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CDC: US Births Up For First Time In 5 Years, Improved Economy Cited

ATLANTA (AP) – The baby recession may be at an end: After a five-year span in which the number of children born in the United States dropped each year, 2013 saw a minute increase. According to a new...

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Norovirus Affects Millions, Caused By Food Workers

(CBS ATLANTA) – According to recent government reports, nearly 20 million people get sick every year from contracting the norovirus. The report shows that the outbreaks mainly start with a food worker...

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CDC: Antibiotics May Have Been Wrongly Prescribed For Influenza

ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - Nearly 30 percent of patients treated during the 2012-13 flu season may have been prescribed antibiotics instead of antiviral therapy, reports Live Science. In a groundbreaking...

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Study: HIV Diagnoses Drop In US, But Increase In Young Gay Men

ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - While the overall number of people diagnosed with HIV has declined over the last decade in the U.S., the number has risen among young gay men, reports Live Science. Researchers...

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WHO: 10,000 New Ebola Cases Per Week Could Be Seen

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A World Health Organization official says there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week within two months. WHO Assistant Director-General Dr. Bruce Aylward said if...

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CDC: Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks, Health Insurers Should Pay For It

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers...

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Texas Now Among States Reporting E Coli Illness Linked To Romaine Lettuce

NEW YORK (AP) — Texas is among the four new states reporting illnesses in a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its numbers on the...

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