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 Stricken Houston 
 Lines Up for 
 Food, Water 

Residents scramble for survival basics in Ike's aftermath

Sep 16, 08 2:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of weary Houston residents joined lines that stretched for blocks yesterday to collect the basics they need to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Emergency supplies are being strictly rationed and each family is allowed only two bags of ice, a case of bottled water and a 12-pack... More »

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bottled water • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Houston • electricity • FEMA • Galveston • emergency aid • Hurricane Ike • Texas Gulf Coast

New HIV Study Shows Disease Accelerating

CDC finds 40% more cases than thought; blacks' rate alarming

Sep 12, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new CDC study of Americans with HIV conducted with new technology shows that the virus is spreading faster than previously thought, reports the New York Times. In 2006, more than 56,000 were newly infected with the virus that causes AIDS—40% more than anticipated. The study also showed... More »

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AIDS • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • HIV • public health • infection • STD • HIV/AIDS • African-Americans • white people

New Study Finds No
Vaccine Link to Autism

MMR shot not guilty, say researchers

Sep 4, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study concludes that a childhood vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella is not linked to autism, reports the Washington Post. Researchers studied bowel biopsies from 38 autistic children and found no link between the vaccine and the digestive problems often associated with autism. The results, which contradict the... More »

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Columbia University • autism • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccine • MMR • measles mumps rubella • Andrew Wakefield • W. Ian Lipkin • Rick Rollens • MIND Institute

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Likely Over: CDC

Peppers indeed carrier, agency finds, with Mexico farm a key player

Aug 28, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. A joint investigation by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration found strong evidence that jalapeno peppers were a major carrier of the bacteria, and that... More »

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FDA • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe • outbreak • peppers

FBI Tries to Dispel Anthrax Probe Doubts

But acknowledges 'spore on a grassy knoll' sentiment

Aug 19, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI revealed unprecedented details about its investigation of army scientist Bruce Ivins yesterday in a move to counter skepticism in the scientific community. The agency laid out how it brought together top scientists from the public and private sector to trace samples of the deadly anthrax of 2001 to... More »

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FBI • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • genetic testing • Department of Defense • anthrax • National Institutes of Health • Bruce Ivins

CDC Sharply Raises
Estimate of HIV Cases in US

New test indicates 40% more infected in US each year than reported

Aug 2, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot more people in the US have HIV than previously thought. A new CDC study suggests that the US has undercounted by about 15,000 cases a year for 15 years or so, the New York Times reports. That would add 225,000 cases to the current estimate... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • epidemiology • HIV/AIDS • Federal government • scientific study • AIDS epidemic

 Salmonella at Mexico Farm: FDA 

Safety official calls finding 'smoking gun'

Jul 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(AP) - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said today. The FDA's food safety chief called the finding a key breakthrough in the case, as did another health official. "We have a... More »

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Mexico • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe

 Deep South Leads in Obesity 

Southern states have highest rate, led by Mississippi

Jul 18, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The South has the nation's largest percentage of obese residents, a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control finds, with 30% of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee qualifying as obese. Even in Colorado, the state with the best fat stats, 19% of the populace is obese. More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Louisiana • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi • West Virginia • Obsesity • Dr. William Dietz • Mailman School of Public Health

Cheney's Staff Cut Testimony on Climate:
EPA Official

VP feared regulations on greenhouse gas

Jul 8, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aides to Vice President Dick Cheney censored congressional testimony on climate change by a top government official, a former official at the Environmental Protection Agency charges. Jason Burnett claims Cheney’s office, fearing testimony would lead to greater regulation of greenhouse gases, excised six pages of text regarding the health... More »

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Dick Cheney • global warming • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Environmental Protection Agency • Barbara Boxer • Stephen Johnson • Jason Burnett

 24M Americans Diabetic: CDC 

Big increase of disease linked to obesity has 8% of US suffering, feds report

Jun 24, 08 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost 8% of the US population has diabetes, the government reported today. About 24 million Americans suffer from type-1 or -2 diabetes, an increase of 3 million since 2005, Reuters notes. Another 57 million Americans are pre-diabetic, a condition of insulin insensitivity that predisposes them to type-2 diabetes, the Centers... More »

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obesity • diabetes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • epidemic • insulin • type 2 diabetes • type 1 diabetes

McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes

Salmonella outbreak prompts cautionary ban on sliced garnish

Jun 9, 08 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - McDonald’s is pulling sliced tomatoes from its sandwiches following a nationwide outbreak of salmonella linked to the fruit. A spokesman was quick to note that the chain has not detected the bacteria in its supplies, “but with an abundance of caution, we want to make sure our food... More »

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FDA • McDonald's • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • bacteria • restaurant • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • sandwich

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Traced to Tomatoes 

At least 87 reported cases in nine states

Jun 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes may be the source of a salmonella outbreak across nine states, Reuters reports. Health officials blame tomatoes for 57 reported salmonella cases in Texas and New Mexico since April, and the agency is investigating possible connections to cases in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah. At least... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • Food and Drug Administration

CDC: Older Americans
Need Shingles Vaccines

Drug cuts risk of getting disease in half

May 16, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CDC is recommending that all adults age 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles, a common condition that can result in chronic plan, the Washington Post reports. Research has found that the recommended Merck vaccine reduces the occurrence of shingles by some 50% in this age group. Only those... More »

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Merck • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • chronic pain • vaccine • virus • senior citizens • shingles

Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

Short, long hours of shuteye increase odds of smoking, obesity

May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irregular sleep habits increase the likelihood of obesity and smoking, the AP reports. The CDC surveyed 87,000 Americans over 2 years and found that individuals who sleep fewer than 6 hours a night or more than 9 were 5% to 10% more likely to smoke and 4% to 11%... More »

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obesity • sleep • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • smoking • sleep deprivation • sleep loss • sleep disorder

Docs Get List of Who to Let Die
in Pandemic

Don't waste resources on the elderly, handicapped: report

May 5, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the US were to suffer a devastating pandemic, and doctors didn’t have resources to save everyone, who should die? A number of universities, government agencies, and other groups mulled that grim scenario recently, sending doctors a brutally ruthless list of who to let die. The report ensures “... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Department of Health • Department of Homeland Security • medical treatment • outbreak

US Measles Cases Highest Since 2001

Total of 64; CDC worries about people shunning vaccine

May 2, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Measles, once nearly eradicated in the US, appears to be regaining a foothold. The CDC reports at least four outbreaks under way, with at least 64 cases in nine states—the most since 2001. The new cases probably originated in other countries and incubated in pockets of non-immunized US children,... More »

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disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • disease control • measles

 77% of US Moms Breast-Feed 

Percentage highest in survey's history; rise greatest among African-Americans

Apr 30, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 77% of new mothers breast-feed, the highest percentage since the CDC began taking surveys 20 years ago. The agency cites public-awareness campaigns about its health benefits for the rise, noting that only 60% of mothers breast-fed in 1994, the AP reports. Changing cultural attitudes that accommodate the practice also... More »

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African Americans • childhood obesity • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • mothers • culture • breast feeding

 Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots 

One in four children miss vaccinations, CDC finds, spreading risk through US

Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccination • immunization • outbreak • disease control • measles

 Scientists Warn Doctors
 of Syphilis Comeback 

Cases are on the rise, doctors not spotting the symptoms

Mar 18, 08 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health researchers have warned that syphilis is making a comeback, and doctors may not be recognizing the symptoms. Developed countries came closing to wiping out the disease in the '90s, Reuters reports, but infection rates in the US went up last year for the seventh year in a row. A... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • epidemic • sex education • syphilis • STD • safe sex

One-Quarter
of Teen Girls Have STDs

Most common infection is HPV, which can cause cervical cancer

Mar 11, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least one in four teen girls in the US—that's over three million people—has a sexually transmitted disease, a new CDC study shows. By far the most common infection is the human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer, the AP reports. An STD expert calls the new figures... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • STD • teen health • teenager

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