Head of National Cancer Institute Named Acting FDA Commissioner
Current commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, will be stepping down in April
FDA Approves New Generic Valsartan to Ease Shortage
Certain lots of valsartan recalled due to contamination with trace amounts of nitrosamine
Stress Test-Based Physiological Age May Be Superior Mortality Predictor
Physiological age based on exercise stress testing performance better predictor than chronological age
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Third Leading Cause of DALYs
Disability-adjusted life year rates 1,347 per 100,000 individuals, behind ischemic heart disease, back pain
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Association between VO2peak and coronary heart disease crosses the fitness continuum
History of Cycling Weight May Up Risk for Heart Disease in Women
Yo-yo dieting associations with cardiovascular disease stronger in women with no pregnancy history
Water Pipe Tobacco Smoking Addictive, Harmful to the Heart
Water pipe tobacco smokers are exposed to level of nicotine that is physiologically active in short term
GDM Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Event Risk Postpartum
In analysis restricted to women who did not develop T2DM, GDM still linked to increased risk
ACC: Photoplethysmography Signal Can Detect Diabetes
AUC 0.722 for predicting prevalent diabetes in test dataset; negative predictive value 97 percent
Becoming Active in Middle Age Still Offers Health Benefits
Lower risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer-related mortality similar to people active throughout adulthood
