Centers for Disease Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has always been against smoking, often using ads and commercials to warn people about the dangers. However, some people think their latest anti-smoking ads may be going a bit too far.

The organization is rolling out a $54 million national media campaign in an effort to prompt smokers to quit and, what some are saying, scare people away from cigarettes.

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Though HIV infections among intravenous drug users is down, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds HIV testing is down and needle-sharing remains high.

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Many Americans don’t know much about hepatitis C, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annually, more Americans die from the infection than from causes related to HIV.

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Many people don’t get necessary cancer screening tests, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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The U.S. suicide rate is the highest in 15 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report found the suicide rate has been on the rise since 2000, and hit its highest point in 2009.

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U.S. researchers are warning that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is becoming an increasingly worrisome reality, and that action should be taken to limit the spread of the sexually-transmitted disease.

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More U.S. physicians are prescribing exercise to patients, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Child abuse and neglect doesn’t only have a huge social impact, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control it has is a huge financial burden.

The report released Wednesday found that just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment – meaning physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect – costs about $124 billion.

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