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Almost all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections, according to a report published today by the Centers for Disease Control and

CDC is unveiling an interactive tool that makes it quicker and easier to see how antibiotic resistance for four bacteria transmitted commonly through food-Campylobacter, E. coli O157, Salmonella, and Shigella-has changed during the past 18 years.

When U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumonia, viruses are more often to blame than bacteria. However, despite current diagnostic tests, neither viruses nor bacteria are detected in the majority of these patients according to a study by the

Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates of heroin use, including women and people with private

The new CDC museum exhibit, Resettling in America: Georgia's Refugee Communities, explores the challenges of resettlement and the resiliency of refugees living in metropolitan Atlanta as they build new lives, identities, and a sense of community.

The United States government is modifying its enhanced Ebola entry screening and monitoring program for travelers from Liberia.

The June 12, 2015, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) includes an article that discusses the increase and the adverse health effects associated with their use.

For the first time, researchers have used national data to determine the incidence of the four major molecular subtypes of breast cancer by age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and several other factors.

With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that they have joined forces to

Children younger than 5 years of age accounted for 70 percent of pneumonia hospitalizations among children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in a study published today.