New Diabetes Cases in the U.S. Decline after 20-year Increase
Washington, DC--New cases of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. decreased by 35 percent since a peak in 2009 – the first sign that efforts...
Pool Chemical Injuries Lead to over 4,500 Emergency Department Visits Each Year: CDC
Atlanta, GA--Pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 4,535 U.S. emergency department visits annually during 2008-2017, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity...
8 Zoonotic Diseases Shared Between Animals and People of Most Concern in the U.S.
Atlanta, GA--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its U.S. government partners have released the first federal collaborative report listing the top...
Measles Cases in the U.S. Are Highest since Measles was Eliminated in 2000: CDC
Atlanta, GA--As of 3 p.m. today, April 24, 2019, CDC is reporting 695 cases of measles from 22 states. This is the greatest number of...
Half of Workplaces in America Offer Health/Wellness Programs
Atlanta, GA--Almost half of all U.S. worksites offered some type of health promotion or wellness program in 2017, according to a new study published...
Healthy Hearts Need Two Proteins Working Together: NIH
Washington, DC--Two proteins that bind to stress hormones work together to maintain a healthy heart in mice, according to scientists at the National Institutes...
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Carrau Infections Linked to Pre-cut melons: CDC
Atlanta, GA--CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Carrau infections...
Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O103 Infections Being Investigated: CDC
Atlanta, GA-- A multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O103 infections is being investigated by CDC, FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
EWG’s 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Over Half of Samples of Kale Tainted With Possible Cancer-Causing Chemical
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019
Nearly 70 percent of the produce sold in the U.S. comes...
Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S.
Atlanta, GA--More than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly 20,000 died, according to a...
