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More than 90 percent of U.S. children, aged 6-18 years, eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

CDC hosted a media telebriefing that discussed Enterorvirus D68, the respiratory illness affecting children in multiple states.

CDC will host a media telebriefing today to discuss Enterorvirus D68, the respiratory illness affecting children in multiple states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new state awardees for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). CDC's $7.5 million in funding will expand NVDRS from 18 to 32 participating states and enable greater collection of

This month's Vital Signs report looks at sodium intake among U.S. children, as well as the major sources of sodium for children and teens.

The latest CDC map detailing the prevalence of obesity for all U.S. states based on 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is now available at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html. Three additional maps demonstrate

Despite the fact that sepsis affects more than a million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, a new survey published by Sepsis AllianceExternal Web Site Icon found that fewer than half of all Americans have ever even heard of the term

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. reported on his visits last week to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and called for immediate steps across nations to accelerate response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued the first national Model Aquatic Health Code, guidelines that public pool operators can follow to help keep swimmers healthy and safe and that state and local health departments can use when

Media Briefing will include a public health assessment of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and an update on CDC and USG efforts to control the spread of the outbreak and steps to help stop the largest-ever outbreak of Ebola.