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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/

Mission
The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) promotes the health of babies, children, and adults, and enhances the potential for full, productive living.

Our work includes identifying the causes of and preventing birth defects and green circlesdevelopmental disabilities, helping children to develop and reach their full potential, and promoting health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities.

Specific Topics
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· Birth Defects
Basic Facts
Prevention of Birth Defects
Folic Acid Helps Prevent Some Birth Defects
Preconception Care
Having a Healthy Pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Preventing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) and Pregnancy
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Medication Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Genetics
Monitoring Birth Defects
Research
· Developmental Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Information Center
Cerebral Palsy
Hearing Loss
Kernicterus
Mental Retardation / Intellectual Disability
Vision Impairment
· Blood Disorders
Bleeding Disorders
Clotting Disorders - Thrombophilia
Thalassemia
Sickle Cell Disease
For Women
Surveillance
Laboratory Research
Hemochromatosis
· Human Development
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Child Development
Disability and Health
Single Gene Disorders
- Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- Fragile X Syndrome
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Tourette's Syndrome
Women with Disabilities


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diseases and Conditions
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/


Two Ways to Find out About Diseases and Conditions

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Top Requested Diseases & Conditions

* ADHD
* Arthritis
* Asthma & Allergies
* Autism
* Avian Influenza
* Birth Defects
* Cancer
* Chlamydia
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Diabetes
* E. coli
* Epilepsy
* Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
* Flu (Influenza)
* Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus)
* Giardiasis

* Gonorrhea
* Heart Disease
* Hepatitis
* HIV/AIDS
* HPV (Human papillomavirus)
* Meningitis
* MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
* Obesity
* Salmonella
* Scabies
* Sexually Transmitted Diseases
* Stroke
* Trichomonas Infection (Trichomoniasis)
* Tuberculosis (TB)

Publications

* Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
* EID item: Get RSS Feed
* Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
* MMWR item: Get RSS Feed
* Preventing Chronic Disease Journal
* PCD item: Get RSS Feed


Page last reviewed: July 7, 2008
Page last updated: July 7, 2008
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Content owner: National Center for Health Marketing
URL for this page: www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/


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Current Health News
o Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk (07/22/08)
o Gum Disease Tied to Diabetes Risk (07/22/08)
o Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds (07/22/08)
Date: 06/11/2008
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities



National Osteoporosis Society
http://www.nos.org.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=183&srcid=-2

http://www.us-cert.gov/

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the public and private sectors. Established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure, US-CERT coordinates defense against and responses to cyber attacks across the nation.
National Cyber Alert System

News:

For Technical Users

* Technical Security Alerts Technical Users: Technical Security Alerts RSS link Technical Users: Technical Security Alerts RSS link for Yahoo!
Sun Java Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
* Security Bulletins Technical Users: Security Bulletins RSS link Technical Users: Security Bulletins RSS link for Yahoo!
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 14, 2008

For Non-Technical Users

* Security Alerts Non-Technical Users: Security Alerts RSS link Non-Technical Users: Security Alerts RSS link for Yahoo!
Sun Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
* Security Tips Non-Technical Users: Security Tips RSS link Non-Technical Users: Security Tips RSS link for Yahoo!
Real-World Warnings Keep You Safe Online

Vulnerability Resources
New and Notable Vulnerabilities

* BlackBerry Attachment Service PDF distiller vulnerability
* DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
* Microsoft Snapshot Viewer ActiveX vulnerability
* Internet Explorer 6 cross-domain vulnerability

Other Resources

* Recent Notes ATOM feed for recent vulnerability notes
* NVD (National Vulnerability Database)


Current Activity
Current Activity RSS feed Current Activity ATOM feed Current Activity RSS feed for Yahoo!

* DNS Implementations Vulnerable to Cache Poisoning
* BlackBerry Security Advisory
* Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.0.1
* WordPress Releases Version 2.6
* Mozilla Releases Firefox 2.0.0.16
* Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for July 2008
* Zone Alarm Releases Security Advisory
* Apple Releases Security Updates for iPhone and iPod touch
* Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement for July
* Sun Releases Updates for Java SE

Announcements

* US-CERT Monthly Activity Summary
The Monthly Activity Summary for June 2008 has been published. This report summarizes general activity and updates made to the National Cyber Alert System and is available in the Security Publications portion of the website.