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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...

How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Americans

You'd still get your mail -- and your usual Social Security payment. But troops' pay might be delayed, and you'd have to put off that spring break trip to a national park. How government services would or wouldn't be affected if there's a partial shutdown Friday at midnight: • Benefit payments: Social Security...

Opinion: The Health of Our Children Is in Your Hands

In July, a close friend asked me to join him at a meeting for a new foundation with the mission to combat childhood obesity. As the mother of three young boys, I was acutely aware of the exponential growth in obesity-related illnesses among America's children and had been closely watching the first lady's initiative, Let's...

Ten Percent of American Kids Have ADHD, Survey Finds

(Nov. 11) -- It's a problem that appears to be getting worse. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD for short, is on the rise in the United States, with one in 10 children in the country being diagnosed with the neurological condition at some point, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease...

Egg Recall Expands on Salmonella Fears

WASHINGTON (Aug. 20) -- The nationwide recall of tainted eggs expanded Friday as a second Iowa egg farm was linked to the ongoing investigation of a salmonella outbreak that has already sickened more than 1,000 people. Iowa's Hillandale Farms said Friday it was recalling its eggs after laboratory tests confirmed illnesses...

Centers for Disease Control News From the Web

12/22/11 centers for disease control and prevention Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL
10/08/11 centers for disease control and prevention Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL
04/26/11 centers for disease control and prevention Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL America's abandonment of the landline phone in favor of the cellphone is accelerating, but nowhere has it gone further than in Arkansas and Mississippi.
04/21/11 centers for disease control and prevention Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL America's abandonment of the landline phone in favor of the cellphone is accelerating, but nowhere has it gone further than in Arkansas and Mississippi.
01/13/11 Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Source: The Athens Messenger - Athens OH

Background on Centers for Disease Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta.

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