centers for disease control and prevention

A post by new Austinist writer Gregory Haley -- ed.

At least 14 Texas residents have become ill from a Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupes grown in Colorado according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a Federal government agency.

Less money means fewer babies, said a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistician.

From 2007-2009, birth rates for women ages 15-44 fell about 4 percent for most states, the CDC reported in February and March.

This change includes a birth rate decline of 8 percent for teens, with a record low of 39.1 births per 1,000 teens ages 15-19.

Economists and the CDC agree the cash-flow crunch is to blame.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended that girls around the age of 11 get the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect them against strains of virus that can cause cervical cancer.

The idea is to get them vaccinated before they become sexually active and possibly infected with HPV. But some research shows that doctors aren't advising their patients to get the vaccine — at least not until they are briefed on the research.

Brenda Wilson reports.