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CDC Investigation Update: Salmonella outbreak linked to Honey Smacks
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 04, 2018Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 Good afternoon, CDC advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, which…
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CDC Releases Guideline to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Press Release Embargoed Until:Tuesday, September 4, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new clinical recommendations for healthcare providers treating children with mild traumatic…
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NIOSH launches new framework to tackle opioid crisis in the workplace
Press Release For Immediate Release: Friday, August 31, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America’s opioid crisis – and the…
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CDC Hosts International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Presentations include a wide range of health threats in U.S. and internationally Press Release For Immediate Release: Monday, August 27, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and…
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More US adolescents up to date on HPV vaccination
CDC reports show encouraging signs for preventing future cancers Press Release Embargoed Until: Thursday, August 23, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The number of adolescents who are up…
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CDC Releases 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card
Press Release For Immediate Release: Monday, August 20, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Of the approximately 4 million babies born in 2015, most (83.2 percent) started out breastfeeding – but many…
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CDC: 1 in 4 US adults live with a disability
Cognitive disability most common in younger adults; mobility disability most common for others Press Release Embargoed Until: Thursday, August 16, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 One in 4…
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CDC Releases Graphic Novel on Variant Flu Dangers
For Immediate Release: Friday August 10, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 CDC has released a graphic novel to help young people understand the potential health risks of influenza viruses that normally circulate…
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CDC supporting response to new Ebola outbreak in North Kivu/Democratic Republic of the Congo
Media Statement For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 9, 2018Contact: Media Relations,(404) 639-3286 CDC has been responding and coordinating with the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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The Number of Women with Opioid Use Disorder at Labor and Delivery Quadrupled from 1999-2014
Embargoed Until: Thursday August 9, 2018; 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) at labor and delivery more than quadrupled from 1999…