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CDC asks states' public health labs to immediately report any suspected swine flu cases to limit disease spread
Read More »Skip the flu vaccine? "There’s no excuse," says CDC
CDC urges Americans to get vaccinated before holiday season, says flu can last through May
Read More »CDC: 240,000 Americans have HIV and don’t know it
Only one in four Americans with AIDS has virus under control, says CDC
Read More »Video: CDC extends HPV vaccine recommendation to boys
A CDC panel made the controversial recommendation that the human papilloma virus vaccine, currently administered to 11 and 12-year-old girls, should be extended to boys of the same age range. Dr
Read More »Suicide, U.S.A: 13 states with most suicidal thoughts
Where are people most likely to think about ending it all? New CDC report holds some surprises
Read More »Antidepressant use soars, study says: Is depression overdiagnosed?
CDC study shows 400 percent increase in antidepressant use over previous decade
Read More »Has America gone crazy for antidepressants? What new report says
Antidepressant use rose 400 percent since report from a decade earlier, CDC said
Read More »Folic acid pills may help prevent kids’ speech delays: Study
Women need 400 micrograms of folic acid each day, according to the CDC
Read More »Listeria-caused U.S. deaths rise to 18
CDC says it has confirmed 100 listeria illnesses in 20 states; Death toll continues to climb in food-borne illness
Read More »CDC reports additional listeria death in Colo.
CDC reported a third Colorado death linked to listeria in cantaloupes; Nationwide death toll from the outbreak is 17
Read More »Listeria outbreak leaves farm town reeling as FDA hunts for clues
Despite cantaloupe recall on September 10, people may get sickened by Listeria through October, CDC warns
Read More »Why Are More Deaths Expected in the Cantaloupe-Related Listeria Outbreak?
The death toll from listeriosis infections linked to contaminated cantaloupes is expected to rise in the coming weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. So far, the outbreak has sickened 72 people and killed at least 13, the CDC said.
Read More »Listeria outbreak may last for weeks, officials say: How to stay safe
Heads of CDC and FDA say coming weeks may see more illness and death from Listeria-tainted cantaloupe
Read More »Listeria deaths prompt CDC warning about cantaloupe: Which kind?
CDC warning advises high-risk people to not eat cantaloupes from Rocky Ford region, Colorado
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