Not only is male breast cancer much rarer than female breast cancer, researchers from the National University of Singapore found that men who develop breast cancer also have a lower risk of death, even though they are more likely to have advanced disease. Their findings have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology…
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Reports are coming in that an expert panel that advises the US government is set to recommend dropping routine screening for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen, or PSA, test…
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Training primary care providers to use behavioral interventions appears to be a good way to help overweight children from becoming obese. Medscape Medical News
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Paul Offit, MD, asks why we are “raising a generation of girls who are susceptible to cervical cancer even when we have the technology to prevent it.” Medscape Infectious Diseases
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) officially endorsed a plan to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, and the Institute of Medicine outlined how the federal government should decide the minimum standards for health plans sold in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges.
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(MedPage Today) — Processed foods, mineral-depleted soil, overcooked vegetables, increased stress levels — all of these increase the chances of having a vitamin deficiency, according to a vocal majority of MedPage Today readers who commented on last week’s poll.
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(MedPage Today) — A therapy for lung fibrosis could become a reality if research pointing to a certain kinase pathway pans out. Also in this week’s edition of Lab Notes, somatic-cell nuclear transfer in human oocytes may be feasible after all.
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(MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the FDA have agreed on a parallel process whereby new medical devices can be reviewed for marketing approval and Medicare coverage at the same time, the agencies announced.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Cost should be the major consideration in deciding what should be considered “essential health benefits” under the healthcare reform law, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) advisory panel recommended.
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(MedPage Today) — Higher HDL levels in patients with type 2 diabetes significantly reduced the odds of hospitalization related to cardiovascular disease, data from a large cohort study showed.
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