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CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the MMWR surveillance summary on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated with outbreaks, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented today at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.
Original title: “CDC research shows outbreaks linked to imported foods increasing”
CDC highlights steps to prevent spread of deadly C. difficile bacteria, which impacts patients in nursing homes and outpatient care, not just hospitals.
Original title: “Life-threatening germ poses threat across medical facilities”
CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs reports on Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), including nonhospital health-care exposures to the overall burden of CDI, and the ability of programs to prevent CDIs by implementing CDC recommendations across a range of hospitals.
Original title: “CDC Media Advisory on Vital Signs Report: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections”
CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an influenza update, including providing recent information on influenza activity this season.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Influenza Update”
The rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (often called raw milk) and products made from it was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Majority of dairy-related disease outbreaks linked to raw milk”
Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Nine in 10 U.S. adults get too much sodium every day”
CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on food categories contributing the most sodium to the U.S. populations' diet.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on Vital Signs Report: Food Categories Contributing the Most to Sodium Consumption - United States, 2007-2008”
Journalists are invited to attend and cover the 2012 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta. One of the world's premier infectious disease conferences, ICEID brings together thousands of public health professionals to explore issues in surveillance, research, epidemiology and prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad.
Original title: “CDC and Partners Host International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases”
The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal.
Original title: “Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion”
The rate of leg and foot amputations among U.S. adults aged 40 and older with diagnosed diabetes declined by 65 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published today in the journal, Diabetes Care.
Original title: “CDC report finds large decline in lower-limb amputations among U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes”
More than 38 million U.S. adults binge drink an average of four times a month and the most drinks they consume on average is eight according to a new Vital Signs report form the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Binge drinking is bigger problem than previously thought”
CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on binge drinking in adults.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on Vital Signs Report: Binge Drinking”
Each year, one of every 150 two-year-olds visits an emergency department in the United States for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision.
Original title: “Many young children overdosing from medicines at home”
On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, according to findings released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Widespread in the US”
Many a stumped adult searching for the perfect gift to give a loved one this holiday season is finding help from the national Million Hearts initiative.
Original title: “A twist on gift-giving this season could change hearts”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a telephone-only media briefing Monday, December 5, to provide up-to-date figures on U.S. influenza activity and vaccination rates and to announce this season's National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW).
Original title: “Telebriefing on U.S. Influenza Activity and Vaccination Rates for Current Season”
Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in U.S. adults aged 65 years or older, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Original title: “Elderly at risk of hospitalizations from key medications”
The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15-19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Teen birth rate hit record low in 2010”
Most American adults who smoke wish they could quit, and more than half have tried with the past year, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “New study shows smokers underutilize proven treatment and services for quitting”