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19 Sep 2013, 1:15 am by Jon Gelman
At a media briefing today, CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, said the landmark report provides a snapshot of the antibiotic-resistant organisms that have the biggest impact on human health. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 7:00 am by Robert Kraft
” HealthDay quotes CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, who said the study’s findings are “particularly troubling, because other research indicates that up to 25 percent of new prescriptions for blood pressure medicine are never even filled in the first place. [read post]
In announcing the new measures, CDC Director Tom Frieden did make the point that “nothing we can do will get us to absolute zero risk until we end the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 6:53 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Tom Frieden, who is a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the president and C.E.O. of Resolve to Save Lives. [read post]
10 Mar 2016, 8:21 am by Patrick A. Malone
“New data show that far too many patients are getting infected with dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria in healthcare settings,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden. [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 12:27 pm
Dorta AlDotson Philip Frieden John Genovese Evelyn Greer Jillian Hasner Manny KadreChuck Lichtman Richard Lydecker Tom Panza Luis Perez Danny Ponce David Prather Dennis Richard Justin Sayfie Chris Searcy Steve ZackLooks like a solid list of members from the Southern District. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 12:35 pm by Patrick A. Malone
But CDC Director Tom Frieden also told reporters, “Of the 36 million current smokers, nearly half could die prematurely from tobacco-related illnesses, including 6 million from cancer, unless we implement the programs that will help smokers quit. [read post]
10 Jun 2016, 6:20 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
However, it’s troubling to see that students are engaging in new risk behaviors, such as using e-cigarettes,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 5:28 pm by Lydia Zuraw
During a call with reporters on Tuesday to discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new Vital Signs issue on food safety, CDC Director Tom Frieden said there isn’t much new information to report on the E. coli outbreak because “the investigation is really just starting now. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 12:48 am by James Andrews
“Listeria strikes particularly hard at people who can’t fight it off,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden in a conference call to reporters. [read post]
18 May 2009, 10:00 am
I am delighted to have a leader of Tom Farley's caliber here to help us meet them. [read post]
1 Feb 2015, 12:12 pm
In early January, CDC Director Tom Frieden said, “Antiviral flu medicines are underutilized. [read post]
25 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Congress that there is a clear link between antibiotic use in animals and antibiotic resistance in humans.And Joshua Sharfstein, a deputy commissioner with FDA, told reporters in July that giving food animals antibiotics for nontherapeutic reasons was "an urgent public health issue...to preserve the effectiveness (of antibiotics), we simply must use them as judiciously as possible. [read post]
5 Mar 2015, 7:48 am by Robert Kraft
Tom Frieden “and other health experts say they fear that e-cigarettes will entice more kids and teens to try smoking. [read post]
3 Apr 2015, 10:51 pm by Patti Waller
” “These outbreaks show a troubling trend in Shigella infections in the United States,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden in a public statement. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 2:48 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Shopping for five minutes in the grocery store is a lot better — six times better — than shopping for 30 minutes,” said Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the odds of becoming infected rise the longer you’re exposed. [read post]
3 Apr 2015, 4:44 pm by Bill Marler
” “These outbreaks show a troubling trend in Shigella infections in the United States,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden in a public statement. [read post]