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More adults are getting recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer, but not for breast or cervical cancers, according to data released today in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

New estimates show adolescent rates below nation's 2010 goals...

However, Hispanic Students Not Showing Progress in Some Key Areas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that the nation's influenza vaccine manufacturers report that more than 103 million doses of influenza

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

Survey provides first estimates of coverage at the state level and for selected local areas.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) in the United States for the years

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

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...

February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Nearly half of the more than 1 million Americans estimated to be living with HIV in the United States are African Americans...