Thomas Frieden, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Friday that this flu season is going to be a severe one. The flu season lasts for around 13 weeks and we are right in the middle of it. 29 states were recorded in last week’s “high” influenza activity chart, but the number decreased to 26. Flu cases have reached epidemic levels according to the … [Read more...]
New Shocking US Government Anti-Smoking Campaign Launched
Anti-smoking campaigns are not supposed to be fun, easy to watch, or enjoyable, but the latest ad campaign from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might just be too much, say media reports. The campaign was released on Tuesday under the title “Tips from Former Smokers”. It includes several ads featuring a middle aged couple, both of them toothless because of smoking, a male whose … [Read more...]
CDC: 75 Scientists Possibly Exposed To Anthrax
As many as 75 scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta may have been exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria because of a safety problem at one of its labs. Agency officials at the U.S. federal government labs say the risk of infection is low but that all of the potentially affected staff members are being monitored or given antibiotics as a precaution. The … [Read more...]
E.coli outbreak in Idaho, Wshington linked to sprouts, hummus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed seven cases of E. coli infection associated with raw clover sprouts. According to CDC, the other three likely cases of E.coli are also reported in the United States. All the reported cases are either from Idaho or Washington. According to the reports, half the patients have been hospitalized. The initial investigations show that … [Read more...]
Third case of deadly MERS virus reported in US
A third case of a little known illness of MERS virus that first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012, has been reported in the US and it repeatedly underlines how little we know about this disease. According to David Swerdlow, incident manager for MERS response activities at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, it is difficult to know what proportion of infected people are … [Read more...]
Anti-HIV pill for High risk groups Recommended by CDC
In a bid to check the rise of deadly HIV/AIDS among the Americans, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a set of guidelines that ask people, who are at high risk for contracting the AIDS causing Human Immunodeficiancy Virus (HIV), to take anti-HIV medicines that help in minimizing the transmission risk. According to the federal health body, the pre-exposure … [Read more...]
Utah has no preventable deaths from cancer: CDC
A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made some encouraging revelations about health situation in Utah. According to the CDC, the five top causes of death in the U.S. in 2010 were heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke and accidents. The researchers then carried a comparative study about death rates in the top three states to the other … [Read more...]
20-40 percent of premature deaths preventable in US
About 20 to 40 percent of premature deaths in the United States are avoidable, says a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study says, the premature deaths from the five leading causes can be prevented by making some significant and healthy changes in lifestyle and working environment. Premature deaths are defined as deaths before the age of 80. According to … [Read more...]
Fighting Infectious Diseases With Other Nations Will Make U.S. Safer
ATLANTA, Jan. 31: A recent report says that the United States is not at a danger level if it works along with foreign nations to cope up with infectious diseases. Officials said the reason behind is that the nations are connected by food and drinking water. Dr. Tom Frieden, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director, said that there are three main threats the agency has … [Read more...]
