First estimates available for every state show disorder is widespread Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2017. The number of U.S. adults and children with epilepsy is increasing, with at least 3.4 million people living with the disorder, according to data released today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It’s the first[Read More…]

Diabetes growth rate steady, adding to health care burden Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2017. More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report finds that as of 2015, 30.3[Read More…]

Support will strengthen state efforts to prevent and track opioid overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The[Read More…]

First report to detail cancer differences and mortality gap between rural and urban areas Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—July 6, 2017. Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical[Read More…]

2018 Yellow Book includes important health information for international travel Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017.  CDC’s 2018 Yellow Book, the definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available for free online and for order in hard copy. The 2018 edition features significant revisions, updates to important travel health recommendations, new[Read More…]

Report notes more than 120 pregnancies resulted in Zika-associated birth defects Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2017. In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. A new CDC study published today in Pediatrics is the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination significantly reduced a child’s risk of dying from influenza. The study, which looked at data from four flu seasons between 2010 and 2014, found that flu vaccination[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus‎. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a[Read More…]