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(MedPage Today) -- The campaign against trans fats appears to be producing results, according to a CDC report detailing a drop in serum levels nationally.

A new report from the CDC shows that more patients are getting prescriptions for exercise from their doctors.

(MedPage Today) -- Gonorrhea is putting up increasing resistance to the last antibiotic class highly effective against it, the CDC has again warned.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list....

(MedPage Today) -- With three exceptions, coverage with adult vaccines remained steady -– and low -- in 2010, the CDC reported.

CDC: Extensive study of Morgellons disease patients, including analysis of their "skin fibers," finds no underlying disease cause.

Patients may suffer from the mind/body condition known as somatization.

(MedPage Today) -- Americans appear to be taking fewer chances with HIV, according to the CDC.

There has been a dramatic drop in the rate of diabetes-related amputations in the United States, and experts attribute the improvement to better management of risk factors that lead to the loss of feet and legs.

A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.