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Assistant Surgeon General Trumpets NIIW as Opportunity to Ensure that All Babies and Young Children are Immunized On Time

Friday, April 22, 2011 - 9:15 AM

As National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) 2011 kicks off Saturday (April 23), Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Additional $34.2 Million for Public Health Improvement Programs through Affordable Care Act

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 5:15 AM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased its investment in improving public health services by announcing today more than $34 million in additional Affordable Care Act funding through the National Public Health Improvement Initiative.

Additional $34.2 Million for Public Health Improvement Programs through Affordable Care Act

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 5:15 AM

ATSDR Launches National ALS Registry

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 5:45 AM

In a groundbreaking step to learn more about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has launched the National ALS Registry.

ATSDR Launches National ALS Registry

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 5:45 AM

ACIP Recommendation for Use of CSL Influenza Vaccine

Friday, August 06, 2010 - 5:30 AM

On Thuday, August 5, 2010, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss recommendations for use in the United States of seasonal influenza trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) [Afluria] manufactured by CSL Limited during

ACIP Recommendation for Use of CSL Influenza Vaccine

Friday, August 06, 2010 - 5:30 AM

Although Most People Getting Screened for Two of the Nation's Deadliest Cancers, Thousands of People Died Last Year Because They Weren't Screened for Colon or Breast Cancer

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 6:00 AM

New data released Tuesday in the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monthly report, CDC Vital Signs.

Although Most People Getting Screened for Two of the Nation's Deadliest Cancers, Thousands of People Died Last Year Because They Weren't Screened for Colon or Breast Cancer

Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 6:00 AM

New data released Tuesday in the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monthly report, CDC Vital Signs.

Arthritis Impacts African-Americans and Hispanics More than Whites

Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 5:30 AM

Arthritis causes more pain and limitations for African-Americans and Hispanics than for whites, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.