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Profiles of childhood respiratory risk factors predict middle-age lung function levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk

Childhood Risk Profiles Affect Middle-Age Lung Function

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Children with frequent asthma, allergies who smoke as adults are most vulnerable group
Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined

Cancer Risk Varies for Hispanics, Including in Puerto Rico

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Men in Puerto Rico have higher prostate CA incidence rates than other Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites
For patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease

Albiglutide Beats Placebo for Cardiovascular Events in T2DM

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Despite having been withdrawn, albiglutide is superior to placebo for reducing cardiovascular events
Thousands of pages of documents were seized from the electronic cigarette maker JUUL by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a surprise inspection last week as part of the agency's investigation into the company's marketing practices.

FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

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JUUL has come into the FDA's crosshairs as the e-cigarette's popularity among teens is rising
Medical residents should start budgeting and save for the future

Tips Provided for Budgeting in Medical Residency

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Medical residents should understand their income, create a budget and stick to it, save for the future
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

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Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
A small but growing subset of generic drugs experienced sudden large price increases from 2007 to 2013

Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs

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Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
From 2016 to 2017

JUUL Laboratories Have Largest Market Share of E-Cigarettes

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Sales of JUUL e-cigarettes increased 641 percent from 2016 to 2017 to top market by December 2017
At least 334 people in 47 states have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Gravel Ridge Farms Eggs

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38 illnesses documented in seven states; 10 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths reported
Red tide may be the reason why some beachgoers on Florida's Atlantic coast have suffered breathing problems

Red Tide May Be Cause of Florida Beachgoers’ Breathing Problems

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Red tide can cause symptoms such as breathing problems as well as skin and throat irritation