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Nullifying Nicotine: An End to Addiction
If you’re an American, there’s about a one-in-six chance that you smoke cigarettes. And if you are a smoker, there’s a big chance you...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Promote Safe Holidays Using...
In an effort to keep the American people safe this holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a number...
Ongoing Travel Health warnings issued for Poland and Japan
Ongoing travel warnings for Poland and Japan have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to outbreaks of rubella,...
The Flu Report – Growing number of cases in the Southeast
As families start to prepare for upcoming Thanksgiving Day travel plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report influenza numbers are starting...
The CDC Issues Medical Alert following Acute Hepatitis Cases Linked to...
Working in conjunction with the Hawaii Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health warning regarding a...
CDC Flu Vaccine Predictions for 2013-2014 Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) give a yearly analysis of influenza strains and outbreaks and provide ongoing monitoring. Although narrowing down...
CDC Reveals Details Regarding Outbreak of Resistant Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed more details this week regarding the multistate outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella which has infected...
Six New cases of SARS-like Disease in Saudi Arabia
The most current data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that the number of cases of MERS, the SARS-like Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome,...
CDC Reports More Flu Shot Options for 2013-2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that there are a variety of flu vaccine options for the 2013-2014 flu season. Epidemiologists...
CDC Calls Attention to Specific Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens
Within the last five years, surgical-site infections have dropped by 20% and bloodstream infections from central-line contamination is down by over 40%, according to...