Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Messengers Of HIV Prevention
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:13Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concerned to make the youth aware of AIDS, has launched the "i know" campaign to draw young people into a dialogue about HIV using popular networking mediums like Facebook, Twitter, texts, a website (actagainstaids. org).
Influenza disease activity same this week
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 08:51CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity taking place every week in the United States. The findings are published in a report called FluView. Findings for January 31 to February 6 were almost same as it was in the previous week.
Birth Rate Among Teens Rises for Second Consecutive Year
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 08:13As confirmed by official data shared, for the second consecutive year, a rise in the birth rate among teens had been recorded for 2007, fueling concerns that all efforts to curb teen pregnancies are not giving out the results that they once did.
One per cent children suffer from autism in U.S.
Submitted by Anjali Singh on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 08:59A report by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that one per cent children in the U. S., about one in 110, had autism in 2006. Media quoted on Monday.
The new figure was derived from a wide-ranging set of data based on the developmental health of eight-year-olds from about 11 states.
CDC: Swine flu cases on the decline; increased vaccine doses made available
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 11:24Going by the latest information forwarded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cases of swine flu, or H1N1, is on the decline, with the swine flu rates in the country reportedly falling for the fifth week in a row.
New Hepatitis C treatment raises hopes
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 17:41A new drug for the treatment of hepatitis C has shown promise in a private study. The drug uses a new strategy to save the hepatitis C virus from replicating. The new DNA-based drug targets a small RNA molecule in the liver which is required by hepatitis C to replicate as per the researchers.
Campaign to Spread Awareness about H1N1 among Travels Launched by CDC
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 18:52The Centers for Disease Control, in lieu of the upcoming holiday season and the huge amounts of travel associated with it, has launched a campaign to assure that travelers are well educated about H1N1, more casually known as Swine Flu.
Obesity and Diabetes higher in the South and Appalachian
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:02The prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the U. S. is rather higher in the South and Appalachian region than in most areas of the West Northeast as per the CDC.
The CDC, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, estimates obesity and diabetes prevalence for all 3,141 countries in the U. S. and found distinct geographic patterns for both conditions.
Lung Cancer has Dislodged Breast Cancer as Leading Form of Cancer Killing Women - CDC
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 17:28Recent figures shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that lung cancer has lately managed to dislodge breast cancer to take its place as the main form of cancer which leads to deaths in women.
Premature Babies Main Cause of Rising US Infant Mortality Rate - CDC
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:02A recent report released by CDC says that the main reason of the increasing rate of infant mortality in America is the high percentage of preterm babies. CDC, with the help of data collected in 2005, has confirmed that 1 out of every 8 American births was preterm, compared to the same in Ireland and Finland which stood at 1 in 18 births.
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