CDC Advises U.S. Health Professionals to Be Alert for MERS
Atypical presentations, including mild illness without fever, diarrheal illness, have been reported
Poison Control Calls Up Steeply Due to Synthetic Cannabinoid
Calls to poison control centers jumped more than 300 percent from January to April
Sleep Duration Deemed Important in Breast CA Survival
Poor sleep, snoring before diagnosis tied to poor outcomes
Mindfulness Shows Promise in Eating Disorder Prevention
With expert facilitation, mindfulness linked to reduction in weight and shape concerns
Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June 6-10
The 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies The annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2015) was held...
Mental, Physical Activities Don’t Ward Off Alzheimer’s Biomarkers
No relationship between mental/physical activity, signs of disease in brain
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Second PCSK9 Inhibitor
Evolocumab (Repatha) for use in patients at very high risk for high cholesterol
CDC: Men With Anxiety, Depression Not Getting Treated
Young minority males less likely than whites to access mental health care
Aerobic Exercise Tied to Improvement in Asthma
Improved airway function in those who had more vigorous workouts
Higher Breast CA Risk Seen for Obese Postmenopausal Women
Researchers report the increased risk may be as high as 58 percent