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Drinking too much alcohol can cause many health problems. There are easy ways health professionals can screen all adults, including pregnant women, and counsel those who drink too much to drink less.

You can play an active role in your health care by talking to your doctor. Clear and honest communication between you and your physician can help you both make smart choices about your health.

May is Healthy Vision Month, a national observance to promote prevention and early detection of eye diseases to reduce avoidable vision impairment, defined as the best-corrected visual acuity less than 20/40 in the better-seeing eye (1). CDC's Vision Health Initiative partners with the National Eye Institute's National Eye Health Education Program in encouraging everyone to make vision and eye health a priority.

See the latest infographics about secondhand smoke, smoking and pregnancy, and the health risks with tobacco. Visit BeTobaccoFree.gov.

There is no safe exposure to secondhand smoke. Learn the health effects of secondhand smoke at BeTobaccoFree.gov.

Recommendations for obstetric health care providers in prescribing antiviral medications for treatment and prevention of influenza - CDC

Biomarkers are key molecular or cellular events that link a specific environmental exposure to a health outcome.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.