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Published: 09/12/24
New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High
New CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. state is living with obesity.
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Published: 01/09/19
New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America
In-depth analysis confirms sharp increases, geographic spread of synthetic opioid-related deaths
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Published: 01/09/19
2018 in Review: CDC Looks Back at the Year's Most Pressing Health Threats
From the opioid overdose epidemic to foodborne disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC worked around the clock - and around the globe - to protect Americans from health threats in 2018.
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Published: 01/09/19
CDC Earns Reaccreditation for Emergency Management
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's emergency management program, which includes the emergency operations center, has been accredited again by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for excellence in emergency management.
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Published: 12/28/18
Pain Management Task Force calls for patient-centered approach to improve treatment of pain
The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force), in a draft report issued today, calls for individualized, patient-centered pain management to improve the lives of millions of individuals who experience acute and chronic pain.
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Published: 12/21/18
CDC Investigation Notice Update: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey Products
Two recalls of turkey products have been announced as a result of this outbreak investigation.
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Published: 12/14/18
Food Safety Alert: Update on the Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
CDC is advising that consumers not eat any romaine lettuce harvested from Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Barbara counties in the Central Coastal growing regions of northern and central California while FDA continues its investigation of farms identified in traceback.
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Published: 12/12/18
CDC Food Safety Alert: Update on Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef
CDC continues to advise consumers and retailers to check their freezers for recalled ground beef produced by JBS Tolleson, Inc., which is linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections.
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Published: 04/05/18
High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs
1 in 4 adults report having been exposed to loud noise at work
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Published: 04/05/18
Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.
Ramped-up CDC strategy helps providers stop spread of new germs, prevents large outbreaks
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Published: 04/05/18
U.S. drug overdose deaths continue to rise
An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America's overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups.
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Published: 08/07/17
Diabetes Drug Shows Promise Against Parkinson's
Byetta improved symptoms of motor disease in small, short trial, but more research needed
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Published: 08/07/17
Does Less Sleep Make You Less Healthy?
Adults who logged only 6 hours a night had wider waists, study found
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Published: 08/07/17
Resistance Training May Slow MS, Study Says
Scans revealed less brain shrinkage in exercise group
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Published: 08/07/17
Teen Drivers Take More Chances as Senior Year Begins
Experts urge parents to continue talking about consequences for unsafe behavior behind the wheel
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Published: 03/10/17
Early Allergies -- Payback for a Mild Winter?
Early blooms may start you sneezing and sniffling ahead of schedule, doctor says
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Published: 03/10/17
How to Keep a Spring in Your Step with Daylight Saving Time
Expert advice on ways to weather the lost hour of sleep Sunday morning
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Published: 03/10/17
U.S. Medical Experts Issue Warning on Yellow Fever's Advance
Brazil outbreak has officials worried, and transmission to United States is possible