Media Briefing on Antiviral Guidance and 2009 H1N1 Flu

CDC will host a press conference on its updated guidelines on antivirals as well as an update on 2009 H1N1 flu. (read more)

Weekly Update on 2009 H1N1 Flu

CDC will host a press conference to update on 2009 H1N1 Flu. (read more)

CDC to Distribute $40 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help States Fight Healthcare-Associated Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced plans to distribute $40 million to state health departments to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). (read more)

Births Decline in Most Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Katrina

On Friday August 28, 2009, CDC announced that births in most of the Gulf Cost areas hit by Hurricane Karina plunged in the 12 months following the deadly storm. (read more)

Immunization Rates Remain Stable at High Levels Among the Nation’s 19- Through 35-Month-Old Children

CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an update on cases of 2009 H1N1 flu. The briefing will also include an update on NIH’s clinical trials of candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. (read more)

Media Briefing on 2009 H1N1 Flu

CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an update on cases of 2009 H1N1 flu. The briefing will also include an update on NIH’s clinical trials of candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. (read more)

Life Expectancy at All Time High; Death Rates Reach New Low, New Report Shows

U.S. life expectancy reached nearly 78 years (77.9), and the age-adjusted death rate dropped to 760.3 deaths per 100,000 population, both records, according to the latest mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (read more)

CDC Media Relations Team Offers Highlighted, Embargoed Articles from Emerging Infectious Disease Journal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) media relations team has launched a new service for journalists. (read more)

Study Shows Benefits of Biculturalism

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported study shows that Latino adolescents in the United States who maintain ties to their culture of origin are more likely to develop healthy behaviors than their peers who do not. (read more)