Mayo Clinic releases book on whole-body wellness, complementary techniques

Rochester, Minnesota - A new Mayo Clinic book ─ Mayo Clinic: The Integrative Guide to Good Health – is now available. This book highlights the importance of mental and spiritual wellness when maintaining an individual’s overall health.

Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s

Washington, DC - For the first time, scientists have found a connection between abnormalities in how the brain breaks down glucose and the severity of the signature amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain, as well as the onset of eventual outward symptoms, of Alzheimer’s disease. The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and appears in the November 6, 2017, issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

Million Hearts® Recognizes the 2017 Hypertension Control Champions

Washington, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 24 winners of the 2017 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge.

Practical approach to ensuring timely implementation of FDA’s menu labeling rule

Washington, DC - As someone who enjoys eating out with my family and picking up the occasional take-out meal, I – like many Americans – want to know what’s in the food I eat. As FDA Commissioner, I also know that more people are eating meals away from home, and our diets are increasingly comprised of foods we get from restaurants or take-out meals.

FDA clears common blood cell count test that offers faster results for patients and providers

Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a complete blood cell count (CBC) test that, based on its categorization, can be run in more health care settings, including physicians’ offices, clinics or other types of health care facilities, by a wider range of personnel (e.g. support staff). This broadened test access will allow for faster availability of results.