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CDC Scientist Awarded China s Highest Honor for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health
Robert E. Fontaine, M.D., CDC senior epidemiologist and Resident Advisor to the U.S. Field Epidemiology Training Program in Beijing, China, has been honored with the Friendship Award of 2007.
Source: www.cdc.gov
Refunds for Consumers Who Purchased CortiSlim or CortiStress
Until October 27, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be accepting refund requests from consumers who bought CortiSlim or CortiStress.
Source: www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Four Communities to Pilot New Federal Environmental Health Partnership
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and CDC/ATSDR Director Dr. Julie Gerberding signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, signaling their intentions to develop collaborative strategies that assist communities coping with health problems that may be related to environmental hazards.
Source: www.cdc.gov
CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends “Shingles” Vaccination
Atlanta The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal panel of immunization experts, has recommended people age 60 and older receive a new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster, or shingles, a condition that often leads to debilitating chronic pain…
Source: www.cdc.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: MMWR Telebriefing
CDC will announce 2006 national and state vaccination coverage rates among young children and adolescents…
Source: www.cdc.gov
CDC Child Development Campaign Expands to Target More Than 400,000 Child Care Facilities Nationwide
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with a coalition of national partners, is launching a new phase of the “Learn the Signs. Act Early”…
Source: www.cdc.gov
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