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Vital Signs telebriefing: More than 21 million US adults ages 18-64 have a disability. Inactivity is related to chronic disease in adults with disabilities. Working age adults with disabilities are more likely to be physically active if their doctors

Working age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active peers to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease, according to a Vital Signs report

Working age adults with disabilities who get no aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease than their active peers, according to a Vital Signs report released

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

CDC and the Indiana State Department of Heath are conducting a joint investigation of the first case of MERS-CoV in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus new to humans, was first reported in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012.

The ATSDR today released a report, "Health Consultation: Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Sulfur Gases Emitted from Chinese-Manufactured Drywall," describing the laboratory tests and modeling researchers used to estimate levels of sulfur

Transcript of the cdc Telebriefing for the release of "Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010" published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today continued its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, which focuses on key health initiatives such as the growing epidemic of deaths from prescription drug overdose (PDO).