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Thirty-five people in nine states have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning caused by contaminated eggs, prompting authorities to recall more than 207 million eggs.

As CDC has also observed, while teen sex and pregnancy rates are at record lows, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at record highs. HHS said sex education, therefore, “should be centered on science in the promotion of optimal health outcomes.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that the number of Americans who have become ill from insect bites has tripled during the last 13 years.

An unpublished Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study confirms Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck’s findings of more than two million defensive handgun uses (DGUs) per year.

Authorities on Thursday found the body of a researcher who worked for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The man went missing seven weeks ago, investigators said.

Over 200 antibiotic-resistant genes were found by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in tested bacteria across the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly influenza report shows that while influenza infections have decreased overall the flu season is not over.

Throngs of protesters from Irvine, Huntington Beach, and Laguna Niguel shouted-down an Orange County Supervisors meeting to force a reversal of the plan to set up homeless tent camps next to local city parks.

The Los Angeles City Council voted last week to develop an “emergency” plan that could operate trailer and tent encampments to house 34,000-homeless — similar to the plan developed by Orange County.

The three cities where Orange County planned to erect tent camps to warehouse evicted Santa Ana River homeless people are threatening lawsuits to block the move.

Republicans will be using the omnibus bill to clarify that the Centers for Control and Prevention (CDC) can perform “gun violence research.”

John Walters, head of the George W. Bush White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and COO of the conservative Hudson Institute, gave his thoughts on the opioid crises and President Donald Trump’s plan to tackle it on Tuesday’s Breitbart News Daily with Deputy Political Editor Amanda House.

Despite increased awareness and medical advancement, young people in Pennsylvania and the United States at large are facing a massive resurgence of sexually-transmitted diseases.

Orange County found 13,950 used hypodermic needles left by evicted homeless people along the Santa Ana River, confirming public health concerns that led to the camps’ removal.

The death toll for children who have died from various strains of the flu this season has reached 97, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — with 13 deaths happening in the last reporting week ending January 17.

Data from the CDC indicate over 42 million babies have been born in the United States to unmarried mothers throughout the past 30 years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the top 10 leading of causes of death in the USA as heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents (unintentional injuries), stroke (cerebrovascular diseases), alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis, intentional self-harm (suicide).

The number of children who died from the influenza virus rose by 22, bringing the total pediatric deaths to 84, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) weekly report released on Friday.

The CDC announced that the number of people seeking treatment for flu-like symptoms was the highest percentage since 2009.

A severe flu season is targeting the 2018 Super Bowl, causing fans and even NFL players to come down with the dreaded virus.

The New York Times says departing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appeared “reserved” during an interview when asked questions about “abortion,” preferring instead to focus on “women’s health.”

Ninety-seven people from ages zero to 64 have died in connection with contracting the flu this season in California alone.

A disease that causes severe weight loss, lack of balance, disorientation, and eventually death to deer that contract it has, so far, not been transmitted to humans who handle or consume the meat.

A flu outbreak is forcing a North Texas school district to shut down for a week because the number of students, teachers, and staff exhibiting influenza-like symptoms continues to soar.

Texas public health officials confirmed an alarming 1,155 flu-related deaths between October 1, 2017, the official start of the flu season, and January 10, 2018.

California reported deaths from the flu epidemic jumped by 50 percent from 10 for the last week of 2017 to 15 for the first week of 2018.

The number of abortions performed worldwide in 2018 crossed the 1-million mark Wednesday, according to statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a training and information session this month to help professionals prepare for the prospects of nuclear war.

Research scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston say they developed a promising new drug that curbs obesity without dieting and, based upon preliminary study findings, they may be on their way to unleashing a breakthrough for the millions who struggle with their weight.

The State of California is reporting that the deadly 2017-2018 flu epidemic is running at 300 percent above average for the last five years.

A new report released by the CDC that finds a trend of significantly less teen sexual activity is promoting a shift in the focus of sex education from one that assumes most teens are sexually active to one that supports healthy decisions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have responded to the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea by scheduling a nuclear war preparation briefing.

The number of teenagers having sex during their high school years has dropped over the last two years and been in decline for a decade, according to a report.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions created a new “senior position” at the Department of Justice Wednesday, director of opioid enforcement and prevention efforts, to help combat what is now far and away the deadliest drug epidemic in American history.

An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Michigan that began in August 2016 has seen the number of cases reported in 2017 increase by a factor of ten since 2015, the last full year of reporting prior to the current outbreak.