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U.S. survey shows southern counties most obese

ATLANTA — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the ...

From MIKE STOBBE, NevadaAppeal.com,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC

ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the ...

From MIKE STOBBE, NevadaAppeal.com,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Duke University,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  BBC

Rare Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in U.S.

they were very sick so it was hard to say that it was the primary cause, he added. ATLANTA — Four patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Inside Bay Area,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Duke University,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  BBC

CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US

Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Taiwan News,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Southern obesity rates are highest

ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

ATLANTA—When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. The program has been plagued with problems and information gaps: --Health officials have been ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Department of Health,  Susan Collins,  University of Pennsylvania,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  United Nations

Survey finds U.S. smoking increased slightly in 2008

A little under 21 percent of Americans were current cigarette smokers, according to a 2008 national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's up slightly from the year before, when 19.8 percent said they were smoking. It also is ...

From MIKE STOBBE, The Washington Post,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  U.S. Congress,  Food and Drug Administration

Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited

ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008. Last year there were 1.2 million new cases of chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Buffalo News,  16 Nov 2009

US reports largest mumps outbreak in 3 years

ATLANTA (AP) U.S. health officials say the largest U.S. outbreak of mumps in three years is occurring in New York and New Jersey. About 180 cases were identified in those two states from the time an investigation began in August through the end of ...

From MIKE STOBBE, Reno Gazette-Journal,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adult smoking rate rises for first time since '94

ATLANTA — Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. A little under 21 percent of U.S. adults said they smoked, according to ...

From MIKE STOBBE, NevadaAppeal.com,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  U.S. Congress,  Food and Drug Administration,  American Heart Association

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