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Surgeon General Boris Lushniak released a new report on the health consequences of smoking as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and senior White House officials marked…

The National Institute of Drug Abuse released the results of its annual survey on drug use. The survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that drinking and cigarette smoking was d…

Howard Koh spoke about President Obama’s HIV/AIDS strategy, which aims to lower new infections of the disease by 25 percent by 2015.

Secretary Sebelius and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin talked about the new Surgeon General report on tobacco use among youth. The report showed that youth smoking was down since the 1994 re…

Doctors and officials from Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration testified on the effects of drug shortages on cancer patients.

Howard Koh spoke about passage of the Affordable Care Act and ways in which it would help reduce racial health disparities. He also talked about strategies to assist those in need of health …

The Health and Human Services Department marked the 30th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with a discussion among researchers, physicians and activists. Speakers talked about the early d…

Obama administration officials unveiled an aggressive plan to curb prescription drug abuse. The plan will include some new federal requirements aimed at educating the medical community about…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The new guidelines recomme…

Surgeon General Benjamin spoke to reporters and answered questions about a report on tobacco use. The study found that as little as one puff from a cigarette can have adverse effects on a pe…

Secretary Sebelius talked about new tobacco-use prevention efforts. Other speakers included Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Howard Koh and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug…

White House and cabinet officials answered questions on President Obama’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) which was formally released at the news conference. Among the issues they addresse…

Dr. Howard Koh talked about the findings and recommendations of the Obama administration’s just-released National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Dr. Koh responded to telephone calls and electronic commu…

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) sponsored a conference on the unveiling and for the discussion of an international study on the the effect on public health o…