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El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) ha sido asociado a varios tipos de cáncer: de cuello uterino, vulva, vagina, pene, ano y algunos cánceres de cabeza y cuello. Los CDC realizaron estudios para conocer más sobre estos cánceres.

Mmakgomo Mimi Raesima, MD1; Sara E. Forhan, MD2; Andrew C. Voetsch, PhD2; Shannon Hewitt3; Susan Hariri, PhD4; Susan A.

CDC's Vaccine Safety website. Resources and information about the safety of specific vaccines, vaccine side effects, and vaccine safety research.

Chukwuma Mbaeyi, DDS1; Akif Saatcioglu, MD2; Rudolf H. Tangermann, MD2; Stephen Hadler, MD3; Derek Ehrhardt, MPH, MSN1.

Recommendations for routine use of vaccines in children, adolescents, and adults are developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). ACIP is chartered as a federal advisory committee to provide expert external advice and guidance to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on use of vaccines and related agents for the control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States. Recommendations for routine use of vaccines in children and adolescents are harmonized to the greatest extent possible with recommendations made by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

On October 29, 2015, for World Stroke Day, the World Stroke Organization will continue its global campaign around women and stroke. More women than men die from stroke each year (1). Stroke is the second leading cause of death in persons aged greater than 60 years and the third leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (years of life lost because of disability or early death) worldwide (2,3).

Don’t let your health get tricked this Halloween! Here are a few ways to stay safe and healthy.

Lead poisoning can be prevented. Learn how to prevent children’s exposure.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.