Nov.17,2008--TheCDCreportsthatcertainbirthdefects--includingheartwallproblemsandcleftlip/palate--maybetwotofourtimesmorecommonamongbabiesconceivedwithassistedreproductivetechnology(ART)thanbabiesconceivednaturally.Thosefindings--publishedintheadvanceonlineeditionofHumanReproduction--focusoninvitrofe...
健康English；Health NewsJan.17,2009--TheFDAandCDCarerecommendingthatconsumersnoteatproductscontainingpeanutbutter(suchascookies,crackers,cereal,candy,andicecream)untilinformationbecomesavailableaboutwhetherthoseproductsarelinkedtoanongoingsalmonellaoutbreakthatmayhavecontributedtosixdeaths.Atleast474peoplein43stateshavebee...
健康English；Health NewsApril9,2009--TheCDCtodayreportedthatninefood-borneillnesses,includingsalmonellaandE.coli,wereaboutascommonin2008asthey‘vebeensince2004.Progressatcubingthoseillnesseshas“plateaued,“RobertTauxe,MD,MPH,deputydirectoroftheCDC‘sDivisionofFoodborne,Bacterial,andMycoticDiseases,saidatanewsconferenc...
健康English；Health News...skilledatleast20peopleinMexicoandsickenedatleasteightpeopleintheU.S.,andtheCDCexpectsmoreU.S.casesasthehuntforswinefluintensifies.TheeightconfirmedU.S.casesarelocatedinSanAntonio,Texas,andCalifornia‘sSanDiegoCountyandImperialCounty.Otherswillprobablybefoundelsewhere,notesAnneSchuchat,MD,theCDC‘s...
健康English；Health NewsApril27,2009--TheFDAandtheCDCareadvisingpeoplenottoeatrawalfalfasproutsafteratleast31peopleweresickenedbySalmonellaSaintpaulinfection.Thosecaseshaveoccurredinsixstates:Michigan,Minnesota,Pennsylvania,SouthDakota,Utah,andWestVirginia.Mostofthepatientsreportedeatingrawalfalfasprouts.CasesbeganinMarcha...
健康English；Health News...undstopayfortheGardasilHPVvaccinetopreventsexuallytransmittedgenitalwarts,aCDCadvisorypaneltodayruled.ButtheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPractices(ACIP)didnotfullyrecommendthevaccinetoboys,asitdoesforgirls.Fullrecommendationwouldmakethevaccineroutineandmandateenergeticeffortsbydoctorsandvaccinatio...
健康English；Health NewsOct.23,2009--TheheadoftheCDCtodayvoicedhisfrustrationwithshortagesoftheswineflu(H1N1)vaccine.“Wearenowinaperiodwherethevaccine‘savailabilityisincreasingsteadily,butfartooslowly,“CDCDirectorThomasR.Frieden,MD,MPH,saidinanewsconference.“It‘sfrustratingtoallofus.Wewishtherewasmorevaccineavail...
健康English；Health News...antlyhigherthanthoseseenfromtheseasonalfluvaccine,accordingtoabriefingattheCDCtoday.DirectorThomasFrieden,MD,MPH,presentedpreliminarysafetydataandconfidencethattheH1N1vaccinewillnotbedoggedbyGuillain-Barresyndrome,theneurologicaldisorderthatwasassociatedwiththe1976swinefluvaccine.“Thelikelihoo...
健康English；Health News...9havegenitalherpesandclosetooneintwoblackwomenareinfected,newfiguresfromtheCDCreveal.Ratesofinfectionwithherpessimplexvirustype2(HSV-2)--thesexuallytransmittedvirusthatcausesmostgenitalherpes--haveremainedrelativelystableoverthelastdecade,followingsteepdeclinesininfectionratesinthelate1980sandearly1...
健康English；Health News...tingatargetsetfollowingaparticularlyseriousoutbreakofthefood-bornepathogen,CDCofficialssay.In1993,hundredsofpeoplebecameillandfourchildrendiedfollowinganoutbreakofEcherichiacoliO157tracedtoundercookedfast-foodhamburgers.Soonaftertheoutbreak,federalofficialssetthegoalofreducingE.coliO157illnesstonomo...
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