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Over 75 People in Connecticut Park Overdosed on K2 in a DaySamples sent to the DEA contained potent synthetic marijuana. A local man was arrested and is considered a person of interest
regarding at least some of the overdoses, most of which happened in a park near Yale.
New Warning About Benzodiazepine Use and Dementia RiskIn the largest study of its kind to date, investigators found a modest but worrisome association between benzodiazepine use
and an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Men, Women, on Very Low-Calorie Diet Lose Weight Differently'This method of [rapid] weight loss...should be given serious consideration for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes,'
says an author of the PREVIEW study. More research is needed to unravel gender differences.
Medscape Medical News, August 16, 2018
Childhood Secondhand Smoke Exposure Ups Risk for Lung DeathEven if adults never smoke, they may have an increased risk for death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease if they were
exposed to secondhand smoke throughout their childhood, warn US scientists.
99% of Doctors Need Diagnostic HelpMost people rely on GPS to find their destination when driving. Maybe clinicians could benefit from similar diagnostic guidance.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
Perspective
Common Prescribing BlundersDr Douglas Paauw provides a quick reminder of common prescribing blunders that he still sees in his large referral practice.
