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Increases in Alcohol-Induced Death Rates ID’d Across U.S.
Alcohol-induced death rate increased among men and women, with recent acceleration in rate
1990 to 2017 Saw Increase in Global Deaths From Lung Disease
Negative links found between sociodemographic index and mortality rates of COPD, pneumoconiosis, asthma
Many Smokers Who Quit Before Gastric Bypass Surgery Relapse
61.7 percent of those who smoked one year preop smoke at seven years postop
AAP: Pediatricians Should Promote Physical Activity in Children
Doctors should ID opportunities for activity assessment, prescription among those facing barriers to activity
Daily Emollient in Infancy Does Not Foil Eczema in Children at Risk
Daily use of emollient in first year of life linked to increased risk for skin infections
Author to Fight Retraction of Study Linking Vaping to Heart Attack Risk
Questions raised after another researcher found majority of heart attacks occurred before people started to vape
HbA1c Levels Lower in Older, Multimorbid Patients With T2DM
Patients with higher comorbidity burden more likely to be treated with insulin for T2DM
CDC: 19.2 Percent of Unpaid Caregivers in Fair, Poor Health
State-to-state variation ranges from 11.7 percent in Minnesota to 34.4 percent in Puerto Rico
CDC: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Reach 34
Agency reports 13 U.S. cases and 21 cases among people who have been repatriated
Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause
In large study of postmenopausal women, sarcopenia lower in participants with history of prolonged HT
