A new study from Sweden revealed that screening men between 50 and 65 years old with the PSA test for prostate cancer reduced deaths by nearly a half over 14 years and concluded that prostate cancer screening compares favorably with screening for other cancers, but also cautioned that the risk of overdiagnosis is [...]
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IMF, World Bank Endorse $4.6B Debt Relief For Liberia “The International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the World Bank said on Tuesday they supported a $4.6 billion debt relief program for Liberia,” Reuters reports…
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A discussion by renowned epidemiologist Kenneth Mukamal has recently been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA. It provides a discussion in response to a theoretical question, - if you are a 42 year old male, should you drink alcohol ( in moderation) for your health? The paper provides an excellent discussion [...]
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According to a trial in older men using testosterone gel treatment, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, using testosterone gel results in a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and high blood pressure (hypertension) compared to a placebo. The trial was stopped because of these adverse events…
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Approximately 0.5% of US births occur at home, of which about three-quarters are low low-risk, single-baby births planned in advance as home deliveries. A study published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG), researchers from Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, examined the results of multiple studies worldwide…
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A new, effective, non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can help women with this condition maintain their fertility, an American scientist told the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome. Dr…
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Health officials said that cuts to California’s breast cancer screening program for low-income women will continue indefinitely, while the New Jersey Legislature sent a family planning funding bill to the governor’s desk. Summaries appear below…
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NPR’s “Tell Me More” on Tuesday spoke with the co-author of a new Pew Research Center report that found the percentage of women ages 40 and older who do not have children has doubled to nearly 20% since the 1970s. Among black women, the proportion of women without children has increased three times faster than [...]
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Researchers have discovered that some women carry a genetic variation that makes them sub-fertile and less likely to respond to ovarian stimulating hormones during fertility treatment. The discovery opens the way to identifying these women and devising personalised fertility treatments that could bypass the problem caused by the genetic abnormality…
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Academic medical centers need comprehensive policies to manage their physicians’ relationships with industry and other commercial interests, according to the AAMC.
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