Preventive Care
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ESC: Heart failure patients have increased cancer incidence
Key clinical point: Adults with chronic heart failure had a significantly increased incidence of cancer, compared with the general population....
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Shorter colonoscopies tied to higher colorectal cancer rates
Key clinical point: Colonoscope withdrawal times less than 6 minutes are associated with significantly higher rates of interval colorectal cancer...
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes cut dependence, smoking
Key clinical point: Reduced-nicotine cigarettes decreased dependence and the amount smoked, without producing withdrawal symptoms. Major finding:...
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Product pipeline promising for STI, pregnancy prevention
The one-size-fits-all SILCS diaphragm, which is made of silicone and is sold under the brand name Caya diaphragm, has been approved for use in...
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Evidence links common endocrine-disrupting chemicals to obesity, diabetes, reproductive disorders
So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals have become so common, according to the Washington-based Endocrine Society, that nearly every human alive...
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ESC: New support for aspirin’s anticancer effect
Each of three new case-control studies concluded that daily low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular prevention reduced the risk of developing...
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EASD: Pre-pregnancy weight, not gestational gain, affects later diabetes risk
Women had a more than six-fold increased risk of developing diabetes more than a decade after they gave birth if they were overweight or obese at...
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Recent quitters win big in lung screening trials
Key clinical point: Quitting smoking results in a significant reduction in all-cause mortality among heavy smokers taking part in screening...
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USPSTF guideline: Tell smokers to stop, and provide cessation aids
Combinations of behavioral counseling and pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation were most effective.
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Pregnancy complications predict mother’s premature CVD death
Mothers who had both preexisting hypertension and a preterm delivery were at sevenfold-higher risk of premature CVD death.
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Early-maturing girls are at higher risk for alcohol abuse
Adolescent girls who reached puberty early and had inadequate parental supervision began drinking alcohol earlier and getting drunk sooner than...