The fiscal cliff could hurt you more than just in the pocketbook.
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CDC -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works to prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses, stop the spread of the flu and monitor disease outbreaks, reduce the number of hospital-acquired illnesses, increase immunizations and to create tools to help communities protect public health. It would lose more than $464 million from its overall budget.