Archive for December, 2007

Travel Trends: What’s Hot for 2008

Monday, December 31st, 2007

With the dollar weak, Latin America and Eastern Europe are likely hotspots.

European Flair, American Affordablity

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Can’t afford Barcelona? No time to fly to Paris? Visit these U.S. style capitals

Mile High Hub: Send Texts, Emails Mid-Flight

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Starting Monday, Air France passengers can text and email on some flights.

CDC to Begin Testing Trailers for Formaldehyde

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

FEMA continues efforts to move residents out of trailers

New CDC Study Finds 5.5 Percent Increase in Injury Mortality from 1999 to 2004

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Increases in deaths among 20-to-29 and 45-to-54 year olds contribute to first overall increase in years

December 13th Press Briefing Related to CDC Testing of Occupied FEMA Trailers in the Gulf Coast Area

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

CDC press conference to announce the start date for testing trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi for formaldehyde levels in trailers and mobile homes.

FEMA Administrator and CDC Director to Brief News Media on Formaldehyde Testing Plan

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), R. David Paulison, and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Julie Gerberding, will brief the news media Thursday at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The purpose is to discuss the plan to test air quality in travel trailers and mobile […]

CDC and FDA Advise Public of Vaccine Recall

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Telebriefing to discuss Merck(c) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine recall

Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

The teen birth rate in the United States rose in 2006 for the first time since 1991, and unmarried childbearing also rose significantly, according to preliminary birth statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can’t Afford Needed Health Care

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Nearly one in five U.S. adults – more than 40 million people – report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the annual report on the nation’s health released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).