The Centers For Disease Control released grim statistics today about a growing widespread flu epidemic in the U.S. According to the CDC, 15 children have died from the flu this year. The a large number of flu cases have been reported in 22 states including Puerto Rico. SEE ALSO: Obama Girls Most Influential Teens Making […]

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On Thursday, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden made the following statement about the current Ebola outbreak: In the 30 years I’ve been working in public health, the only thing like this has been AIDS. In West Africa, more than 8,000 people are infected with Ebola and more than 4,000 have died. The CDC estimates by January of […]

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Dr. Seema Yasmin spoke with Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Joia Jefferson Nuri, Paris Dennard and Kim Keenan)  about the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States. Dr. Yasmin explained how the deadly disease is spread, what the potential risks are and if an epidemic is imminent in America. Listen to their […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a rise in U.S. cases of a painful new virus. Chikungunya (which is pronounced chick-en-gun-ye) triggers a very painful but seldom fatal illness, and is already common in central and southern Africa, southern Asia and has recently spread to 17 countries in the Caribbean. Cases have […]

According to a new CDC study, as many as one in 10 pregnant women in the United States develop the pregnancy complication called gestational diabetes. SEE ALSO: The U.S. Diabetes Rate Jumps…Again “Our results indicate that gestational diabetes prevalence is high in the U.S.,” said lead researcher Carla DeSisto, an epidemiology research fellow at the CDC. […]

Nearly 30 million Americans had diabetes as of 2012, according to a new federal government study. That’s over 9% of the population, or 1 in 10 people. The number rose from 26 million in 2010 to 29 million. Also, one in every four people with diabetes don’t know they have it, according to the report […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though the pregnancy rate for teens between 15 and 17 seems to be declining, a quarter of all teen births still occur in this age group. The number? About 1,700 births a week. “We can’t be complacent when we hear about these declines,” said Ileana […]

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Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allocated an estimated $115 mil to 21 organizations around the country that support HIV/AIDS awareness, treatment and prevention. Not one of the organizations that received the funds is black-operated. Roland Martin and a panel of guests discussed the disparity on his Tuesday “NewOne Now” show. Martin […]

According to the CDC, there has been an increase in the number of cases of nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. Disturbingly, 51 percent of calls to poison hotlines have involved children aged 5 and younger, while 42 percent involved people aged 20 and older. “The time has come to start thinking about what we can do to keep […]

A Texas woman may have acquired HIV through sex with another woman, according to the CDC. The 46-year-old woman attempted to sell her plasma in April 2012, and a routine test of a sample came back positive for the HIV virus. The same test had been negative when she donated plasma the month before. The woman was also […]

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On the eve of the 25th World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama expressed hope, proclaiming that an “AIDS-free generation is within our reach.” RELATED:  Young Gay, Bisexual Black Males Hit Hardest By HIV Infection CDC Spokesman Looks To Stop Infection With Personal AIDS Story On National Black HIV/AID Day “Each year on World AIDS Day, […]

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  “The Voice” singer Jamar Rogers has been traveling to high schools and universities, lecturing students about the importance of practicing safe sex. He should know. He learned that he was diagnosed with AIDS following a six-year stint of using crystal-meth, sharing needles, and having unprotected sex. Now, he’s a spokesman for the Center for […]