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Nation sees near doubling in colorectal cancer screening in 2015 compared with 2000 – Press Release
Cervical cancer screening dropped; no gain seen in breast cancer screening Press Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 2, 2017 Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 More adults are getting recommended screening…
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CDC, FDA, and states investigating multistate E. coli outbreak – Media Statement
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 2, 2017Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating an outbreak of 12 illnesses of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)…
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CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement
Media Statement Embargoed until: Thursday, March 2, 2017, 1:00 PMContact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of…
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‘500 Cities’ website: Users can explore neighborhood health data – Press Release
Potential to improve the health of millions of Americans Press Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 2, 2017 Contact:CDC Media Relations(404) 639-3286 CDC Foundation Media Relationscgreenwell@cdcfoundation.org404-443-1126 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…
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CDC review finds acceptable air quality supplied by air hoses in laboratories – Media Statement
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Monday, February 27, 2017 Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed its examination of the quality of the air…
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CDC hosts vector control experts to discuss strategies to combat Aedes aegypti – Media Advisory
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Contact: CDC Media Relations404-639-3286 What CDC, in collaboration with the CDC Foundation, will convene a two-day meeting February 27-28, 2017, to…
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CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Friday, February 17, 2017Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a review of air quality associated with the use…
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CDC Museum Exhibition-Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization – Media Advisory
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Friday, February 17, 2017Contact: CDC Media Relations404-639-3286 What For 50 years, CDC has had the responsibility for protecting our country’s borders from contagious diseases. A…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Too loud! For Too long! – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 12:00 pm E.T. Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. MICHELLE BONDS: Thank you, I would like to thank…
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Non-occupational Noise-induced Hearing Loss
It’s hard to know when your hearing is damaged, unless you have a hearing test. About 1 out of 4 US adults who report excellent to good hearing already have…