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CDC Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccines for Children Under 5

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines - in smaller doses - are now available to about 17…

2 years ago

China Virus: CDC Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Infection on US Territory

The first case of the new coronavirus on the US territory has been confirmed, the Centers for Disease Control said.…

5 years ago

Study Recommends Screening All Patients for Alcohol Abuse

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended that all United States Doctors should be screening…

5 years ago

Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak: Fast-Food Chain Changes Cooking Methods

Fast-food restaurant chain Chipotle has announced it is changing its cooking methods in an effort to address food safety concerns,…

9 years ago

Chipotle Stocks hit by E. Coli Outbreak

Chipotle shares have slumped more than 12% on November 20 after the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) reported more…

9 years ago

Obesity Rates Rising Again among American Adults

According to a recent study, obesity rates are rising again among American adults, despite national efforts to promote healthy lifestyles.…

9 years ago

Anthrax Scare: 51 Labs Received Live Samples Sent from Military

Fifty one labs in 17 states and three foreign countries have been mailed samples of live anthrax, Pentagon officials have…

9 years ago

Listeria outbreak: Sabra hummus recall over possible contamination

Thirty thousands of cases of hummus produced by Sabra Dipping Co have been recalled due to possible contamination with listeria.…

10 years ago

Blue Bell Ice Cream suspends operations at Oklahoma facility

Blue Bell Ice Cream has suspended operations at its Oklahoma plant after health officials linked the deaths of three people…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Ten US healthcare workers evacuated from Sierra Leone

Ten US healthcare workers are being evacuated from Sierra Leone after another aid worker back from the West African country…

10 years ago

Polio eradication: Type 3 virus not detected for more than two years after vaccination campaigns

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that a "major milestone" in the battle to eliminate polio globally has…

10 years ago

CDC: Texas hospital breach of protocol led to second US Ebola case

Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has said a mistake was "clearly" made…

10 years ago

Thomas Frieden: Ebola outbreak biggest challenge since AIDS

CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden has said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlike anything since the emergence…

10 years ago

US HIV infection rate decreases by 33.2% from 2002 to 2011

According to a new study, the rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the US has fallen by a third over…

10 years ago

CDC report: US government infectious disease lab made dangerous pathogen transport errors

According to a CDC report, the US government infectious disease labs mishandled dangerous pathogens five times in the last decade.…

10 years ago

Anthrax exposure: 84 Atlanta-based CDC scientists possibly exposed to live anthrax

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the number of health workers potentially exposed to anthrax…

10 years ago

Measles outbreak 2014: US cases reach 20-year high

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to get vaccinated after a spike in measles cases in…

10 years ago

MERS virus: CDC confirms second imported case

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have confirmed a second case in the country of MERS, a…

11 years ago

Rare case of female-to-female HIV infection reported in Texas

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published details of a rare case of suspected female-to-female HIV infection. A…

11 years ago

US baby boomers advised to get tested for hepatitis C

US health officials have advised baby boomers for the first time to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C.…

13 years ago

New swine flu strain outbreak alert in US

A new swine flu strain put U.S. health officials on alert for more cases after it was found in three children…

13 years ago