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CDC Study Reveals Adults May Not Get Enough Rest or Sleeps
About 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day in the past month, according to a new four-state study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report…
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CDC s Global Health Odyssey Invites Public to Smithsonian Museum Day 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) Global Health Odyssey opens to the public for the first Saturday ever on September 29 in conjunction with national Museum Day, sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine. Special Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free, with driver s license or passport required for entry.
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Acute Viral Hepatitis Cases Down
The three most common forms of acute viral hepatitis in the United States hepatitis A, B and C declined dramatically between 1995 and 2005, with hepatitis A and B at the lowest levels…
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CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Children Ages Two to Five
A panel of immunization experts has voted to expand the recommendation for the nasal spray influenza vaccine…
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Study Shows Rural Alaska Natives without In-Home Running Water Suffer More Disease
Rural Alaska Natives living without in-home access to running water have disproportionately higher rates of respiratory and skin infections, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Update on CDC investigation into people potentially exposed to patient with extensively drug-resistant TB
CDC Press Briefing - 2 p.m. ET TODAY
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