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Exposure to secondhand smoke increases risk for infant illness and death. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of complete smoke-free–home rules (smoking not allowed anywhere in the home) among women with infants in the United States.

We reviewed the number of incidents of tobacco use (almost exclusively smoking) depicted in movies in the United States in 2011 to compare that with previously reported trends.

Disparities in breast cancer continue among U.S. women

The pathway to men’s health information and resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to promote wellness and prevent disease, injury, and disability.

The African Network for Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology (ANISE) was founded in 2009 to help scientists share and standardize influenza surveillance methods in Africa.

* Respondents, who typically were residential care community directors, were asked, "As far as you know, has a doctor or other health professional ever diagnosed this resident with a stroke?".

Information on norovirus for people who work with food

Effective strategies are needed to reach and treat people who lack awareness of or have uncontrolled hypertension. We used data from a community-based participatory research initiative, Hub City Steps, to quantify the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and determine the relationship between hypertension status at baseline and postintervention improvements in blood pressure and health-related quality of life.