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Peanut Butter Product Recalls Expanded Based on CDC and FDA's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised:
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January 26, 2009
SCHIP Provides Health Coverage to 7.4 Million Children in 2008 Four percent more uninsured children were covered by SCHIP than in 2007. More...
January 26, 2009
New Survey Results Show Huge Burden of Diabetes In the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed. More... HHS Family of Agencies Watch, Listen, Subscribe Of Interest: Glaucoma Awareness
Two million people who have the glaucoma don't know they have it. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. African Americans over 40 years old, everyone over 60, and people with a family history of glaucoma are more likely to get the disease. It can usually be controlled with medicine or surgery. It's important to visit your eye care professional and get a dilated eye exam every one to two years. Take a quiz to find out how much you know about glaucoma and learn more about eye diseases.
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