Subject: Features from this Week: Lunar New Year, Folic Acid, International Travel, and more
From: "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" <no-reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:00:13 -0800
Learn about the Lunar New Year, Folic Acid, International Travel, and more.
Week in Review
Lunar New Year
January 25, 2020, marks the first day of the Lunar New Year. If you plan to travel to Asia during the Lunar New Year to visit friends or relatives or to participate in festivities, take some simple precautions to stay safe and healthy.
Learn how to get healthy before and during pregnancy to increase your chances of having a healthy baby. Plan ahead by getting 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid each day.
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. If you smoke and live in a home with high radon levels, you increase your risk of developing lung cancer. Having your home tested is the only effective way to determine whether you and your family are at risk of high radon exposure.
Ebola outbreak becomes a “class” act for EIS officers
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the “disease detectives” of CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) are proving their worth as they work to stop the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history.
