There is a significant link between use of oral contraceptives or birth control pills and the incidence of prostate cancer, said researchers who set out to investigate the suggestion that byproducts of these drugs get into the environment, for instance the water supply, and lead to an increase in low level estrogen exposure [...]
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The high court is expected to issue a decision next summer, on the eve of the 2012 presidential election. Medscape Medical News
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A meta-analysis provides the first global estimates of seasonal influenza in children younger than 5 years. Medscape Medical News
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A randomized controlled trial suggests adding an antidepressant to counseling may decrease both methamphetamine use and risky sexual behavior. Medscape Medical News
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A CDC survey found that 68.8% of current American adult smokers want to quit, and 52.4% tried to quit, but only 31.7% used counseling and/or medications in the past year. Medscape Medical News
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Endocrinologist Jean Claude Mbanya, President of the International Diabetes Federation, urges all healthcare workers to observe World Diabetes Day and become involved in efforts to improve diabetes prevention and treatment. Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
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ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — Simplified forms that contained personalized risk information appeared to improve the informed consent process before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), researchers found.
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ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — Short-term elective angioplasty and stenting appears similarly safe at experienced centers whether they have onsite cardiac surgery backup or not, researchers found.
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ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — Short-term elective angioplasty and stenting appears similarly safe at experienced centers whether they have onsite cardiac surgery backup or not, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Supreme Court has announced it will consider the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during its current session. Oral arguments are expected to be heard this spring.
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