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Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated with outbreaks, according to research from the

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the new Vital Signs reports on Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), including nonhospital health-care exposures to the overall burden of CDI, and the ability of programs to prevent CDIs by

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an influenza update, including providing recent information on influenza activity this season.

Blood levels of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the Feb. 8 edition of the Journal of the American

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on food categories contributing the most sodium to the U.S. populations' diet.

Journalists are invited to attend and cover the 2012 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta. One of the world's premier infectious disease conferences, ICEID brings together thousands of public health

The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the

The rate of leg and foot amputations among U.S. adults aged 40 and older with diagnosed diabetes declined by 65 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published today in the journal

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on binge drinking in adults.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve use, and compare themselves to other hospitals.