Topic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

More than half of U.S. children between ages 3 and 11 show signs in their blood of exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a report released ...

Time to get your flu shot

It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose...

U.S. smoking rate still about 21 percent

U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, health officials reported Tuesday.. About 21 percent...

don't drive after drinking

Drinking and driving is not only against the law, but it's a major threat to your health -- and that of others on the road.. . The U.S. Centers for...
By Ellie Rodgers, Contributing Writer, myOptumHealth Content provided by . . Headed outside for summer chores or fun? Before you do, take some ...

Smoking rate stuck at 1 in 5 Americans

U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.. ...
Research!America is highlighting the vital importance of vaccines with a new fact sheet in its Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money series...
Here is an interesting article on Bloomberg regarding prescription drug usage. The study is from 2008. Please consider Prescription Drug Use Rose...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to help create a transportation system that makes us fitter, not fatter. . The...
More than 48 percent of all Americans took at least one prescription drug each month in 2008, which amounts to a 10 percent increase over the...