Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors Linked to Functional Dyspepsia
Risk factors for refractory FD include skipping meals, eating extra meals, preference for sweet foods
CDC: U.S. Birth Rate at All-Time Low
While average age of first motherhood continued to increase
Prostate Cancer Mortality Benefit Seen for Family Hx-Based Screens
However, on multivariate analysis, finding did not reach statistical significance
CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States
Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid
CDC: This Year’s Flu Vaccination Offers 23 Percent Protection
CDC urges early antiviral treatment if symptoms appear
Review Highlights Anesthetic Implications of Ebola Virus
Limited data relating to Ebola care; use of personal protection equipment important, even in emergencies
Patient-Selected Audio Therapy May Ease Pediatric Post-Op Pain
Listening to favorite songs, even audiobooks, appears to ease discomfort
Binge Eating Curtailed by Higher Doses of ADHD Medication
Lisdexamfetamine helps lessen excessive food consumption that characterizes binge-eating
Sedentary Lifestyle Worse for Health Than Obesity
Just a 20-minute brisk walk each day can lower odds of early death, researchers add
Epidemic of Rx Opioid Abuse May Be Waning in U.S.
Heroin abuse/overdoses on the rise may be one reason prescription-drug abuse is down