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Adolescent, Young Adult Pod-Based E-Cigarette Use Up
But just 40 percent of e-cigarette users reported a perceived chance of experiencing social, health risks
Percent Weight Regain Predicts Health Risks Post-Bariatric Surgery
Based on long-term follow-up, percent regain after max weight loss tied to most health outcomes
Glucose Dysregulation Seen Years Before Diabetes Diagnosis
Fasting plasma glucose, BMI elevated 10 years before diagnosis of prediabetes, diabetes
CT Abdominal Aortic Calcification Score Predicts CV Event Risk
In asymptomatic patients, AUC was higher for AAC than for Framingham Risk Score at all time points
CDC: First U.S. Case of Rat-Borne Andes Virus Diagnosed
New World hantavirus can present with symptoms similar to those of the flu
Variability in Geographic Availability of New Antibiotics
Greater geographic availability for antibiotics from and/or marketed by companies in U.S., Europe
CDC: Vaccination Rates More Than 95 Percent for Kindergartners
Coverage could be even higher if schools followed up with under-vaccinated
Limited Success for Changing Diet and Exercise Among Nurses
At 3 months, significant increase in fruit, vegetable intake but significant decline in physical activity
Physical Therapy an Option for Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears
Physical therapy non-inferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for nonobstructive meniscal tears
2014 to 2016 Saw 470 Percent Increase in HIV PrEP Use in U.S.
~7 percent of those with indications for PrEP were prescribed PrEP, including 2.1 percent of women