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The United States ranked 29th in the world in infant mortality in 2004, compared to 27th in 2000, 23rd in 1990 and 12th in 1960, according to a new report from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $16.9 million contract to American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) of Manassas, Va. to implement the CDC Influenza Reagent Resource (CDC-IRR), a secure, Web-based system that will

CDC Press Release issued Monday, October 6, 2008: CDC Awards $10.9 Million for Preparedness Research Centers at Seven Schools of Public Health

CDC press release on September 30, 2008, announcing a $10 millon award grant given to the New York Health and Hospital Corporation for the first year of a three-year competitive grant to provide medical examinations, diagnostic testing, referral and

CDC Press Release, CDC Awards $24 Million for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Projects Dated September 24, 2008

New Guidance Also Issued on Patient Management for Those Infected

CDC press release, dated Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma Symptoms in Children and Teens.

New Effort Teaches Parents How to Protect Children from MRSA

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has been named to the Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that Dr. Gerberding has made the list.

In an effort to help address a national shortage of veterinarians certified to work with laboratory animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a new residency program in laboratory animal medicine.