Archive: 26/12/2019

Report links recommended physical activity levels to lower risk of seven cancers

A pooled analysis of nine prospective studies involving more than 750,000 adults finds that recommended amounts of leisure-time physical activity were linked to a lower risk for seven cancers, with several cancer types having ...

Dec 26, 2019

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Structured, salary-only compensation plan for physicians is a model for pay equity, study finds

Gender pay equity in the field of medicine remains elusive. Gender-based pay differences have been shown to persist, even when controlling for experience, clinical productivity, academic rank and other factors. These inequities ...

Dec 26, 2019

Antibiotics failed, then a Minnesota man turned to an old remedy that worked

John Haverty was ready to have his leg amputated.

Dec 26, 2019

Cannabis-related psychosis, addiction, ER visits: For young users, marijuana can be a dangerous game

Not long ago when Joseph Garbely, chief medical officer for the Caron Foundation, reviewed younger patients starting drug or alcohol treatment on his unit, he usually saw people shaking, sick and seizing from alcohol or opioid ...

Dec 26, 2019

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Survival up for chronic lymphocytic leukemia 1995 to 2017

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in routine care, overall survival improved from 1995 to 2017, according to a study recently published in Leukemia & Lymphoma.

Dec 26, 2019

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Diabetes prevalence varies by race, ethnicity

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes varies by race/ethnicity and among subgroups within the adult Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian populations, according to a study published in the Dec. 24/31 ...

Dec 26, 2019

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Polygenic risk score more strongly linked to early-onset CRC

(HealthDay)—A polygenic risk score (PRS), developed from 95 colorectal cancer (CRC)-associated genetic risk variants, is more strongly associated with early- than late-onset cancer, especially in the absence of family history, ...

Dec 26, 2019

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Many do not discuss menopause concerns with their provider

(HealthDay)—The majority of women experience symptoms and health concerns associated with menopause, but more than one-third never discuss these concerns with health care providers, according to a report released by HealthyWomen ...

Dec 26, 2019

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Overdose, relapse after buprenorphine discontinuation high

(HealthDay)—Buprenorphine treatment may be needed for several years after an opioid overdose to reduce the risk of overdose and other adverse events, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The American Journal ...

Dec 26, 2019

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A medical insight in Michelangelo's David, 'hiding in plain sight'

Michelangelo's David is perhaps the world's most famous statue, gazed upon by millions over centuries.

Dec 26, 2019

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