smoking, obesity, teen pregnancy are not winnable battles; and i don't understand how auto injuries are the CDC's job. curing diabetes, hepatitis, cancer, developing a clear plan for dealing with pandemic flu and diseases such as dengue fever that are entering the us are are

Funding for epilepsy research is ignored again. I wonder what is meant by "auto injuries"--are they including closed head injuries? That might help some people with seizures--eventually--maybe. (Sigh.) Most literature on epilepsy states that 1% of people on earth have some sort of seizure disorder, and 85% of that number have no known cause for their seizures. That's a lot of people to ignore.

AIDS, yes. That falls under what I consider the CDC to have the responsibility to control. Everything else on this list of six is nonsense for the CDC. Teen pregnancy? Really?? Auto injuries?

This is the most ridiculous list for them to promote.

How about cancer? How about the ideas above?

Let the neo-cons and their horrid abstinence programs deal with teen pregnancy. The CDC should challenge themselves to tackle big issues. The Obama admin is leading by example. Don't be afraid to take on diseases that America can absolutely deal with and cure even in the face of people who scream 'NO WAY.'