Vitamin D May Protect Against Asthma Exacerbations Patients with low serum 25(OH)D appeared to benefit in meta-analysis

https://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Asthma/68318?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-10-05&eun=g721819d0r&pos=3

Zika Vax Promising in Phase 1 Trial Interim analysis of phase I trial shows vaccine was protective, safe

https://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/ZikaVirus/68330?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-10-05&eun=g721819d0r&pos=0

People Who Work Night Shifts May Be At Increased Risk For Abdominal Obesity,

reports individuals “who work night shifts may be at an increased risk for abdominal obesity,” researchers concluded. The risk of being overweight or obese was particularly “notable among permanent night shift workers versus rotating night shift workers,” the 28-study review revealed. The findings were published online in Obesity Reviews. https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/68296

Excess Body Fat Linked To Increased Risk For At Least 13 Different Types Of Cancer, Study Indicates.

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)” indicates that “being overweight puts a person at significantly higher risk for cancer.” The study “published in Vital Signs,” which is “based on data from the 2014 United States Cancer Statistics, finds excess body fat increases the risk for at least 13 different types of cancer.” The investigators “found that although the overall rate of new cancer diagnoses has decreased since the 1990s, cancers” linked to “being overweight or obese have dramatically increased.” http://www.newsweek.com/cdc-report-links-13-cancers-high-bmi-overweight-obesity-676764

In RA, Only Remission Staves Off Infection Serious infections were 69% higher with low disease activity

https://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/68241?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-10-02&eun=g721819d0r&pos=1

Patients With T2D Who Take Metformin For Many Years May Be More Likely To Develop Anemia,

“People with type 2 diabetes who take metformin for many years are more likely to develop anemia than are those who do not,” researchers concluded in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. When interviewed, the study’s lead author said, “The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study showed that long-term metformin use in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance was associated with an increased risk of anemia, and this was independent of vitamin B12 status.” That particular study was published last year in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. http://www.mdedge.com/clinicalendocrinologynews/article/148450/anemia/many-years-metformin-linked-anemia-risk

FDA Proposes Giving Food Manufacturers More Time To Comply With New Nutrition Label Requirements.

reported the Food and Drug Administration “proposed giving manufacturers an extra 1-1/2 years to comply with new nutrition label requirements on packaged foods.” Under the proposal, the agency would give “big companies, defined as those with more than $10 million in annual sales, to Jan. 1, 2020, while smaller companies [would] have until Jan. 1, 2021 to comply.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nutrition-fda/fda-proposes-1-1-2-year-delay-to-nutrition-label-changes-idUSKCN1C42FA