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Two out of three U.S. adults with high cholesterol and half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure are not being treated effectively, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs report on access to health care.

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs report on access to health care.

Top public health leaders from almost 50 countries will gather at the fifth annual meeting of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI). The meeting is jointly hosted in the United States for the first time by the U

Top public health leaders from almost 50 countries will gather at the fifth annual meeting of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI). The meeting is jointly hosted in the United States for the first time by the U

CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden to join leading medical/public health groups at NFID News Conference to share developments about the influenza season.

CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden to join leading medical/public health groups at NFID News Conference to share developments about the influenza season.

The number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more has tripled in two years to nine states in 2009, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.

The number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more has tripled in two years to nine states in 2009, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.

More Americans were vaccinated against seasonal flu during the 2009-10 season (40 percent of eligible population) than during the previous flu season (33 percent of eligible population), according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and