Higher Exposure to Air Pollution Adds to CVD Risk for Blacks
Higher rate of incident CVD events, all-cause mortality in blacks partly due to PM2.5 exposure
More Harms Than Benefits for E-Cigarettes at Population Level
Estimated 168,000 never-smoking young people could become daily smokers after starting e-cigs
Gut Bacteria May Be Tied to Brain Dysfunction From Sepsis
Presence of bacteria is associated with higher neuroinflammatory markers in mice, humans
Fewer SIDS Cases Result From Genetic Heart Disease Causes
Findings may help prevent unnecessary genetic testing of surviving family members
Guidelines Updated for Evaluating, Treating Hirsutism
Women with an abnormal hirsutism score should be tested for elevated androgen levels
Many Teens Using Tobacco Don’t Self-Identify As Users
Those in denial often single product users of roll-your-own, pipe, e-cigarette, cigar, or hookah tobacco
Zika-Tied Birth Defects in 7 Percent of Infected Pregnant Women
Defects occurred more frequently when Zika virus infection occurred in the first trimester
American College of Cardiology, March 10-12
The American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo The annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology was held from...
High Midlife Cardio Fitness May Ward Off Dementia in Women
Research shows high fitness at midlife delayed age of dementia onset by almost 10 years
Novel Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator Accurately IDs Risk
Calculator had near perfect calibration in validation sample; high degree of discrimination
