Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks reported each year in the United States.

Original title: “CDC releases new findings and prevention tools to improve food safety in restaurants - Press Release”

CDC will host a live media briefing at CDC to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security.

Original title: “Measles Still Threatens Health Security: On 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine, Spike in Imported Measles Cases - Media Advisory”

A new analysis of data from 20 major U.S. cities reveals continued signs of sexual risk among gay and bisexual men, but shows dramatically lower sexual risk among those who accurately know their HIV status.

Original title: “Sexual risk lower among U.S. gay and bisexual men who accurately know their HIV status - Press Release”

A telebriefing to provide an update on serogroup B meningitis cases in the United States and bacterial meningitis treatment and prevention.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Status of Serogroup B Meningitis Cases in the United States - Transcript”

A telebriefing to provide an update on serogroup B meningitis cases in the United States and bacterial meningitis treatment and prevention.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Status of Serogroup B Meningitis Cases in the United States - Media Advisory”

Both Pakistan and Afghanistan saw an overall decrease in wild poliovirus (WPV) cases from January - September 2013 compared with the same time period in 2012 according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “Progress and Challenges Fighting Polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan - Press Release”

Income, education level, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, and sexual orientation are all related to health and health outcomes for a number of Americans, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “CDC Report Documents Health Disparities - Press Release”

CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden discusses the Winnable Battles initiative.

Original title: “CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden releases Winnable Battles Progress Report 2010-2015, discusses successes and challenges - Statement”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of newborns in Tennessee with late vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). VKDB is a serious, but preventable bleeding disorder that can cause bleeding in the brain.

Original title: “CDC finds cluster of newborns in Tennessee with bleeding disorder - Press Release”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for its excellence in emergency management. CDC is the first federal organization to attain full accreditation.

Original title: “CDC accredited for emergency management - Press Release”

Emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and hookahs are quickly gaining popularity among middle- and high-school students, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Original title: “Emerging tobacco products gaining popularity among youth - Press Release”

About one in three adults aged 50 to 75 years have not been tested for colorectal cancer as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite rese arch that shows colorectal cancer screening tests saves lives, screening rates remain too low.

Original title: “Colorectal cancer screening rates remain low - Press Release”

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs ReportHow can more people get tested for colorectal cancer?

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - How can more people get tested for colorectal cancer? - Media Advisory”

In 2011, 1,925 malaria cases were reported in the United States, according to data published in a supplement of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “Malaria cases in U.S. reach 40-year high - Press Release”

A year ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center as part of the response to the tragic outbreak of fungal meningitis.

Original title: “CDC Update on the Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections: One Year Later - Statement”

More than two out of every five middle and high school students who smoke report using either flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Original title: “More than 40 percent of middle and high schoolers who smoke use flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes - Press Release”

Statement from Tim McAfee, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Nathan Moose, former Tips campaign ad participant.

Original title: “Statement from Tim McAfee, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Nathan Moose, former Tips campaign ad participant - Statement”

The exhibit, Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America, looks back through history at how minority groups have experienced health problems differently, helps us understand why these differences persist, and examines our efforts to reduce and eliminate health disparities.

Original title: “David J. Sencer CDC Museum open on <em>Smithsonian magazine Museum Day Live!</em>- Media Advisory”

The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special supplement investigating the role of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs) and social contexts in the cycle of child maltreatment across generations.

Original title: “Positive relationship factors may help break cycle of child maltreatment - Media Advisory”

Quitline calls spiked dramatically when 2013 ads were running; fell quickly when they were not

Original title: “2013 Tips From Former Smokers campaign generates 150,000 calls to quitlines and 2.8 million website visits - Press Release”