Number of Americans with Diabetes Rises to Nearly 26 Million

More than a third of adults estimated to have prediabetes Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, an estimated 79 million U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition in...

Dementia Associated with Heavy Smoking in Midlife

Midlife cigarette smoking of two packs per day or more portends an elevated risk for overall dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia in later life.   Studies of smoking and dementia risk have yielded mixed results: Some data suggest that the risk for...

Old-Fashioned Weapons Against MRSA May Be Best

By American College of Emergency Physicians Jan 14, 2011 – 10:37:01 AM     (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC – Thorough hand washing may be the most cost-effective way to reduce the spread of MRSA in the emergency department and everywhere...

Preventive Effects of Mindfulness in Recurrent Depression

A potentially valuable approach, especially for patients with unstable remissions who wish to discontinue their medication after successful acute treatment. Discontinuation of antidepressants after successful treatment of recurrent depression causes relapse in many...

New MRSA Treatment Guidelines Published

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines on treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The guidelines, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, cover the following areas: management of common clinical...