By Amber Moore | Jan 04, 2013 11:27 AM EST
An estimated 4.2% of drivers in the U.S. have admitted they've fallen asleep while driving, says a new report from CDC.
By Adam Kerlin | Dec 27, 2012 09:57 AM EST
The year started in the United States with a mild flu season but ended up being marked by deadly outbreaks of fungal meningitis, West Nile virus and Hantavirus.
By Makini Brice | Dec 21, 2012 11:58 AM EST
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that new HIV cases decreased among African American women.
By Makini Brice | Dec 14, 2012 12:40 PM EST
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report of STD prevalence and the numbers are grim.
By Amber Moore | Dec 04, 2012 10:22 AM EST
The flu season this year has begun early and is expected to be really bad.
By Christine Hsu | Nov 15, 2012 02:19 PM EST
Need to lose weight? A new study suggests that you should step away from the bar.
By Amber Moore | Nov 10, 2012 10:35 AM EST
Twelve new cases of West Nile Virus have been reported since last week, announced the Louisiana Health Department on Friday.
By Christine Hsu | Nov 08, 2012 02:59 PM EST
A new government report warns that energy drinks can cause sleep problems and daytime sleepiness among U.S. soldiers in combat zones.
By Amber Moore | Nov 06, 2012 09:38 AM EST
419 people across the U.S. have been infected with the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that has already killed 30 people.
By Amber Moore | Nov 01, 2012 12:09 PM EDT
377 people have been infected with the deadly fungal meningitis and 29 have died from the infection, CDC said.
By David Morgan & Svea Herbst-Bayliss | Oct 18, 2012 09:09 AM EDT
The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health regulators to explain what they knew about the pharmacy that produced the drugs.
By Nikki Tucker | Oct 16, 2012 12:22 PM EDT
The meningitis outbreak, which has killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 people nationwide, is becoming a national crisis. On Tuesday, health experts have reported two more drugs have been linked to the meningitis outbreak.
By David Morgan | Oct 12, 2012 09:16 AM EDT
Health authorities said more people than previously thought received possibly tainted steroid injections and that some 14,000 patients could be at risk of contracting meningitis.
By Christine Hsu | Oct 11, 2012 03:04 PM EDT
Two more people have died from fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections, which brings the total to 14 deaths since the outbreak began in September, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
By Amber Moore | Oct 11, 2012 09:53 AM EDT
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced on Wednesday that a 60-year-old man from eastern Idaho is believed to have been infected with the fungal meningitis infection that's being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
