2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use Sep 5, 2008
The study, which marks the first time the CDC has reported on all tobacco-related cancers for more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, was based on an analysis of data from the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and Results Program ... "The data in this report provides additional, strong evidence of the serious harm related to tobacco," lead author Sherri Stewart, of the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control,... (U.S. News & World Report)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 4, 2008 Sep 5, 2008
esteban wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:01 AM:To "to ron" I agree with you, but the CDC union (prison gurds) does not fall under the state wage reduction ... CDC is on the chopping block ... Apparently, Arnold thinks park rangers or more important to public safety than CDC. RECALL ARNOLD. (North County Times)
Jackson hospitalized for stomach pain Sep 5, 2008
The CDC also says viral gastroenteritis is not a serious illness for most people. Jackson, 66, a supporter of the Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. (Athens Banner-Herald)
District, state remind parents of the importance of vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
The CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization and National Institute of Medicine agree there is likely no link between vaccines and autism. Sherard said there is a small risk with vaccines just like there is a risk with any medication. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
CDC chief states flu pandemic is coming Sep 5, 2008
She said she has only two meetings a week at the CDC and one focuses on flu pandemic preparations ... She said CDC officials are closely monitoring the bird flu virus, which has a death rate of 63 percent among the 385 cases reported worldwide since 2003 ... She said CDC scientists have created a potential vaccine in case the virus develops into a pandemic strain and are conducting more research to develop a vaccine. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
CDC: 3 of 4 Ariz. toddlers get needed vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
The CDC's survey, covering 2007, involved children born between January 2004 and July 2006. It found that 75. (AZCentral -- News)
Tobacco use causes 2.4 mln cancer cases in U.S. in 5 years Sep 5, 2008
4 million cases of cancer were resulted from tobacco in the United States from 1999 to 2004, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday. According to the CDC report, tobacco use is the No. 1 preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States, topping alcohol use, car crashes, suicide, homicide and illegal drug use, and the most prominent cause of cancer ... The CDC found that apart from lung and bronchial cancer that accounted for nearly half the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Study: No link between measles... Sep 5, 2008
According to the CDC, measles is a highly infectious disease that can result in severe, sometimes permanent, complications -- even death ... Last month, the CDC reported 131 cases of measles in the United States in the first seven months of the year, of which 112 were either among unvaccinated children or children whose vaccination status was unknown. (CNN -- Law)
Flu season nothing to sneeze at Sep 5, 2008
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend healthy children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday, as well as their close contacts (people who live with them) and out-of-home caregivers should get a flu vaccine," says Jane Secor, RN, flu and immunization coordinator, Borgess VNA Homecare ... To protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu, the CDC says "take three" this flu season. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Outbreak linked to cases in South Sep 4, 2008
The CDC compared blood from Beaver County hepatitis A victims to that from hepatitis A victims of the September outbreaks in the South. "The genetic sequence between the outbreaks are quite similar to each other ... but they're not identical," Fiore said. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
NAA ON MMR STUDY: Wrong Question Asked. Wrong Children Studied ... Sep 4, 2008
CDC Misses Target With Flawed MMR/Autism StudyNAA says: Wrong Question Asked ... Nixa, MO A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released today claims there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism ... The CDCs attempt to replicate the 2002 study fell far short of proving the safety of the MMR vaccine. (Age of Autism)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
The reason, according to the (CDC): children are increasingly against the highly contagious virus because of fears that ingredients in the injection may cause autism, a mysterious neurological disorder that affects one out of 150 children born each year in the U.S. ... "We need to ensure the vaccine recommendations are followed to not only protect those who are immunized," says CDC researcher Larry Pickering," but to also provide herd protection for people in the United States and throughout the... (Scientific American)
Rabid Bat Found in Union Parking Lot Sep 4, 2008
Epidemiologist David Noe said the rabid bat was located on the Department of Family Services parking lot at No. 1 Liberty Plaza Wednesday, Aug. 27, morning. He said the bat was killed, possibly run over or stomped on, but its head and brain were still intact. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Chickenpox Vaccine Reduces Cases By 90 Percent Sep 4, 2008
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High-profile teen pregnancies in spotlight Sep 4, 2008
CDC: The overall teen birth rate rose slightly in 2006 after declining since 1991 ... "It's way too early to know if this is the start of a new trend," Stephanie Ventura, head of the Reproductive Statistics Branch at CDC, said in a prepared statement. (CNN)
Teen Suicide Spike Was No Fluke Sep 4, 2008
8, 2007) A new CDC report shows the largest one-year increase in youth suicide rate in 15 years. Suicide rates for 10-19 year-old females and 15-19 year-old males increased significantly in 2004 in the United. (Science Daily)
Nearly Half Of US Adults Will Develop Painful Knee Osteoarthritis By Age 85: Study Sep 4, 2008
Murphy led the data analysis and the CDC is the primary funder of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project ... In addition to Murphy, study authors not at UNC include Charles G. Helmick, M.D., of the CDC; Gail Tudor, Ph. (Science Daily)
The Medicinal Powers Of Yoga Sep 4, 2008
The results are important because falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma among those 65 years and older, according to the CDC.. "If an individual has a fear of falling they may tend not to move as much," says Roberta Newton, professor in physical therapy at Temple University. (Sify.com, India)
Keep it all in balance Sep 4, 2008
The CDC makes a number of recommendations to prevent falls, including exercising regularly to maintain muscle and getting enough Vitamin D and calcium to preserve bone strength. But a growing number of physicians, physical therapists and personal trainers go further, advocating exercises designed to challenge the complex system of reflexes that governs our stability and spatial orientation. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism Sep 4, 2008
Last month, the CDC reported 131 cases of measles in the first seven months of the year, of which 112 were either among unvaccinated children or children whose vaccination status was unknown. The study is published in the peer-reviewed online journal of the Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE.. (CNN -- US)
Hear National Toxicology scientists discuss BPA Sep 4, 2008
The 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found detectable levels of BPA in 93% of 2517 urine samples from people six years and older. The CDC NHANES data are considered representative of exposures in the United States. (USA Today -- Money)
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Risk of Autism, Researchers Find Sep 4, 2008
From January through July, 131 cases of the infectious disease were reported, the highest since 1996, the CDC said in a report. The cases included 95 children who were not vaccinated though they were eligible. (Bloomberg -- US)
Learn More About Autism and Vaccines Sep 4, 2008
The CDC outlines previous studies that have raised the. Check out the from the CDC.. (ABC News)
Teenage dilemma Sep 3, 2008
According to America's leading health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "About one-third of girls in the United States get pregnant before age 20.". More than 80% of births in this group "were unintended, meaning they occurred sooner than desired or were not wanted at any time", the CDC said ... Separately, in a report on 2002 data, the CDC said: "Despite the continuous declines, the US teenage pregnancy rate is still among the highest among industrialised nations.... (BBC News)
One Dead, 200 Sickened In E. coli Outbreak Sep 3, 2008
Rare E. coli Largest Outbreak Of Its Kind. POSTED: 3:59 pm PDT September 2, 2008UPDATED: 4:28 pm PDT September 2, 2008. (KSBW 8, CA)
In Pursuit of Better Weapons to Combat TB Sep 3, 2008
And that is the number one priority for FIND. "Where we're investing the most is in riskier research to develop a dipstick test that can be used in the lowest technology settings," says Richard O'Brien, a former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official who now runs product development at FIND. "It would be a rapid assay that you could use with blood or sputum or even urine." But such a test is still far off ... The last are among the most expensive antibiotics on the... (Scientific American)
After the storm, can you survive the cleanup? Sep 3, 2008
"Obviously, common sense is very, very important," says Mike Allred, deputy associate director of the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response in the CDC National Center for Environmental Health. First, there are the dangers associated with the very act of returning. (CNN)
Hospitals Provide Formula Sample Packs While Medical Organizations Encourage Breastfeeding Sep 3, 2008
12, 2008) While the CDC recently reported that more moms than ever give breastfeeding a try, a new national study shows most moms do not stick with it as long as they should. Although 77 percent of moms. (Science Daily)
Bismarck Tribune Breaking News Man falls victim to virus Sep 3, 2008
A mouse can squeeze through a space the size of a nickel, according to the CDC fact sheet. Mice also should be deterred by keeping items that tempt them away, like food and trash. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Numbers of HIV tests performed at UI low but growing Sep 3, 2008
Between 16 million and 22 million Americans are tested each year, according to the CDC.. Laros said it is important to eliminate the stigma associated with being tested - and tested often - for HIV.. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Back Off Bugs: Time to Take Back Your Yard Sep 3, 2008
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) there are more than 20 confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus from California to Tennessee so far this year and 17 states have reported hundreds of avian, animal or mosquito cases. The CDC also reports more than 5,000 cases of Lyme disease this year ... The CDC credits her with potentially saving many lives. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
VUMC to research blood pressure medication's effect on Type 2 diabetes Sep 3, 2008
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of people with diabetes in the United States soared from 5. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Largest E. coli Outbreak Of Its Kind Kills 1 Sep 3, 2008
One Dead, 200 Sickened In E. coli Outbreak - Health News Story - KPRC Houston. Marketplace+++Extras++Site ToolsKPRC Local 2. (Click2Houston, TX)
Schools ready in case of mosquito threat Sep 3, 2008
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta estimates that approximately 1 in 150 persons infected with West Nile will develop a more severe form of the disease. There were 119 deaths from West Nile three years ago in the United States, when the disease was especially prevalent. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Chrigu Wins Grand Prize at First Ever International Documentary Film Festival on Cancer Sep 2, 2008
"All finalists brought adversity and courage to the big screen in their own unique way. We congratulate all entries to the festival; they championed the idea of celebrating the art of life through their battle with cancer." The winners were chosen by a judging panel including: Ann Steyn, president of Reach to Recovery International (RRI); Dr Tezer Kutluk, President of Turkish Association for Cancer Research ol; Cynthia Gelb, health communications specialist at the Centres for Disease Control and... (PR Newswire)
The Real Health Effects of Hurricane Gustav Sep 2, 2008
Carbon monoxide poisoning is hard to diagnose but known symptoms include headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the CDC. ... The CDC reported a 2-fold increase in West Nile cases in the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina. (Fox News)
Investigation lets Chi-Chi's staff off hook Sep 2, 2008
Jackson wasn't sure what the FDA did in 1998, when CDC investigators pinned a restaurant outbreak in Ohio on green onions that came from either a farm in California or two farms in Mexico ... Bell, the CDC investigator on the Beaver County case, also tracked the possible sources of the Ohio green onions. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Bellyache-causing bacteria makes local appearance Sep 2, 2008
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently assisting the local and state health departments in determining means of transmission and devising control measures. The CDC is also conducting research to better understand how to identify and treat shigellosis.Bang said that every year, about 14,000 cases of shigellosis are reported in the United States. Because many milder cases are not diagnosed or reported, the actual number of infections may be twenty times greater. It is... (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease Sep 2, 2008
You can also learn more at cdc. gov/tobacco/quit_smoking. (Pekin Times, IL)
HIV Prevention Needs To Improve To Stop The Spread Sep 2, 2008
This comes after new data by the CDC revealed that the number of HIV cases in New York City has spiked immensely ... The recent spike in cases has been realized due to new obersvation tools being used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (dBTechno)
HEALTH BLOG: Opening up the medicine chest Sep 2, 2008
Since April, more than 1,000 people have been sickened with a rare strain of salmonella, and the search from the source has turned from tomatoes to the peppers and fresh cilantro, although the CDC hasn't issued any warnings about that herb, my colleague Beth Weise. Still, the CDC says, avoid raw tomatoes that aren't on the ... CDC: Rotavirus vaccine appears to be doing the trick. (USA Today -- Money)
Chickenpox vaccine does a number on the number of cases Sep 2, 2008
The vaccine has reduced infections in every age group, including among babies under 1 year old, who are too young to be vaccinated, says study author Jane Seward of the CDC's National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases ... The CDC has revised its recommendations as experts have learned more about the vaccine, Schaffner says ... The CDC initially recommended one shot for toddlers ages 12 to 15 months. (USA Today -- News)
Chickenpox cases fall with new vaccine Sep 2, 2008
Infections have even declined in babies too young to be vaccinated, who are being protected by "herd immunity" in which vaccines reduce infection in a community, says study author Jane Seward of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ... The CDC initially recommended one shot for toddlers ages 12 to 15 months ... In 2006, the CDC suggested a booster shot for children ages 4 to 6. (AZCentral -- News)
E. coli outbreak leaves 1 dead, 116 ill Sep 2, 2008
The CDC estimates there may be about 70,000 infections each year in the United States. Share this on. (CNN -- Health)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Sep 1, 2008
CDC recently reported that a health care worker in the newborn nursery of a general hospital gave pertussis to 11 different infants over a three-month period in 2004. Five of the 11 infants had to be admitted to a pediatric intensive-care unit, but fortunately all survived. (Pekin Times, IL)
The Number of People Infected with West Nile Virus Increases Sep 1, 2008
Severe symptoms include neck stiffness, high fever, stupor, disorientation, tremors, coma, convulsions, vision loss, muscle weakness, numbness, and paralysis, according to the CDC. In rare instances, it can cause severe illness and death ... The news received from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the apparent stop of the massive salmonella outbreak, managed to make a lot of people extremely happy, as for the. (eFluxMedia)
Deadly inattention to HIV Sep 1, 2008
But the CDC's new tool for estimating HIV reveals that there are more than 15,000 more HIV infections annually than had been previously estimated ... Further, the transmission rate is declining even while the CDC's HIV prevention budget has shrunk by 19 ... First, we must reject the CDC's anemic plan to reduce new infections by 10 percent by 2010 and replace it with aggressive, measurable goals to reduce new infections by 50 percent in five years. (Baltimore Sun)
Salmonella outbreak timeline: April 10 to Aug. 28 Sep 1, 2008
June 27 Patricia Griffin, chief of the CDCs enteric diseases epidemiology branch, says new illnesses continue to be reported, and contaminated product might still be entering the supply chain ... June 28 Western Growers asks the House Committee on Agriculture to have a hearing about the outbreak because FDA and CDC have been unable to definitively determine the source or the cause ... July 1 CDC and FDA announce they are broadening the investigation to include food items that are... (The Packer)
Drinking age debate continues Sep 1, 2008
Eleven percent of yearly alcohol consumption is by children ages 12 to 20, the CDC said. Harold Crawford, the alcohol enforcement teen coordinator for the 2nd Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, said that he does not think the age should be lowered. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Treadmill Exercise Can Improve Walking In Stroke Survivors Sep 1, 2008
The news received from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the apparent stop of the massive salmonella outbreak, managed to make a lot of people extremely happy, as for the. Charles Tillmans infant girl, Tiana, struggled to survive while undergoing a heart transplant, Chicago Tribune reported. (eFluxMedia)
Stop Bothering The Earwax! Sep 1, 2008
Stop Bothering The Earwax. Stop Bothering The Earwax. (eFluxMedia)
Summer Beauty Starts with Protection Aug 31, 2008
Mosquito bites are not only unsightly, but last year, West Nile Virus affected 121 people in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). However, women especially, don't have to let ugly insect bites ruin their summer fun. (Pekin Times, IL)
New HIV/AIDS figures renew call for more awareness Aug 31, 2008
Next month, the state plans to unveil a new measure developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on estimates of when people became infected with HIV. The same measure prompted the CDC to announce earlier this month that the number of new HIV infections nationally is about 56,300 a year, 40 percent higher than originally thought. Unlike the existing system, which only tracks when a person was diagnosed with HIV, the new CDC method uses a blood test and sophisticated... (Florida Times-Union)
Measles on Rise as Parents Question Vaccine Aug 31, 2008
Of the 131 cases reported to CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases between Jan. 1 and July 31, most were school-aged children whose parents had ... When the CDC and ACIP start investigating why some kids are getting vaccine-strain measles in lesions lining their gastrointestinal tract, they might earn back some public trust ... Also, I believe since the CDC is in bed with these drug cartels that it does in fact help the CDC by (on the surface at any rate)disassociating... (Washington Post)
It is important to stay physically active, eat healthy during busy fall Aug 31, 2008
Fit Kids began in December after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that one in three Americans is overweight, prompting CDC to declare obesity an epidemic. About 19 percent of children are overweight, a nearly threefold jump since 1990, said the CDC.. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Schools Selling Junk Food To Teens Aug 30, 2008
In more than a third of U.S. high schools, the CDC reports. A 36-state/12-city CDC study shows that in some states, teens find it much easier to get an unhealthy junk food fix ... "But progress is being made," says Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH, director of CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health. (CBS News)
Forbidden fruit: learning to drink responsibly Aug 30, 2008
A CDC survey last year found that 45% of high school students drank some alcohol in the 30 days before the survey, 26% binge drank, 11% drove after drinking and 29% rode with a driver who had been drinking. Once kids step on a college campus for the first time, they're surrounded by new freedoms and temptations. (Los Angeles Times)
Bird with West Nile found in Cobb Aug 30, 2008
Residents urged to prevent spread of mosquitoes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Keep it all in balance Aug 30, 2008
The CDC makes a number of recommendations to prevent falls, including exercising regularly to maintain muscle and getting enough Vitamin D and calcium to preserve bone strength. But a growing number of physicians, physical therapists and personal trainers go further, advocating exercises designed to challenge the complex system of reflexes that governs our stability and spatial orientation. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Bug bites can bring more than itch Aug 30, 2008
But since the West Nile virus was first detected in the United States a decade ago, the once-benign bug bite has claimed four U.S. lives, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ... But the worst-case scenario is West Nile encephalitis and West Nile meningitis, forms of severe disease that affect a person's nervous system, according to the CDC. ... Although there has only been one fatality in California this year, there have been 70 cases of encephalitis or meningitis, the CDC... (Santa Maria Times)
Canada fails to track food illnesses, expert says Aug 30, 2008
In a report released this week, the CDC said jalapeno peppers were a major source of contamination and that tomatoes were a possible source. Prof. (Globe and Mail)
12% of American Indian deaths due to alcohol Aug 30, 2008
Dwayne Jarman, a CDC epidemiologist who works for the Indian Health Service and is one of the study's authors, said it is the first national survey that measures American Indian deaths because of alcohol ... There may be many more alcohol-related deaths than the study shows, in part because the CDC analysis did not count deaths related to some diseases for which alcohol is believed to be an important risk, such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and colon cancer. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Oracle's Katz top area exec on Forbes' powerful women list Aug 30, 2008
Before joining the CDC in 1998, Gerberding was a faculty member at UCSF and director of the Prevention Epicenter. Gerberding continues to hold a position as associate professor of medicine, infectious diseases at UCSF.. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Study examines Indian deaths linked to alcohol Aug 29, 2008
Dwayne Jarman, a CDC epidemiologist who works for the Indian Health Service and is one of the study s authors, said it is the first national survey that measures American Indian deaths due to alcohol. It should be a call to action for federal, state, local and tribal governments, he said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Outbreak linked to cases in South Aug 29, 2008
The CDC compared blood from Beaver County hepatitis A victims to that from hepatitis A victims of the September outbreaks in the South. "The genetic sequence between the outbreaks are quite similar to each other ... but they're not identical," Fiore said. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
