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PA’s First West-Nile-Positive Mosquito of 2008 Season Discovered in Luzerne County
State officials today reported the first mosquito sample of 2008 to test positive for the West Nile Virus and reminded residents of precautions to lessen the chance of being bitten by an infected mosquito.U.S. Deaths Down Sharply in 2006
Age-adjusted death rates in the United States dropped significantly between 2005 and 2006 and life expectancy hit another record high, according to preliminary death statistics released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.What’s Not Being Said About Sex—And Who It’s Hurting
While we’ve squirmed the past couple weeks about former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s sexual transgressions and tittered about other politicians’ sexual dalliances, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed...Community Heroes Honored for Contributions to CDC’s Steps Program
Seven community heroes were recently honored at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention′s (CDC) Steps Program′s Action Institute for their extraordinary contributions in improving the health and well-being of Americans in school, worksite,...No Fries for You Over There: You’re Too Fat
When times are good and fortune smiles, Americans sometimes say they’re in Fat City. It’s a state of mind more than a place. Fat City, man. But you can actually go to the nation’s Fat State, the Deep South state of Mississippi. Nobody...CDC State Preparedness Report Highlights Progress And Challenges
An inaugural report on public health preparedness released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates states have made significant progress with respect to emergency preparedness, but that significant challenges remain.New Resource for Preventing Diabetes in African-Americans
A new diabetes prevention resource designed to encourage and help faith-based and community organizations get actively involved in deterring preventable diabetes among African-Americans was released by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a...U.S. Unlikely to Meet Target for TB Elimination
It appears that the United States will fall far short of its benchmark goals toward eliminating tuberculosis, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey data. Researchers found that the rate of latent TB infection (LTBI)...
