40% of Americans Over Age 60 Have Metabolic Syndrome-What Is It

Obesity-related hypertension frequently occurs in association with other CV risk factors, forming a constellation referred to as the metabolic syndrome (Table II).76 Although the concept of a metabolic syndrome has achieved widespread acceptance over the past 2 decades, no consensus has developed over the precise definition of the syndrome, nor over the criteria required to […]

CDC’s Questions and Answers on Ebola Virus and Prevention

Questions and Answers on Ebola                 GeneralInfection ControlTravelersIn the USThe 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest in history and the first Ebola epidemic the world has ever known — affecting multiple countries in West Africa. Although the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is very […]