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Seven Ways to be Safe and Healthy This Halloween
Don't let your health get tricked this Halloween! Learn a few ways to stay safe and healthy.
Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception
Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with
Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, September 2016
CDC has updated its
interim guidance for persons with possible Zika virus exposure who are planning
to conceive and interim guidance to prevent transmission of Zika virus through
sexual contact, now combined into a single document. Guidance for care for
pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure was previously published.
Patterns and Trends in Age-Specific Black-White
Differences in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality – United States, 1999–2014
This report
examines age-specific black-white disparities in breast cancer incidence during
1999–2013 and mortality during 2000–2014 in the United States using data from
United States Cancer Statistics.
HIV Testing and Outcomes Among
Hispanics/Latinos — United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, 2014
To examine
HIV testing services, CDC analyzed 2014 data from the National HIV Prevention
Program Monitoring and Evaluation system submitted by 60 CDC-funded health
departments and 151 community-based organizations.
Reported
STDs at Unprecedented High in the U.S.
The CDC released
its annual snapshot of reported sexually transmitted diseases, noting
the total combined cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported in 2015
reached the highest number ever.
New
Breast Cancer Resources from CDC
CDC is
offering a variety of resources for you to use during Breast Cancer Awareness
Month and all year round. Visit the Breast Cancer Awareness feature to see the latest
information and resources to share on your Web site, blog, and social media
channels.
Breast Cancer in Young Women
Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older,
but breast cancer also affects younger women. About 10% of all new cases of
breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of
age. Learn what young women can to
do lower the risk.
State-Specific Prevalence of Current
Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2014
In this
report, CDC analyzed data from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System to assess state-specific prevalence estimates of current use of
cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and cigarette and/or smokeless tobacco (any
cigarette/smokeless tobacco use) among U.S. adults.
Prevalence of Severe Joint Pain Among Adults
with Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis — United States, 2002–2014
To determine
the prevalence of severe joint pain (SJP) among adults with doctor-diagnosed
arthritis, and the trend in SJP from 2002 to 2014, CDC analyzed data from the
National Health Interview Survey.
Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Learn about infant deaths from SIDS and other causes, and learn how to reduce
the risk.
Pregnancy
and Infant Loss
Learn about pregnancy and infant
loss and about Harper’s story, a story about a family who lost a child through
stillbirth. You can also learn what CDC is doing to understand the preventable
causes of stillbirth.
Status of New Vaccine
Introduction — Worldwide, September 2016
This report describes the current status of introduction
of Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, pneumococcal
conjugate, rotavirus, human papillomavirus, and rubella vaccines, and the
second dose of measles vaccine.
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