The Million Hearts initiative announces the launch of a new Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Resource Center, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Eating-Well magazine.

Original title: “Million Hearts and Eating-Well magazine launch heart-healthy nutrition resource - Press Release”

CDC announced today that approximately 75 Atlanta-based staff are being monitored or provided antibiotics because they may have been unintentionally exposed to live Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) after established safety practices were not followed.

Original title: “CDC Lab Determines Possible Anthrax Exposures: Staff Provided Antibiotics/Monitoring - Media Statement”

CDC will host a media briefing to unveil its next installment of the successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring new health conditions.

Original title: “CDC is launching the fourth phase of the highly successful Tips From Former Smokers Campaign - Media Advisory”

After increasing steadily for nearly two decades, a new CDC report notes a slight decline in induction of labor for single births for gestational age group. Although the declines are very modest, going from 23.7 percent in 2011 to 23.3 percent in 2012, the news is encouraging.

Original title: “For the first time in decades, declines seen in the induction of labor for single births - Media Statement”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now confirmed that neither of the two imported cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States spread the virus to any of their household members or to the health care workers who treated the two individuals.

Original title: “MERS-CoV not spread to household members or health care contacts of the two U.S. cases - Press Release”

CDC's Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action and its companion guide provide information and action steps to help community leaders and members, public health professionals, families, and young people to be part of the solution in preventing youth violence.

Original title: “CDC connects communities with youth violence prevention strategies - Media Advisory”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the public about an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to products containing chia powder. Chia powder is made from small chia seeds that are sprouted and ground into powder.

Original title: “CDC Investigates Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chia Products - Media Advisory”

Transcript of the CDC hosted a telephone-only briefing to discuss the new 2013 results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, a survey of high schools students (grades 9-12) conducted every other year.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey results - Transcript”

CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors a wide range of priority health risk behaviors among representative samples of high school students at the national, state, and local levels.

Original title: “Latest CDC teen behavior survey finds less cigarette smoking, fewer fights, too much texting and driving”

U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Original title: “US cancer survivors face significant economic burden - Press Release”

Cigarette smoking rates among high school students have dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, according to the 2013 results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Original title: “Cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students at lowest level in 22 years - Press Release”

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new 2013 results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, a survey of high schools students (grades 9-12) conducted every other year.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey results - Media Advisory”

More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four people with diabetes doesn't know he or she has it.

Original title: “More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesn't know - Press Release”

Telebriefing: Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Infected food workers are the most common source of those outbreaks.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing - New Vital Signs Report - How can we prevent norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food? - Transcript”

Most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands.

Original title: “Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks”

Most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands.

Original title: “Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the U.S. - Press Release”

Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Infected food workers are the most common source of those outbreaks. In this month's Vital Signs report, CDC provides key recommendations to help the food service industry prevent norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - How can we prevent norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food? - Media Advisory”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $19.5 million to 26 academic institutions in 25 states to study how people and their communities can avoid or counter the risks for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

Original title: “CDC awards $19.5 million to Prevention Research Centers nationwide - Press Release”

Transcipt of telebriefing: CDC announced record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing - CDC to announce record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States - Transcript”

Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1 and May 23, 2014. This is the largest number of measles cases in the United States reported in the first five months of a year since 1994.

Original title: “Measles cases in the United States reach 20-year high - Press Release”