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• CDC: 2011 Was Worst Measles Year In US In 15 Years

  April 20, 2012 10:15 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Last year was the worst year for measles in the U.S. in 15 years, health officials said Thursday. There were 222 cases of measles, a large jump from the 60 or so seen in a typical year. Most of the cases last year were imported - either... more »

• CDC Launching Graphic Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign

  March 19, 2012 12:54 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Tobacco taxes and smoking bans haven't budged the U.S. smoking rate in years. Now the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with a graphic nationwide advertising campaign. The billboards and print, radio and TV ads show people whose smoking resulted in heart surgery, a tracheotomy,... more »

• Panel: All Adults Should Get Whooping Cough Shots

  February 24, 2012 1:07 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough. The panel voted Wednesday to expand its recommendation to include all those 65 and older who haven't gotten a whooping cough shot as an adult. Children have been vaccinated against whooping cough since... more »

• CDC: Many Teen Moms Didn't Think It Could Happen

  January 20, 2012 10:16 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant. In a survey of thousands of teenage mothers who had unintended pregnancies, about a third said they didn't use birth control because they didn't believe they could pregnant. What... more »

• Survey: 1 In 4 Women Attacked By Intimate Partner

  December 15, 2011 10:55 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends. Experts in domestic violence don't find it too surprising, although some aspects of the survey may have led to higher numbers than are sometimes reported.... more »

• CDC: Add $2 Per Drink For US Excessive Drinking

  October 17, 2011 1:12 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study calculated societal costs from binge and heavy drinking beyond what consumers... more »

• CDC: Self-Reported Drunk Driving Is Down

  October 5, 2011 11:15 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, and last year were at their lowest mark in nearly two decades, according to a new federal report. The decline may be due to the down economy: Other research suggests people are still drinking as... more »

• Uh-Oh: Scientists Call Film 'Contagion' Plausible

  September 16, 2011 10:47 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Yes, it could happen. But it's a stretch. "Contagion," a Hollywood thriller that opened last weekend, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping tale of a fictional global epidemic driven by a new virus. Audiences have gasped in horror at what happens to... more »

• CDC: Chickenpox Deaths Plummeted Since Vaccine

  July 25, 2011 10:42 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Chickenpox vaccine has dramatically cut deaths from the disease, especially in children, says a new government study proclaiming an important public health victory. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that chickenpox deaths fell from an average of 105 per year to 14 after... more »

• CDC: Measles Cases On Fastest Pace Since 1996

  May 25, 2011 12:41 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say 118 cases of measles have been reported in the United States so far this year - the highest number this early in the year since 1996. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released the count for January 1 through May 20.... more »

• 21,000 Had Whooping Cough Last Year, CDC Says

  February 24, 2011 11:03 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - More than 21,000 people got whooping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number since 2005 and among the worst years in more than half a century, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. They are puzzled by the sharp rise in cases. The... more »

• CDC: Up To 6 Million Swine Flu Cases In First Few Months

  October 30, 2009 8:03 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans were infected from... more »