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Proinflammatory diet may increase colorectal cancer risk
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- Bianca Nogrady
Junk food could cause colorectal cancer.
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Atopic march largely attributed to genetic factors
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- Bianca Nogrady
Genetic factors outweigh environment, a new look at the data suggest.
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Breastfeeding lowers later diabetes risk in women
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- Bianca Nogrady
Breastfeeding may reduce a woman’s risk of developing diabetes, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Hormone therapy may reduce depressive symptoms in early menopause
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- Bianca Nogrady
Women in the placebo arm were more than twice as likely to score at least 16 on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale.
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Self-administered subcutaneous Depo-Provera ‘feasible and acceptable’
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- Bianca Nogrady
Self-injected contraception “has potential to reduce barriers and disparities in access,” wrote Dr. Julia E. Kohn.
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New HIV vaccine trial launched in Africa
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- Bianca Nogrady
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Long-acting injectable PrEP trial launched in Africa
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- Bianca Nogrady
“For some women, a long-acting injectable form of protection may be an easier, more desirable and discreet alternative.”
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Obesity an independent risk factor for rosacea in cohort study of U.S. women
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- Bianca Nogrady
Previous epidemiologic studies examining the interaction between obesity and rosacea have shown inconsistent results.
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Mammography screening’s benefits for breast cancer mortality questioned
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- Bianca Nogrady
A Dutch mammography screening program worsens overdiagnosis without significantly reducing mortality.
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Fecal microbiota transplants by oral capsule noninferior to colonoscopy
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Capsule administration is also less costly.
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Self-harm on rise in U.S. among girls aged 10-14
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- Bianca Nogrady
Findings point to the need for suicide and self-harm prevention strategies that are evidence based and comprehensive.
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Prenatal vitamin D supplementation plagued by lack of evidence
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- Bianca Nogrady
Prenatal supplementation with vitamin D appears to have benefits, but there’s still not enough evidence to spur recommendations.
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Fecal microbiota transplants by oral capsule noninferior to colonoscopy
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Capsule administration is also less costly.
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Tezacaftor-ivacaftor combo shows promise in cystic fibrosis
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- Bianca Nogrady
Patients’ Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised scores improved by 11.1 points after they took a combination therapy that included the new drug,...
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Safety-net hospitals would be hurt by hospital-wide 30-day readmission penalties
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- Bianca Nogrady
Considering all readmissions within 30 days of discharge in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program would modestly increase the number of...