(March 9, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From Hamilton - According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, vaccinating children against the flu may prevent transmission in ones community. Researchers studied over 2300 people from different communities who were not vaccinated for the flu, randomizing nearly 1000 children to receive either an influenza vaccine or a control vaccine. They found that communities in which children received the influenza vaccine had a lower incidence of the flu.

From Cincinnati - Light smokers with a specific genetic variation are at increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report published in the journal Cancer Research. Researchers studied people with varying degrees of smoke exposure, finding that even those who smoked a minimal amount of cigarettes over 20 years and who had a certain genetic variant were at a significant increased risk of lung cancer.

And finally, from Washington - According to a report released by the Alzheimer's Association, African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Researchers estimate that African Americans are nearly 2x as likely as Caucasians to develop dementia, while Hispanics are about 1.5x more likely.