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CDC: U.S. Should Fight Infectious Diseases with Other Countries
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 31, 2014 09:34 AM ESTThe CDC reports that fighting infectious diseases would be more effective if the U.S. worked with other countries.
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Infertility Treatments Decline, CDC Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 22, 2014 02:07 PM ESTResearchers reported that infertility treatments have declined from 8.5 percent to 6 percent.
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CDC: Americans are Drinking too Much, Doctors Need to Act
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 08, 2014 11:57 AM ESTThe latest CDC report found that Americans are still drinking too much and doctors are failing to talk about alcohol with their patients.
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CDC: Flu Vaccine Prevented 6.6 Million Infections in 2012-2013
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 13, 2013 09:31 AM ESTThe CDC reported that last year's vaccine prevent 6.6 million influenza cases.
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Princeton Students Wait in Line for Meningitis Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 10, 2013 09:39 AM ESTNearly 2,000 students at the Ivy League waited in line to receive the imported emergency meningitis vaccine.
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Spike in Measles Cases Reported by U.S. Health Officials
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 06, 2013 09:06 AM ESTThe total number of reported cases of measles in U.S. this year is around three folds more than the annual average, health officials reported.
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10 Percent Kids of Have ADHD, Government Report Says
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 23, 2013 11:55 AM ESTAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to affect more and more U.S. children, a new study finds.
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CDC Reports: Fewer Teens are Smoking Cigarettes, but E-Cigarettes and Hookahs Are on the Rise
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 15, 2013 07:45 AM ESTThe CDC reported that even though fewer high school teenagers are smoking cigarettes, hookah and e-cigarette usage rates have risen.
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CDC Reports: Warning Labels Reduced Kids’ ER Visits Due to Cough and Cold Medicines
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 12, 2013 10:51 AM ESTThe CDC reports that the warning labels on children's cough and cold medications helped reduce the number of emergency department visits in toddlers under three.
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Diet Drug Recalled Due to Potential Liver Damage
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2013 11:33 AM ESTUSPlabs has issued a voluntary recall of its OxyElite Pro products after they were tied to causing an outbreak of liver illnesses.
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Malaria Cases In US Reach 40-Year High, CDC Says
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 01, 2013 10:25 AM EDTThe number of malaria cases in United States is highest since 1971, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention affirmed.
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CDC Sets Food Allergy Guidelines For Schools
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 01, 2013 10:25 AM EDTIn order to protect children with food allergies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently issued its first guidelines to schools.
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Government Shutdown Hurts NIH Clinical Trials
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 02, 2013 09:23 AM EDTThe NIH reported that for every week the government is shut down, nearly 200 patients will be turned away from new clinical trials.
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Flu Vaccination Rates Rising, CDC reports
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 27, 2013 02:04 PM EDTThe CDC reported that flu vaccination rates increased for children and adults during the 2012-2013 flu season.
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CDC Warns of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
By Counsel & Heal Writer | Sep 18, 2013 10:07 AM EDTAt least two million Americans fall ill from antibiotic bacteria every year and at least 23,000 die from those infections, according to a report released by CDC on Monday.
