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As part of the urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, CDC issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

As part of the U.S. government's urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer

Today, CDC is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care

PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year.

A national network of public health laboratories prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released today.

Mosquitoes linked to Zika virus not likely in areas above 6,500 feet (2,000 meters)

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Updates on Zika response efforts

CDC Director Tom Frieden traveled to Puerto Rico March 7-9 to assess firsthand CDC's support for the Zika response. He will provide an assessment of the situation in Puerto Rico and an update on CDC's Zika response efforts.

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destination to the Zika virus travel notices: New Caledonia.

The Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1975-2012) shows that death rates continued to decline for all cancers combined, as well as for most cancer sites for men and women of all major racial and ethnic populations.