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Jason A. Wilken, PhD1,2, Patricia Marquez, MPH3, Dawn Terashita, MD3, Jennifer McNary, MPH1, Gayle Windham, PhD1, Barbara Materna, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Stacy M. Crim, MPH1, Martha Iwamoto, MD1, Jennifer Y. Huang, MPH1, Patricia M.

Take three simple actions to protect your health: Talk. Test. Treat.

Talk with your teen’s clinician about meningococcal vaccination to help protect your child’s health. Meningococcal disease is a very serious illness where death can occur in as little as a few hours.

Bethany A. West, MPH.

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. If you're 50 years old or older, talk to your doctor about getting screened.

On February 4, CDC joins people, organizations, and government agencies around the world in exploring how everyone can help prevent and control cancer.

The efficacy and safety of contraceptives have been questioned for decades; however, whether a relationship exists between hormonal contraceptives and gestational diabetes (GDM) is undetermined. The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal risk for GDM was influenced by type of contraceptive method used before pregnancy.

July 28, 2014, marks the 4th annual World Hepatitis Day. Nearly 400 million persons are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and more than 1 million die annually as a result of their infection. This year, the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) reaffirmed the global commitment to prevent and control viral hepatitis through the passage of resolution WHA 67.

August 1 is National Girlfriends Day. Encourage one another to stay healthy.