Breast Cancer Risk Up With Inflammatory Potential of Diet
Women in highest quintile of inflammatory score of the diet had significantly increased risk, especially premenopausal women
Whole-Fruit Intake May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Total fruit intake inversely associated with serum insulin and HOMA2 of ß-cell function
Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased
Difference increased in age-adjusted mortality rates between large metropolitan areas, rural areas from 1999 to 2019
Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19
Symptomatic and asymptomatic infection reduced by 81 percent after partial vaccination and by 91 percent after full vaccination
Prevalence of E-Cigarette Use High Among U.S. Students
Among current users, flavored e-cigarette use reported by 84.7 and 73.9 percent of high school and middle school students
Declining COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Threaten Biden’s July 4 Goal
United States is averaging fewer than 1 million shots per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from a peak of 3.4 million in April
USPSTF Recommends Counseling for Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
Behavioral counseling interventions aimed at promoting healthy gestational weight gain have moderate net benefit
Study Supports Delaying Pregnancy for One Year After Bariatric Surgery
Pregnancy within 12 months linked to lower gestational age at delivery, lower gestational weight gain, lower neonatal birth weight
Ethnicity-Specific BMI Cutoffs for Obesity Needed to Assess T2DM Risk
BMI cutoffs equivalent to 30.0 kg/m2 in Whites were 23.9, 28.1, 26.9, and 26.6 kg/m2 for South Asian, Black, Chinese, Arab populations
U.S. COVID-19 Infections, Deaths Drop to Levels Not Seen Since Last Summer
United States reporting about 25,700 new COVID-19 cases daily, a 39 percent decrease from two weeks ago