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More than 75 percent of primary care physicians in the United States who order or perform the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) as a screening option for colorectal cancer perform an in-office test rather than relying on the home-based test, even though

The teen birth rate in the United States fell 2 percent between 2007 and 2008, after rising the previous two years, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination.

CDC will host a phone-only telebriefing to provide an update on 2009 H1N1 flu.

The first national estimate on the health status of children with sickle cell disease revealed that black children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have intellectual disabilities, hearing deficits, and frequent severe headaches or

An estimated 1.7 million deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur in the United States each year, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Jeffrey P. Koplan Lecture on Global Leadership in Public Health was established in 2002 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Lecture series honors Dr. Koplan's lifelong commitment to the development of public health leaders

Heart disease hospitalization rates among Americans aged 65 years and older.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched the first national surveillance system to monitor adverse events in patients who receive blood transfusions.

The use of medical technology in the United States increased dramatically between 1996 and 2006.