Medicaid and Medicare

CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of H1N1 Flu.

Pregnant Women Who are Obese Linked with Greater Health Care Services Use
Also have longer hospital stays

Cardiovascular Disease Decreasing Among Adults with Diabetes
Separate Report Finds People with Diabetes Doing a Better Job of Checking Blood Sugar

Study Says Folic Acid Fortification of Corn Masa Flour Could Increase Folic Acid Intake among Mexican-Americans
Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by nearly 20 percent for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30-40 percent higher risk for a number of severe brain and spinal birth defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study is published in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition…

CDC Awards $5.2 Million to Evaluate Community Strategies to Reduce Impact of Pandemic Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced $5.2 million in new cooperative agreements designed to evaluate the effectiveness of community-level measures that could be used during an influenza pandemic to reduce the spread of infection…

CDC To Launch Study on Unexplained Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente s Northern California Division of Research launched a study to learn about an unexplained skin condition known as Morgellons…

CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new guidelines outlining strategies to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections in healthcare settings…

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, begins role as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). He was named director of CDC by the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services on May 15…

Update on the Novel Influenza A H1N1 Virus and New Findings Published Today
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an overall update on the novel Influenza A H1N1 virus and to discuss a recently published article in the journal Science.

New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity
Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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