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Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Duration, and Childhood Overweight: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Karen Bonuck, PhD1 , Ronald D. Chervin, MD, MS2 , and Laura D. Howe,

DC is reminding clinicians of the benefits of influenza antiviral medications and urging continued influenza vaccination of unvaccinated patients this influenza season. Summary Influenza activity

The cigarette smoking rate among adults in the U.S. dropped from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 17.8 percent in 2013, according to new data published

Sexsomnia The inclusion of a new sleep disorder in the DSM-5 might raise awareness of the underreported diagnosis and help physicians better identify the condition.

Study Finds Teens Prescribed Sleep Medicines Much More Likely To Abuse Them. According to the study, published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, teens

The Great American Smokeout The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to

Let us be aware of this deadly COPD!!! COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is an umbrella term for a lung disease that includes emphysema,

Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2013 René A. Arrazola, MPH1, Linda J. Neff, PhD1, Sara M. Kennedy, MPH2, Enver

Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma attacks At one-year (compared to sham), patients with severe asthma who were treated with BT experienced: Fewer asthma attacks 32% decrease

Medicare Proposes Paying for Lung Cancer Screenings for Older Longtime Smokers (NY Times) WASHINGTON — Medicare will cover annual screenings for lung cancer for older Americans