A new CDC report linked being overweight and obesity to an increased risk of cancers. In the 2014 data, these accounted for about 40 percent of cancer diagnoses. That means about 630,000 people were diagnosed with a relation to overweight or obesity. 55-percent were women.
Measles cases remain extremely low in the U.S. compared to worldwide infections. That’s according to researchers in Atlanta who also warned not to let your guard down. In the past 15 years there have been about 2,000 cases in the US and most patients were unvaccinated.
London researchers found vitamin D can protect against severe asthma attacks. Doctors said a daily dose of Vitamin D, combined with regular asthma medication, could cut the risk of a serious asthma attack in half.
Sources:
1 – CDC
2 – The JAMA Networks Journal
3 – Queen Mary University of London
