Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

White House Whistle-Blower Reveals Bush Admin's Environmental Foibles

New York Times | Felicity Barringer | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green


Jason K. Burnett, Washington's environmental whistle-blower du jour, is an example of a once rare, now almost common, phenomenon: a political appointe...

Cheney Wanted To Delete Major Parts Of Environmental Testimony

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green


WASHINGTON — Seeking to play down the effects of global warming, Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to delete from congressional testimo...

Teenage Wasteland? Only If We Don't React

Marissa Miley | Posted 06.05.2008 | Living


Marissa Miley

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its biannual Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance data and revealed that across the nation, teens' condom use has flat-lined since 2003.

Childhood Obesity Rate Stabilizes For The First Time In 25 Years, Report Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living


CHICAGO — The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new...

CDC Under Siege

Deirdre Imus | Posted 04.02.2008 | Living


Deirdre Imus

Hardly a month passes without another news report questioning the credibility, scientific independence, and integrity of the nation's premier health agency.

Heart Disease Death Rates Decrease, But...

Kathy Kastan | Posted 03.24.2008 | Living


Kathy Kastan

Here's the reality check: heart disease and stroke are still the #1 and #3 killers, over the next 5 causes of death in the USA.


 

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