Rate Of “Health Care-Associated” Infections Drops, CDC Report Reveals.

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report Thursday revealing that the rate of bloodstream infections stemming from a central line dropped “by 50% from 2008 to 2014.” Infections acquired where surgeons “made incisions also fell, including 2% for colon surgery and 17% in operations in which doctors remove the uterus through the abdomen.” Between 2011 and 2014, the “rate of antibiotic-resistant MRSA fell by 13%” and “infections of C. difficile. ..fell by 8% during the same period.” Unfortunately, “the USA made no progress in preventing catheter-related urinary tract infections, which can develop in the thin tubes inserted into the bladder,” USA Today adds. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/03/rates-some-hospital-acquired-infections-fall-50/81266110/

6th local case of whooping cough reported

http://www.whio.com/news/news/at-least-5-cases-of-whooping-cough-reported-locall/nqcrC/

Exposure To Thirdhand Smoke Results In Insulin Resistance In Mice, Study Finds.

reports that a study published in PLOS ONE reveals thirdhand smoke, defined as “exhaled smoke that makes its way onto surfaces in...homes, cars, or even workplaces,” may “contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes [T2D].” Investigators “found that exposure to thirdhand smoke resulted in insulin resistance” in mice. http://www.medicaldaily.com/thirdhand-smoking-diabetes-376211

Sedentary Time On The Weekends May Be Worse For Weight Than Working At A Desk All Week.

“Playing couch potato on the weekends may be even worse for your weight than working at a desk all week,” the findings of a 332-participant study presented at the American Heart Association’s meeting suggests. But, exercise researchers “reported that even a 20-minute reduction in sedentary time on Saturdays and Sundays added up to a loss of more than two pounds and 1.6 percent of body fat after a year.” That “same association was not seen with sedentary time during the weekdays,” however. http://consumer.healthday.com/fitness-information-14/misc-health-news-265/lazy-weekends-may-boost-body-fat-levels-study-says-708635.html

More Data Connect Zika and Guillain-Barre Syndrome

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/56473?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-03-01&eun=g721819d0r

Type 1 Diabetes May Be Associated With Higher Risk Of Several Cancers, Reduced Risk Of Others.

that research suggests type 1 diabetes may be associated with “a higher risk of several cancers but a reduced risk of others.” Researchers found that while “men with type 1 diabetes were not at a higher overall risk of getting cancer (hazard ratio 1.01, 95% CI 0.98-1.04) than the general population...women with type 1 diabetes had a slightly higher risk.” However, “diabetes patients faced lower risk of prostate cancer...and of breast cancer.” The findings were published in Diabetologia. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Type1Diabetes/56472

Supplements May Interfere With Prescription Drugs, Research Shows.

On the front of its Personal Journal section, the Wall Street Journal (2/29, D1, Landro, Subscription Publication) reports that there is increasing evidence that over-the-counter nutritional supplements may interfere with a host of prescription drugs for a variety of common conditions. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding research around the nation into possible adverse interactions between supplements and prescription medicines. http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-should-know-about-how-your-supplements-interact-with-prescription-drugs-1456777548