CDC Warns of Tough Flu Season Ahead
Most unusual part of the flu season is that influenza B strain has proven to be dominant
Metabolic Syndrome May Up Risk for VTE Recurrence After DVT
Significantly higher odds seen for all four components of MetS, with largest risk increase for hyperlipidemia
Alcohol-Fueled Deaths Doubled in U.S. Over Past 20 Years
Nearly half of alcohol-related deaths resulted from liver disease or overdoses
Untreated Oral Infection Not Tied to Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes
Untreated oral infections pretransplant not linked to post-HSCT survival during six-month follow-up
Life Expectancy Free of Chronic Disease Up With Healthy Lifestyle
Adults with four or five low-risk lifestyle factors have increased life expectancy free of diabetes, CVD, cancer
Tea Drinking Linked to Reduced Risk for Atherosclerotic CVD
Risks for atherosclerotic CVD incidence and mortality, all-cause mortality lower in habitual tea drinkers
Cancer Mortality Continuing to Drop, With Lung Cancer a Driver
However, decreases in cancer mortality slowed for female breast cancer and CRC, ceased for prostate cancer
Early Antiretroviral Therapy May Not Achieve HIV Remission in Infants
Similar proportion of infants attain, sustain viral suppression when starting <48 hours, two to 14 days after birth
HIV+ Patients Lose Immunity to Smallpox Despite Vaccination
Among HIV+ patients, there was a significant loss in vaccinia-specific CD4+ T cell memory
Open Water Regulations Linked to Lower Drowning Death Rates
Open water drowning death rates lower in states with more types of regulations in dose-response pattern
