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Brain-eating amoeba causes concern for CDC

What seems more like something out of a 1950s science fiction movie is actually a growing concern for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... Read More »

One in four toddlers improperly vaccinated

According to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, one in four toddlers are improperly vaccinated. Missed doses or improperly timed ... Read More »

Virtual exercise no replacement for actual exercise

I finally had a chance to use a Wii. After getting over some initial embarrassment, I had an awful lot of fun! I tried the tennis game and, sadly ... Read More »

Flu season worst in four years

I know it got me. Did it get you? Despite getting the flu vaccine last fall, I was down for the count with one of the nastiest bouts of flu I've ever ... Read More »

A flu shot for every child?

In the past, the CDC recommended the flu shot only for children under the age of five and for kids with certain chronic conditions. But as of 2009, ... Read More »

CDC urges parents to be on the watch for choking-game

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning recently about a strange, but potentially lethal, phenomenon that has led to the death ... Read More »

Morgellons: Legitimate or delusional skin ailment?

You know that creepy crawly feeling when a bug skeedaddles over your skin? I am a skeedaddle-phobe, setting new records jumping in the air when ... Read More »

Middle-aged suicides on the rise, says CDC

In a surprising piece of news, the U.S. government said this week that the suicide rate among middle-aged Americans was at the highest point in 25 ... Read More »

School nutrition by the numbers

School cafeterias are getting healthier and healthier. They may not be perfect just yet, but progress is certainly apparent. According to a blurb in ... Read More »

Last stop for the obesity train?

All I've been hearing the last few years is "obesity rates are rising." Wherever you turn, there is news about America's weight problem, obesity's ... Read More »