Latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Stories

West Nile Virus Cases Continue To Rise, More Deaths

2012-09-18 07:21:04

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As of last week, there have been more than 2,636 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) with 118 deaths reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus has also sickened more than 30,000 people since first showing up in the US in 1999. Dr. Cedric Spak, an expert in infectious diseases at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas has reported that nearly 100 WNV victims have been treated at Baylor this year,...

Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly introduce the My Well Planner Lifestyle Improvement Program for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

2012-09-13 02:27:34

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announce the availability of a new online program offering customized educational content to help adults with type 2 diabetes make simple lifestyle changes to improve their health. My Well Planner is designed to address the emotional barriers people with type 2 diabetes face every day, going beyond education to help them, working...

West Nile Virus Death Toll Climbs 35 Percent In One Week, But May Be Peaking

2012-09-13 08:08:00

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online US cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have climbed more than a third in the past week, according to federal health officials on Wednesday. However, there are signs that the worst is over and numbers of cases are expected to decline. “We think the worst part of the epidemic is behind us,” said Dr. Lyle Petersen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. Unless we see a...

New Tool Helps School Administrators Create a Comprehensive Academic Concussion Management Program for Student-Athletes

2012-09-12 23:02:44

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine develops toolkit aimed at getting everyone on the same page when it comes to treating and managing a student-athlete’s concussion Columbus, OH (PRWEB) September 11, 2012 According to a recent study* by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a concussion sends students to the emergency room every five minutes in this country. As the new school year begins, and middle school and high school sports practices and competition kick...

CDC Warns Of Possible Salmonella Infection From Turtles

2012-09-08 07:56:42

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online A series of Salmonella outbreaks that responsible for sickening over 160 Americans across 30 states has been linked to the handling of turtles, snakes, toads, and other reptiles and amphibians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced. According to a Friday report by Thomas H. Maugh II of the Los Angeles Times, the CDC has identified 11 multistate outbreaks linked to the handling of turtles or exposure...

CSTE Announces New Executive Director

2012-09-06 06:27:00

ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce the selection of Jeffrey Engel, M.D., as its Executive Director, effective Sept. 6. As Executive Director, Dr. Engel will be responsible for overall management and operations and will represent CSTE in working with other public health organizations. He will also work with the CSTE Executive Board to formulate and execute a strategic plan to help advance...

BioMed's InTray(TM) GC Diagnostic Device Helps Health Providers Comply With New Federal Guidelines to Slow Rise of Drug Resistant Gonorrhea

2012-09-06 02:31:24

WHITE CITY, Ore., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMed Diagnostics, Inc., an innovative manufacturer of microbiology devices that facilitate and enhance infectious disease diagnosis, today reported that the unique design of its InTray(TM) GC device can help healthcare providers implement new federal guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs.) The changes announced last month by the Centers for Disease Control and...

High blood pressure is out of control for too many Americans

2012-09-04 10:25:13

Serious health risk needs more attention at every healthcare visit ATLANTA, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The majority of people with high blood pressure are being treated with medicine and have seen a doctor at least twice in the past year, yet their condition is still not under control, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millions more are either aware they have high blood pressure but aren't getting treated...

Clinical Laboratory Tests at the Front in the Battle Against West Nile Virus

2012-09-04 02:29:17

Record-Breaking Number of WNV Human Cases Reported in US This Year Lab Test That Detects Virus Was Developed Quickly to Respond to WNV When it First Appeared in United States WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Across several states, reported cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) have surged this summer. As of August 28, a record-breaking 1,590 human cases of WNV have been reported in the U.S. during 2012, including 65 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

West Nile Virus In The US Setting Records For August

2012-08-30 08:43:15

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online US cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have risen 40 percent in just one week, with 1,590 confirmed infections, and 66 confirmed deaths, up from 47 last week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. This is the highest case count through the last week of August since the virus was first detected in 1999, and nearly half of all infections have so far occurred in Texas, with 894 confirmed cases...