

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:40:47 GMT

After a period of improvement, trends in the sexual and reproductive health of U.S. teens and young adults have flattened, or in some instances may be worsening, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Discovery of New Transmission Patterns May Help Prevent Rotavirus Epidemics

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:39:42 GMT

New Vaccines Shift the Course of Childhood Diarrhea-Causing Disease and Could Have Big Global Impact

Leaders Amplify Healthiest Nation Aims

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:34:57 GMT

The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on health, over 2 trillion dollars per year, yet we do not rank in the top 10 on any world measure of health. Why is this?

Diabetes Work on Display at Smithsonian

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:30:31 GMT

The original artwork from the Eagle Books series is on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating Healthy Living for Children is the first exhibition at NMAI targeting children. This first-time partnership between CDC and the Smithsonian was the result of a collaborative effort between the Division of Diabetes Translation, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and the Global Health Odyssey Museum.

Childhood Trauma Linked to Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:15:37 GMT

A study conducted by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Emory University School of Medicine has identified childhood trauma as a significant risk factor for the development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

New Data Show Drinking While Pregnant Still a Problem

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:12:58 GMT

Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, begins role as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:57:48 GMT

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). He was named director of CDC by the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services on May 15.

Norovirus and Salmonella were Leading Causes of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in 2006

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:56:11 GMT

CDC report provides look into foods associated with outbreaks

CDC Volunteers Aid Bhutanese Refugees

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:54:35 GMT

An initial request to aid student immigrants has evolved into a major volunteer initiative, as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff members help Bhutanese refugees make a new life in the United States.

Virtual Reality Helps CDC Staff Deployed for Outbreak Response Prepare for Stress

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:51:29 GMT

Recently, about 20 CDC professionals visited a remote African village to aid in an outbreak investigation. While family members of dying patients wailed in the background and body bags were stacked outside the field medical center, the CDC staff set about to orient themselves to the sites, sounds and smells of this new place. They did so without leaving the CDC Atlanta Roybal Campus.

Hunting Down the Polio Virus

rob.cipriano@gmail.com (Rob Cipriano) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:48:37 GMT

Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program celebrated its 10-year anniversary as part of the largest public health initiative in history – the eradication of polio.