Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) news and information

Congress' across-the-board sequestration cuts may deliver short-term savings, but at the expense of the long-term investment needed to generate even greater savings down the road.
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Influenza vaccinations among children and healthcare personnel reached record levels last year, according to federal officials, but the overall vaccination rate remained short of meeting goals of minimizing the risk of a potential outbreak.
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The rise of electronic cigarettes has triggered a sharp debate over whether the devices can play a role in helping the nation's estimated 44 million adult smokers kick their habit.
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For the first time in its history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is categorizing drug-resistant superbugs by threat level. On Monday, the CDC issued its highest level of warning for a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea—saying the sexually transmitted disease is an "urgent...
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A North Carolina woman featured prominently in a graphic government ad campaign to get people to stop smoking died Monday of cancer.
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The percentage of young people who use electronic cigarettes doubled in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to federal researchers.
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More than $75 million will go to states to help strengthen their response to a variety of infectious diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
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Texas health officials say no link has been found between a compounded drug and the death of two patients who developed blood infections after receiving it before its recall. The product, calcium gluconate manufactured by Specialty Compounding, Cedar Park, Texas, was distributed to Texas hospitals...
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The high cost of excessive drinking can be tallied in billions of dollars for health costs, lost productivity, criminal justice expenses and property damage, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found.
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A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country.
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