HealthDay (12/23, Preidt) reports, “Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all unvaccinated adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes aged 19 to 59,” according to new guidelines issued by the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and published in the Dec. 23 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of… Read more »
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GERD Prevalence Up As Obesity Epidemic Spreads
HealthDay (12/22, Reinberg) reports, “As the obesity epidemic spreads around the world more people are suffering from acid reflux, likely increasing the number of those who will develop esophageal cancer,” according to a study published online Dec. 21 in the journal Gut. After examining “data on almost 30,000 people who took part in the Norwegian… Read more »
Colon Cancer Prognosis May Be Worse For Obese, Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
HealthDay (12/3, Gordon) reported, “People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they’re obese or have type 2 diabetes,” according to two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The first study of 2,303 people found that “the risk of dying from colorectal cancer was 35 percent higher” in… Read more »
