Heavy Smoking Linked to Damaged Spatial, Color Vision
Heavy smokers have reduced sensitivity for all spatial frequencies, color discrimination impairments
FDA Warns Americans Not to Buy Drugs From Canadian Company
CanaRx sells prescription medicines at a lower cost to U.S. public, private employer programs
AAN: Professional Soccer Players Show Increased Risk for ALS
Median age of diagnosis 43.3 years in soccer players versus 62.5 years in general population
Lowering BP, Lipids in Healthy Elderly Has No Cognitive Effect
Candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide, rosuvastatin, combination therapy do not affect cognitive decline
Prenatal Vitamin Intake in Early Pregnancy May Cut Autism Risk
ASD risk down for children whose mothers took prenatal vitamins during first month of pregnancy
Contributors to Delay of Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ID’d
First symptoms, MS type contribute to delay; depression linked to delay in evaluation-to-diagnosis time
2014 to 2017 Saw Improvement in Burnout for U.S. Physicians
Compared with other working adults and after adjustment, doctors still at increased risk for burnout
National Health Spending Set to Increase 5.5 Percent Annually
Long-observed demographic and economic factors expected to drive growth in health spending
Higher Triglycerides May Be Protective in the Very Elderly
Higher triglyceride levels tied to lower risk of cognitive decline, ADL decline, frailty aggravation, and death
Most Patients Do Not Disclose Complementary Medicine Use
Lack of inquiry from providers, fear of disapproval, belief CM is safe among reasons for nondisclosure
