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Almost 3 percent of teenagers aged 13 to 18 years have food

Unhealthy Food Behaviors May Signal Eating Disorder in Teen

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Signs include restricting more and more food groups, significant weight change, excessive exercise
Metformin use is associated with an increased risk of acidosis at estimated glomerular filtration rate <30mL/min/1.73 m²

Metformin Tied to Acidosis Risk at eGFR <30mL/min/1.73 m²

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Not linked to incident acidosis overall, in those with eGFR levels of 30 to 44, 45 to 59 mL/min/1.73 m²
Multivitamin/mineral supplementation seems not to be associated with cardiovascular disease outcomes

Taking Multivitamins/Minerals Doesn’t Improve CVD Outcomes

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MVM use not linked to decreased CVD mortality, CHD mortality, stroke mortality, or stroke incidence
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of screening for peripheral artery disease with the ankle branchial index in asymptomatic adults. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for ABI for PAD Screen in Asymptomatic

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No direct evidence, limited indirect evidence for benefits of PAD screening in asymptomatic population
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of adding nontraditional risk factors to traditional cardiovascular disease risk assessment in asymptomatic adults. These findings form the basis for a final recommendation statement published online July 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Nontraditional CVD Risk Factors

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Insufficient evidence for adding to traditional CVD risk assessment in asymptomatic adults
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has strengthened current warnings in the prescribing information about fluoroquinolone antibiotics causing significant decreases in blood glucose as well as mental health side effects.

FDA Requires Safety Label Changes for Fluoroquinolones

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Changes will describe hypoglycemic coma and clarify and identify mental health side effects
Just under one-third of deaths from all causes of injury occur in the person's home

CDC: Nearly One-Third of Injury Deaths Occur at Home

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Injury deaths include unintentional, intentional causes, such as poisonings, firearm deaths, falls
Apixaban seems to be the safest direct oral anticoagulant compared with warfarin

Apixaban Is Safest Direct Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin

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Reduced risks of major, intracranial, and gastrointestinal bleeding compared with warfarin
An adverse impact on mental health is seen with reducing the age at which Lone Parent Obligations -- which require lone parents in the United Kingdom to seek work as a condition for receiving welfare benefits -- apply

Restricting Benefits for Single Moms May Harm Mental Health

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Requiring lone parents with young children to seek work as condition for benefits has adverse impact
Any opioid use is associated with involvement in the criminal justice system in the past year

Any Opioid Use Tied to Involvement in Criminal Justice System

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History of involvement with criminal justice system increased with intensity of drug use