The Center for Disease Control - Visit the CDC Website - The CDC.gov Top 10 List

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Why would a person book mark and regularly visit the Center For Disease Control (CDC) website? There are many reasons from protecting yourself and your family from food poisoning to being vigilant about drinking water safety issues and epidemics. Here is an example of hwt they have for you. Although "how to safely prepare a turkey predominates the CDC Homepage this week, if you look to the right you'll see the CDC "Top 10 List". Thank you David Letterman. It offers a list of topics that every person should be aware of and know someting about:

CDC.gov Top 10

• Flu
• Melamine
• FEMA-provided travel trailers
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Vaccines and Immunizations
• Autism
• STDs
• Smoking & Tobacco Use
• Cancer
• Obesity

I clicked on "Flu and got the following links to more information about influenza historically and about what we each should know about the flu season in 2008 and 2009.

• Flu Basics
  • Influenza: The Disease
  • Influenza Viruses
  • 2008-2009 Flu Season

• Preventing the Flu
  • Key Facts About Flu Vaccine
  • Good Health Habits
  • Antiviral Drugs

• What to Do if You Get Sick
  • Symptoms
  • Taking Care of Yourself
  • Antiviral Drugs

This is a powerful source of inforamtion that is easy to access and should bevisited regularly by all of us.