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How Americans can get a better return on their health care investments – Press Release
Lancet special series, The Health of Americans, features CDC scientists Press Release Embargoed Until: Wendenesday, July 2, 2014, 6:30 pm ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Each year, the U.S. spends nearly…
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CDC update on potential anthrax exposures – Media Statement
Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.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 Statement For Immediate Release: Monday,…
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Vital Signs – Prescription Drug Overdose – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, July 1, 2014 12:00 p.m. ET OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. I’d like to inform all parties that your lines have been placed…
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Opioid painkiller prescribing varies widely among states – Press Release
Where you live makes a difference Press Release Embargoed Until: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers…
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Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs is an ongoing threat – Press Release
CDC report shows progress and problems among foodborne germs it tracks Press Release For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 1, 2014Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing…
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HHS grants bolster health care and public health disaster preparedness – Press Release
Press Release For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 1, 2014Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $840 million to continue improving…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to make opioid painkiller prescribing safer? – 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Alert_06 Archived: This Page Is No Longer Being Updated This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.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: Friday,…
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One in 10 deaths among working-age adults due to excessive drinking – Press Release
Press Release Embargoed until: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 12:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64 years in…
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a preference for using the nasal spray flu vaccine – Media Statement
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 Statement For Immediate Release: Wednesday,…
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CDC Telebriefing – CDC is launching the fourth phase of the highly successful Tips From Former Smokers Campaign – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:00 p.m. ET KATHERINE LYON DANIEL: Good morning. I’m Associate Director for Communications here at CDC. Welcome to CDC’s media briefing on the…