By Lance Cpl. Sarah Wolff-Diaz, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California With the arrival of the fall season quickly approaching, water safety is still a major issue concerning troop welfare aboard Marine Corps Base Camp…

VICKSBURG, MISS. Working around the clock, five dredges directed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are battling extreme low-water conditions along the Mississippi River to keep commercial navigation moving on Americas super highway. With dredges moving rapidly from one…

CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections. Public health investigators are using DNA "fingerprints" of Salmonella…

The prescription drug methadone accounted for 2 percent of painkiller prescriptions in the United States in 2009, but was involved in more than 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths, according to a CDC Vital Signs report released today by…

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may signal a risk two times higher than average of developing renal cell carcinoma in smokers, according to medical researchers. "Past studies (in cadavers) have shown that, compared…

WASHINGTON A final rule has been enacted that specifically prohibits interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. The joint rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous…

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2011 spotlights importance of appropriate antibiotic use The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve…

WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and transitional housing for Veterans at 25 VA medical center campuses nationwide. Additionally, agreements are pending on an additional 1,000 units, which we…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Under Armour, Inc., of Baltimore, Md., has announced a voluntary recall of about 541,000 UA Defender Chin Straps. Consumers should stop using recalled product immediately unless otherwise instructed.…

WASHINGTON Showing doctors recordings of their interactions with patients may boost their ability to show empathy and communicate effectively, according to a study by researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and university partners. The findings appear in the…

Kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined The death toll from overdoses of prescription painkillers has more than tripled in the past decade, according to an analysis in the CDC Vital Signs report released today from the Centers for…

Free Meal Available at Medical Center Cafeterias to Eligible Veterans WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to homeless Veterans by providing free meals and spending money to eligible homeless Veterans. The free meals will be offered at…