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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The emergence of e-patients (consumers who use the Internet and electronic communication tools to research and communicate about medical conditions) has spawned the era of “Healthy Aging 2.0” to support chronic disease management.

Genital Herpes Fact Sheet from CDC. What is Herpes? How common is Herpes? How do people get Herpes? And more...

Este anuncio de servicio público muestra las ideas equivocadas que tienen las personas sobre el cáncer colorrectal. Al mismo tiempo, provee los datos reales sobre los síntomas, la edad en la que debe comenzar a hacerse las pruebas, el rol del historial familiar, y las diferentes pruebas de detección. Finalmente, un hombre que se hizo la prueba habla sobre cómo el hacerse la prueba de detección ayuda a prevenir el cáncer colorrectal. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/NoHayExcusas60/index.html

A list of possible breast cancer symptoms.

A set of guidelines and tips for adults and older adults to avoid or reduce adverse drug events.

The objective of this study was to assess trends in gastric bypass surgery in New Hampshire.

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EID News Synopsis: January 2012

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This study examined whether depressive symptoms and HRQOL indicators changed among participants in Pasos Adelante, a chronic disease prevention and control program implemented in a US–Mexico border community.

The objective of this study was to systematically review peer-reviewed articles on cigarette smoking initiation and effective prevention efforts among young adults.

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of the lay leader model of the programs in the first year of their implementation and to further report on participant outcome measures.