Preventive Care
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West African Ebola–virus transmission ends, then resumes
A day after the World Health Organization declared on Jan. 14 that no known cases of Ebola-virus transmission or active infection had been...
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USPSTF supports mammography start at age 50
Women aged 50-74 years should undergo biennial screening mammography, and the decision to screen before age 50 should be individualized, according...
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Cancer prevention field riding high into the new year
Guidelines
How new dietary guidelines affect health care providers
While the new dietary guidelines, released jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department Agriculture, are geared...
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WDC: Breastfeeding linked to reduced diabetes risk in mom and child
Initiating breastfeeding in the hospital was associated with a 23% reduced risk of diabetes among non–first nation mothers and a 14% reduced risk...
Conference Coverage
Moderate, intensive exercise cut triglycerides equally in NAFLD
Moderate and intensive aerobic exercise, done regularly, are equally effective in reducing the intrahepatic triglyceride level in patients with...
Conference Coverage
Smartphone app simultaneously improves multiple chronic disease risk behaviors
Remote coaching supported by a smartphone app can simultaneously improve multiple unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
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Testing, early antiretroviral treatment could slash HIV infection rate in men
More than half of HIV infections in Dutch men who have sex with men could have been prevented with a combination of regular testing and early...
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Later menopause lowers risk of later depression
Key clinical point: Later menopause, with its longer estrogen exposure, appears tied to a lower risk of postmenopausal depression. Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Vegetarianism may protect against heart failure
The closer one gets to eating a vegan diet, the less likely are echocardiographic risk factors for early heart failure.
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High-dose vitamin D increases fall risk in study of 200 patients
Older adults treated with high-dose vitamin D as part of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial achieved target 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at 6...