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• Big Drop in Americans' Blood Level of Trans Fats, CDC Says

  58 percent between 2000 and 2009, which should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the nation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says.The findings suggest that public health initiatives to increase consumer awareness about   Read more »

• Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems

  likely to develop oral health problems as those who have kicked the habit, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found.Compared to people who never smoked, current smokers are four times more likely to develop oral conditions,   Read more »

• Feds: Painkillers a growing drug problem

  shoppers Patients of greatest concern to medical policymakers are those who seek care from multiple doctors and are prescribed high daily doses. They account for a large proportion of opioid overdoses. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   Read more »

• U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program Might Avert 885,000 Cases

  care resources," said Xiaohui Zhuo, a health economist in the division of diabetes translation at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ).Findings from Zhuo's study are published in the January issue of Health Affairs , a thematic issue of the   Read more »

• Many Jails Got No Flu Shots During H1N1 Outbreak: CDC

  diseases to facilities, and close confinement makes it easy for diseases to spread, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained.The CDC scientists found that 55 percent of U.S. jails -- facilities that house people awaiting   Read more »

Around the web

• Rx drug abuse: A deadly epidemic

  -- It starts with something small, just a pill, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling it the biggest growing drug problem in the United States. Millions have admitted to using prescription drugs to get high and that is something Alison 2/14/12 from KTVB.com Read more »

• CDC Audio Rounds: Continue to Vaccinate Patients and Staff Against the Flu (podcast)

  program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The winter season can be a busy time for health care providers and their medical practices. Cold and flu season usually means lots of patients needing routine care, sick visits, and sometimes, 2/14/12 from US Centers for Disease Control Read more »

• First Specimen Collection Training Curriculum in Sub-Saharan Africa Launches at Kenyan Medical Training College

  the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is America's premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency and a global leader in public 2/14/12 from PR Newswire Read more »

• Details About Infection Rates at America’s Hospitals

  to Hospital Compare extends the Administration’s commitment to make American healthcare safer.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2009, there were about 41,000 CLABSIs in U.S. hospitals. Studies show that up to 25 percent   from Alzheimers Reading Room Read more »

• Flu season finally arrives, CDC reports

  picking up steam after the slowest start in nearly three decades, a new government report suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports an uptick in the number of samples testing positive for the virus -- 10.5 percent in the first week of   from MSNBC Read more »