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Inactivity is associated with greater risk of prediabetes and diabetes

Prediabetes Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle, Even in Slim Adults

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Sedentary lifestyle often overlooked when thinking in terms of healthy weight, researcher says
For patients with generalized anxiety disorder

Mindfulness-Based Class Aids Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Reduction in stress markers for patients with GAD undergoing mindfulness-based stress reduction class
Strategies can be employed to help physicians deal with the increasing burden of uncompensated tasks

Strategies Presented for Addressing Uncompensated Time

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Strategies include limiting tasks to those that require medical license, streamlining portal messages
A majority of primary care doctors oppose full repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Most PCPs Oppose Complete Repeal of the Affordable Care Act

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Though many would support changes, only 15 percent want law completely dismantled
Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of death from certain cancers

Anxiety, Depression May Up Mortality Risk for Some Cancers

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Higher death rates seen for colorectal, esophageal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers, leukemia
Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea in adults without any known signs or symptoms of the condition

USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Screen for OSA in Asymptomatic

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Not enough data to advise for or against such screening, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says
The overall success rate of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation is satisfactory

Satisfactory Overall Success Rate for Catheter Ablation in A-Fib

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Study also finds insufficient guideline adherence to antithrombotic Rx after ablation
Millions of Americans with a chronic illness gained health insurance coverage after the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2010

ACA Has Increased Coverage, Access for Chronically Ill Patients

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However, nearly one in seven of those with a chronic disease still lack coverage
Exercise can help cancer patients cope with their treatment

Decreased Physical Activity Common After Cancer Diagnosis

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But researchers say physical activity can improve odds of recovery and survival
The cholesterol-lowering supplement red yeast rice could pose the same health risks to users as statin drugs

Safety Profile of Red Yeast Rice Found Similar to Statins

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The supplements linked to myalgias, other adverse effects similar to statins