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50th Anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health – Media Statement
A statement by CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained…
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Rates of new lung cancer cases drop in U.S. men and women -Press Release
CDC report finds fastest drop in adults aged 35-44 years Press Release Embargoed until:Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 1:00 ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Tobacco control efforts are having a major…
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Vital Signs: Alcohol Screening and Counseling – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 12:00 E.T. OPERATOR: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants will be in a listen only mode.…
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Alcohol Screening and Counseling – Digital Press Kit
Only one in six adults — and only one in four binge drinkers — say a health professional has ever discussed alcohol use with them even though drinking too much…
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Most health care providers don’t talk about alcohol, even when patients drink too much – Press Release
Alcohol screening and counseling is an effective but underused health service Press Release Embargoed until:Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 1:00 noon ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Only one in six adults…
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Tips From Former Smokers Ad Campaign 2013
Continuing with the success of last year’s national tobacco education ad campaign, “Tips from Former Smokers,” a second series of ads was launched today by the Centers for Disease Control…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – How much alcohol is too much? – 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Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.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 Embargoed until: Tuesday, January…
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CDC’s Graphs of the Year: Nightmare bacteria spread and 100,000 smokers likely quit with Tips – Media Advisory
This page is a historical archive and is no longer maintained. For current information, please visit www.cdc.gov/media/ For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 CDC’s…
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Our Nation’s Health by the Numbers: 2013
As the year comes to a close, America’s health protection agency, CDC, looks back at our nation’s health by the numbers. With dramatic breakthroughs in science and technology, 2013 has…
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Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Gardasil HPV Vaccine – Media Statement
This page is a historical archive and is no longer maintained. For current information, please visit www.cdc.gov/media/ For Immediate Release: Friday, December 20, 2013 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 Voluntary…