Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Sen. Schumer Calls On Health Officials To Provide Free Vaccinations For Whooping Cough

This could be the worst year for whooping cough in this country in a half-century. So far this year, 1,288 cases have been reported in New York State — three times the number from 2011.

2012/07/22

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators dress up as zombies on Oct. 3, 2011 (credit: Stan Brooks/1010 WINS)

In Light Of Recent Episodes, CDC Makes Statement That Zombies Don’t Actually Exist

The CDC said that even though it has a report on how to prepare for a zombie invasion, it acknowledges that there are no such things as zombies.

2012/06/02

The dust cloud from the collapse of the World Trade Center envelopes St. Paul's Chapel - New York, NY - Sep 11, 2001 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Study: Lower Manhattan Residents Still Suffering From 9/11

It’s not just workers who were at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks who have suffered lingering health problems. It’s also people who have lived in the area, WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell reported

2012/05/22

New Yorkers React To Alarming Study About Domestic Violence, Rape

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 1 in 4 women have been the victim of domestic violence and 1 in 5 have either been raped or are the victim of an attempted rape.

2011/12/14

Dr. Mehmet Oz (Mike Coppola/ Getty Images Entertainment)

Was Dr. Oz Right? Consumer Reports Urges FDA To Limit Arsenic In Fruit Juice

The television personality drew a lot of heat in September when he claimed on his show that trace amounts of arsenic in apple juice may pose a health risk.

2011/11/30

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Dr. Oz Under Fire From FDA For Arsenic In Apple Juice Claims

The FDA and a leading doctor are refuting claims by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health risk.

2011/09/15

CDC Offers Tips On How To Prepare For The ‘Zombie Apocalypse’

While some New Yorkers are getting ready for a fiery end to the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doling out some advice on how to prepare for a different type of global destruction: the “zombie apocalypse.”

2011/05/20

A mosquito is seen in Martinez, CA - Apr 9, 2009 (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Gov. Dan Malloy’s Plan B Budget Would Cut West Nile Mosquito Testing In Connecticut

Summer is just over a month away and something to help keep us safe from mosquito-borne illness could be nixed.

2011/05/10

In this Nov. 12, 2010 file photo, a girl suffering cholera symptoms receives treatment at the Doctors Without Borders temporary hospital in Port-au-Prince. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Officials Confirm 3 Cases Of Cholera In NYC

New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding.

2011/02/06

CDC Report: Widespread Flu Reports In New York

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says five states — including New York — had widespread reports of flu last week, up from zero two weeks earlier.

2010/12/30