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CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
In a new commentaryexternal icon in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), authors of the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (Guideline) advise against misapplication of…
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Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases Increasing
Tickborne diseases increasingly threaten the health of people in the United States. The growing threat includes newly discovered disease-causing germs, an increasing number of reported tickborne illnesses, expanding geographic ranges for…
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CDC Offers New Resource for Tick Season
Tick season is here and that means it’s time once again for people to protect themselves and their loved ones (including pets) from tick bites. CDC has an updated digital…
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CDC: Half of Workplaces Offer Health/Wellness Programs
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 22, 2019Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Almost half of all U.S. worksites offered some type of health promotion or wellness program in 2017, according to a new…
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CDC Investigation Notice: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli-sliced Meats and Cheeses
###U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESexternal icon CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or…
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CDC Food Safety Alert: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Frozen, Raw Tuna
A CDC food safety alert about a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to frozen, raw ground tuna has been posted at www.cdc.gov/salmonella/newport-04-19/index.html. Key points: CDC, public health and regulatory…
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CDC Investigation Notice Update: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O103 Infections
A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O103 infections has been posted www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html. Updates: Preliminary interview information from ill people suggests that ground beef is the…
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CDC Investigation Notice: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O103 Infections
A CDC investigation notice of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O103 infections has been posted www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html. At this time, a source of these infections has not been identified. Key…
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CDC and ATSDR Announce Funding for Study of Health Effects of PFAS in Drinking Water
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are soliciting research applications to conduct a multi-site study on the human health…
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CDC’s successful “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign returns on April 1
New emotionally powerful ads today kick off the eighth year of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign. The new ads share personal stories…