#centers for disease control and prevention

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Polio-like illness seen in up to 25 California children

A rare and mysterious polio-like illness may have afflicted up to 25 children in California, several of whom have ...

Global Leaders Support New Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018

- Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive ...

GZS Announces Worldwide Release of Hemaglobalâ„¢, EHR Patient Registry Solution for Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders

- GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic ...

More Americans use mobile device while driving than europeans

A study has found that 69 percent of U.S. drivers talked on their cell phone while driving compared to 21 percent of ...

UMCG Enrolls First Patients in PneumRx RENEW Pivotal Trial for Treatment of Severe Emphysema

- PneumRx, Inc., a leader in interventional pulmonology, announced today that University Medical Center Groningen has ...

Malaria Remains A Threat In Indonesia

Indonesia is still among the countries hardest hit by malaria, with almost half of the nation`s 244 million population ...

300,000 people in U.S. living with chagas disease

As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode

-       New cases at lowest levels ever, but funding gap threatens ...

CoMO Calls for Parents to Be Aware that Meningitis Vaccines Do Not Fully Protect

-     New research presented at the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) ...

Menthol smokers have more strokes: study

Among smokers, people who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers - and this ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use

-     - Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control ...

Gates Foundation Commends India's Progress Against Polio

-     One year polio-free anniversary underscores success of comprehensive approach to ...

Cellestis Responds to World Health Organization Guidance on Use of Blood Tests

-     Blood Tests Still Necessary for Latent Disease; WHO Guidance is Not Applicable to ...

US proposes advertisers ditch junk food for kids

Food companies should revamp their marketing to children by advertising foods that are healthy, four U.S. agencies ...

Oscar(R) Nominees Receive (XTIO2 INC.) XTI 360(TM) Nano Coating Anti-Germ System

-        XTIO2 INC. (http://www.xti.tm) (XTI) presented the 83rd Academy(R) ...