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The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An estimated 55 million children and teens from birth to age 19 were treated in emergency departments for unintentional injuries from 2001 to 2006, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to a study by the CDC...

Smoking in the United States Causes 443,000 Deaths Annually and Costs $193 Billion As Nation Observes Great American Smokeout

State-specific data provide glimpse into geographical differences...

CDC press release issed October 9, 2007, announcing the 2007 National Immunization Survey results for teens (NIS-Teen), that show the nation's immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, but

CDC press release on Thuday September 4, 2008 announcing new report estimates more than 2 million cases of tobacco-related cancers diagnosed in the U.S. during 1999-2004.

A multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that about one out of 100 adults have active epilepsy, and more than one-third are not getting sufficient treatment...

The Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) announced today that an estimated 56,300 HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006.

Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with one or even multiple birth defects than a mother who is not diabetic, according to a study by the Centers for Disease