News tagged with 'CDC'

The FDA has approved the applications from four vaccine makers, who plan to have nearly 200 million shots available by mid-October. The total cost to the U.S. government for the vaccines is more than $1 billion for some vaccines in multi-dose vials that do contain thimerosal.

If the Food and Drug Administration follows the advice of its panels, Gardasil could soon be approved for use in boys and young men.

1.8 million Americans could be hospitalized with half dying under the worst-case scenario outlined in a government report on the swine flu. The report is being issued as millions of swine flu shots are about to be delivered by drug makers, who are provided complete immunity for liability by the federal government.

If you were born in 2007, your life expectancy just went up to nearly 78 years, the highest it’s ever been, the government reports today.

Expect to see a back-to-school campaign for the Gardasil cervical cancer shot as sales for the Merck vaccine have been disappointing.

A ground beef recall is impacting nine states and has sickened 21 people with Salmonella Newport, some varieties of which are drug-resistant.

Expect an upcoming push to be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu, and if this internal CDC document is any indication, those who question its wisdom, risk being labeled "hostile".

The H1N1 swine flu virus may be responsible for unexplained seizures and flu-like symptoms in children reports the CDC who urges parents and doctors to treat symptoms with flu-fighting drugs and have respiratory specimens tested.  

A new study released by the CDC shows birth rates among teens increased in 2006 and 2007 after a 14 year decline. The study found improving trends in teens’ and young adults’ sexual and reproductive health has stalled and/or in some cases worsened.

The swine flu is expected to make a comeback when students return to school beginning next month, earlier than the normal flu season in October or November. And the flu vaccine likely will not yet be ready. 

A new report by the CDC finds obesity rates are increasing or holding steady in some states, but did not drop in any single state. Find out obesity statistics in your state.

The CDC is working on a vaccination campaign to encourage all 300 million Americans be vacciniated against the swine flu which health officials admit cannot be contained. 

The CDC reports about 47,000 falls a year among the elderly result from walkers not being properly fitted to the person. Canes and pets are a close second reason a person suffers a spill, which can lead to a hip fracture and a nursing home.  

An expert panel convened to advise the FDA on acetaminophen, voted today that  Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol be given in smaller doses and the Extra Strength Tylenol should be sold by prescription only to reduce the dangers of serious liver injury.

It is still a mystery how E. coli 0157 made it into cookie dough found in the Nestle Toll House plant in Virginia- but federal microbiologists have identified it there.  That section of the plant has been closed displacing 250 workers.