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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Are Prescribing Practices Putting Hospital Patients at Risk? – Media Advisory
Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated. Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Tuesday,…
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New CDC data show encouraging development in obesity rates among 2 to 5 year olds – Press Release
Though overall obesity rates remain unchanged, rates in young children improve Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no…
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CDC and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Warn of Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at Hilton Head Restaurant – Media Advisory
Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated. Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Tuesday,…
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CDC Reports Flu Hit Younger People Particularly Hard This Season – Press Release
Vaccination lowered risk of having to go to the doctor by about 60 percent for people of all ages Press Release Embargoed for: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 1:00 ETContact: Media…
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CDC Telebriefing: Update on Flu Activity and Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates
Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated. Media Advisory Embargoed until: Thursday, February…
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Rates of indoor tanning among female high school students lowest in states with multiple restrictions on youth access – Press Release
Press Release Embargoed for: Thursday, February 13, 2014, 4:00 ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 In states with mulitple youth restrictions, the odds of indoor tanning among teen girls were 42% less.…
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Telebriefing on launch of global health security agenda – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:15 PM E.T. OPERATOR: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. I’d like to inform all parties your lines have been placed in…
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CDC and Million Hearts Recognize 2013 Hypertension Control Champions – Press Release
Diverse practices, health systems achieve high blood pressure control rates of more than 70 percent Press Release For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 5, 2014Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Nine diverse practices,…
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Vital Signs Telebriefing on Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates Among Children Aged 0-12 Years – United States, 2002-2011 – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:00 E.T. OPERATOR: I’d like to thank all participants for holding. All lines will be on listen only for the question and…
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Child Passenger Safety
One in three children who died in crashes in 2011 was not buckled up, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. CDC analyzed 2002-2011 data from the Fatality Analysis…