Topic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Are Gamers More Evolutionarily Advanced?

A new study suggests there is a correlation between video gamers, depression, and being overweight. According to the CDC, the average American gamer has a higher body mass index than his peers, and also tends to be more ...READ»

Weight of the Nation

Each year, the average American eats 16 pounds of fries, 23 pounds of pizza, and 26 pounds of candy. Let's just say the CDC may have bittenoff more than it can chew with this inaugural conference dedicated to combating the obesity ...READ»

Why Vaccine Makers Can't Keep Up with the H1N1 Virus

There isn't enough H1N1 vaccine to go around, which is why President Barack Obama declared the outbreak a national emergency over the weekend. Why can't we produce H1N1 vaccines fast enough? Because of chicken eggs.READ»

Keep Working It: New Treadmill cum Workstation Released

It's undeniable: the United States is carrying around some pretty heavy baggage. And I don't mean just as a consequence of its political decisions over the last few years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...READ»

Let 'Em Eat Grapes!

Marketers should apply more of their creativity to solving the childhood obesity problem than they do contributing to it.READ»

The 25 Top Jobs for 2005-2009

What are the best jobs to pursue for the next five years? Fast Company draws on the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an innovation expert to tap the top jobs.READ»

Tracking H1N1 in (Near) Real Time

In July, the World Health Organization threw its hands up, declared H1N1 the fastest spreading pandemic ever, and said tracking individual cases was hopeless. But that hasn't stopped Google and, now, GE Healthcare from trying. ...READ»

Our Brains Versus Fast Food? No Contest

Do we crave flavor, or just calories? A new study reveals that our brain chemistry may be to blame for our love affair with food.READ»

When What You Eat Makes You Sick

Dining out can be a lot of fun. What may come later might not be.READ»

The Coming Flu | Health Insurance Companies Ramp Up Inoculation

Swine flu is one of the biggest medical concerns on the minds of many these days, and health insurance companies have been trying to explain to customers what inoculations and other services are available based on their plan's coverage.READ»

Where is Swine Flu? [Google Map Mashup]

Outbreaks of swine flu have been identified in Mexico, the United States and Europe, according to the World Health Organization. The super-virus--an amalgamation of strains that circulate in pigs, humans and birds--is known as H1N1, ...READ»

Aspen Report: The TED-Types Roll Up Their Sleeves for Social Design

Two years ago, the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York displayed 30 humanitarian design and engineering projects, including a biodegradable shelter, a low-tech food cooler, and a straw that helps prevent the spread of ...READ»

Security Projects

As the third anniversary of Sept. 11 terror attacks gets close, five projects have been picked as the finalists for the Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security, the first nationwide program to mark public or private models ...READ»

Fast 50 2008: IDEO

The standard by which all other design firms are measured, Palo Alto-based IDEO had a great year, even against its own high bar. Unlike past years, where design firm innovation was often about a creating a new laptop or other ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The World's Most Innovative Companies
• The Faces and Voices of Google

NanoMed

Within the next couple of years, "we'll start seeing the benefits of nanotechnology in health care," Dr. Paras N. Prasad says. The University of Buffalo prof will present his big, small vision in the keynote at the sixth ...READ»

Crisis Communications 101

Monday and Tuesday were voluminous with brewing crises — one of the biggest political party switches in history, a new potential pandemic, and a decision to fly Air Force One over Ground Zero — all offered valuable, and ...READ»

GlaxoSmithKline Signs $540 Million Deal for Nicotine Vaccine

Four years ago, the startup Nabi Biopharmaceuticals began testing a promising nicotine vaccine called NicVax with the aid of $4.1 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Earlier today, the vaccine received a booster ...READ»

Bisphenol A Remains in Body For Longer Than Thought

Our recent article shone a light into the dark and complex issues of bisphenol A, or BPA, a component in many consumer plastic goods. And now a new study is darkening matters further since it suggests the chemical stays in our systems ...READ»

Real Time Monitoring of Water Supplies

If technology could monitor water in real time, we’d know immediately about all the gunk that is in the water coming out of our taps. READ»

Elevated Lead Levels

Even today, lead levels are a problem, especially for younger children.READ»

Obama's Stimulus Package May Lead to a Medical Records Bonanza

A two-year window spurred by the new Administration's providing economic stimulus funding for purchasing EMR software could lead to a veritable "bonanza" as clinicians rush to take advantage prior to January 1, 2011, when the money kicks in.READ»

McMartyr

Let's be honest. Health food under the golden arches is about as practical as a confession booth at a brothel. But that's exactly the case at McDonald's, where salad, water, and exercise brochures have made the Value Menu. At ...READ»

Diagnosis: Leader

Epidemiologists at the Center for Disease Control work on the frontlines of new outbreaks, identifying risk factors and possible solutions.READ»

Jeffrey Wigand: The Whistle-Blower

Six years after disclosing the tobacco industry's deepest, darkest secrets, Jeffrey Wigand, the ultimate insider, remains as outspoken as ever. Here's why he believes the war against big tobacco is becoming more important, and why he thinks Enron's Sherron Watkins is no hero.READ»

Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»