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Sugar-sweetened beverages associated with increased kidney stone risk

Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent future stone ...

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers observe an increased risk of cancer in people with history of non-melanoma skin cancer

A prospective study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) observed an association between risk of second primary cancer and history of non-melanoma skin cancer in white men and women.

Cancer created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations

More than three years after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammogram screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49, a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) ...

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0