FDA Issues Revised “Advice about Eating Fish for Women Who Are or Might Become...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of revised advice about eating fish, which updates advice that FDA and the U.S. Environmental...
FDA Announces New Qualified Health Claims for EPA and DHA Omega-3 Consumption and the...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health...
Bats Responsible for Most Rabies Deaths in the U.S.
Atlanta, GA--Bats are responsible for roughly 7 in 10 rabies deaths among people who are infected with the rabies virus in the United States,...
U.S. may Lose Its Measles Elimination Status if Outbreaks Continue
Atlanta, GA--CDC reported 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019. This is the greatest number of cases reported in...
Overall Cancer Mortality in the U.S. Continues to Decline: CDC
Atlanta, GA--The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued...
New Diabetes Cases in the U.S. Decline after 20-year Increase
Washington, DC--New cases of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. decreased by 35 percent since a peak in 2009 – the first sign that efforts...
Pool Chemical Injuries Lead to over 4,500 Emergency Department Visits Each Year: CDC
Atlanta, GA--Pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 4,535 U.S. emergency department visits annually during 2008-2017, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity...
8 Zoonotic Diseases Shared Between Animals and People of Most Concern in the U.S.
Atlanta, GA--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its U.S. government partners have released the first federal collaborative report listing the top...
Measles Cases in the U.S. Are Highest since Measles was Eliminated in 2000: CDC
Atlanta, GA--As of 3 p.m. today, April 24, 2019, CDC is reporting 695 cases of measles from 22 states. This is the greatest number of...
Half of Workplaces in America Offer Health/Wellness Programs
Atlanta, GA--Almost half of all U.S. worksites offered some type of health promotion or wellness program in 2017, according to a new study published...
