Lina S. Balluz

TL;DR: The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use for treatment of conditions is high and public health strategies are needed to promote disclosure of CAM use to health care providers, promote increased screening for CAM use by health Care providers, and promote health care interactions that facilitate communication about CAM safety and efficacy.

TL;DR: While most adults used CAM on the recommendation of friends and family, one-third of adults with functional limitations (FLs) reported CAM use recommended by a health care provider, and it was found that ~50% of Adults with FLs discussed their CAM use with a health Care provider.

TL;DR: There is an increased burden of diagnosed cancer among adults with a longer duration of diagnosed diabetes and among type 2 diabetic adults who currently use insulin, and the results suggest that the greater the duration of diagnosis, the higher the prevalence of diagnosed cancers.

TL;DR: Although frequent mental distress was associated with only one adverse health behavior after fully adjusting when these health behaviors were considered separately, there was a twofold increased likelihood for the presence of multiple adverse health behaviors among those with FMD as compared to those without FMD.

TL;DR: The results suggest that HIV risk behaviors are strongly linked with binge drinking and its frequency and effective measures to prevent binge drinking are essential to HIV prevention, especially among youth aged 18–20 years.