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• CDC Awards $10.9 Million for Preparedness Research Centers at Seven Schools of Public Health
  CDC Press Release issued Monday, October 6, 2008: CDC Awards $10.9 Million for Preparedness Research Centers at Seven Schools of Public Health
• It’s Time to Get Smart about the Use of Antibiotics
  CDC campaign aims to draw attention to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance
• CDC Awards $10 million to New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation to provide Health Services to Residents, Other Community Members Affected by 9/11 Attack
  CDC press release on September 30, 2008, announcing a $10 millon award grant given to the New York Health and Hospital Corporation for the first year of a three-year competitive grant to provide medical examinations, diagnostic testing, referral and treatment for residents, students, and others in the community that were directly affected by the dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001.
• CDC Awards $24 Million for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Projects
  CDC Press Release, CDC Awards $24 Million for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Projects Dated September 24, 2008
• CDC Expands Testing Recommendations For Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
  New Guidance Also Issued on Patient Management for Those Infected
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma Symptoms in Children and Teens
  CDC press release, dated Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma Symptoms in Children and Teens.
• CDC Steps Up Efforts to Fight Drug-Resistant Germ
  New Effort Teaches Parents How to Protect Children from MRSA
• New Report Estimates More than 2 million Cases of Tobacco-related Cancers Diagnosed in the United States During 1999-2004
  CDC press release on Thursday September 4, 2008 announcing new report estimates more than 2 million cases of tobacco-related cancers diagnosed in the U.S. during 1999-2004.
• Most US Parents are Vaccinating According to New CDC Survey Vaccine Coverage Rates for Children Remain High
  The vast majority of the nation′s parents are having their children get recommended vaccinations, according to 2007 vaccine coverage estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• CDC Director Named To Forbes List of 100 Most Powerful Women
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has been named to the Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that Dr. Gerberding has made the list.
• CDC Launches New Program to Train Veterinarians
  In an effort to help address a national shortage of veterinarians certified to work with laboratory animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a new residency program in laboratory animal medicine.
• CDC Releases 1918 Pandemic Flu Storybook
  CDC press release about the release of an online storybook containing narratives, photos and videos from survivors, families and friends about the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed millions of people around the world.
• Most U. S. Measles Cases Reported since 1996
  CDC Press Release issued Thursday, August 21, concerning a CDC report about the recent measles outbreaks in Illinois, New York, Washington, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Hawaii, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
• CDC Launches CDC-TV On-Line Video Resource
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource available through www.cdc.gov. CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics.
• Reductions in Smoking Show Promise for Reducing Home Fire Deaths
  Home fire deaths are higher in states that have a greater percentage of smokers, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published this month in the journal Injury Prevention.
• CDC Releases New Data on Epilepsy from Multiple States
  Men aged 18-44 years are more than twice as likely as women of the same age group to have adopted a child, according to a new report released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
• New Report Provides Demographic Profile of Adoptive Parents
  A multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that about one out of 100 adults have active epilepsy, and more than one-third are not getting sufficient treatment...
• Americans Made Over 1 Billion Hospital and Doctor Visits in 2006
  Patients in the United States made an estimated 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006...
• New Technology Reveals Higher Number of New HIV Infections in the United States than Previously Known
  The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) announced today that an estimated 56,300 HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006.
• National Birth Defects Prevention Study Finds Pre-pregnancy Diabetes Increases Risk for Multiple Types of Birth Defects
  Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with one or even multiple birth defects than a mother who is not diabetic, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released in the
• Alternative Warm-Up Program Reduces Risk of ACL Injuries For Female College Soccer Players
  The risk of potentially devastating tears to an important knee ligament may be reduced in female college soccer players by an alternative warm-up program that focuses on stretching, strengthening, and improving balance and movements, according to a CDC study published online this week in
• New CDC Grant Program Extends Health Resources to Residents and other Community Members Affected by 9/11 Attack
  $30 Million Being Made Available for Health and Medical Services Programs
• Latest CDC Data Show More Americans Report Being Obese
  The proportion of U.S. adults who self report they are obese increased nearly 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, according to a report in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
• Community Water Fluoridation Now Reaches Nearly 70 percent of U.S. Population
  Nearly 70 percent of U.S. residents who get water from community water systems now receive fluoridated water, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• CDC Releases Reports on Formaldehyde Tests of Trailers
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted on Wednesday two reports from its work related to assessing the levels of formaldehyde in the indoor air of travel trailers used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• CDC Web Site Receives Government Web Managers Forum 2008 Best Practice Award
  The CDC launched the newly revamped Web site in April 2007. The Web site redesign was led by CDC’s Natio