Pediatrics
Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine
Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations.
Aug 15, 2022
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News tagged with lifetime
Genetics
Higher cardiovascular health may partially offset increased genetic risk for stroke
Genes and lifestyle factors together play a role in stroke risk. However, even for people at high risk for stroke, adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may significantly lower the risk of stroke in their lifetime, ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Cardiology
Oral contraceptives and hormone therapy increase the risk of stroke during the first year of treatment
A new study from Uppsala University shows that oral contraceptives and hormone therapy at menopause increase the risk of stroke. The increased risk is greatest during the first year of treatment and then declines. The study, ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Cardiology
Decades-long heart study shows longer lives, lower cardiovascular risks
People taking part in the historic Framingham Heart Study are living longer and with less risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from coronary heart disease, according to a new analysis that underscores the power ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Cardiology
Study highlights the importance of heart health for preventing diabetes
Heart healthy middle-aged adults are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes during their lifetime, according to a study published on World Heart Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Familial hereditary risk seen for hematologic cancers
(HealthDay)—There is a familial risk for hematologic malignancies, according to a study published online June 16 in Cancers.
Jul 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds disparities in colorectal cancer screenings
Patients with one or more health conditions are more likely to be screened for colorectal cancer than those without comorbidities, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. However, patients with five ...
May 3, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study shows opioid use among US patients with knee osteoarthritis costs 14 billion dollars in societal costs
Although guidelines do not recommend use of opioids to manage pain for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, a recent study published early online in Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal of the American College ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Medications
Oral contraceptive pills protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer
A comprehensive study from Uppsala University involving more than 250,000 women shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer. The protective effect remains for several decades after discontinuing ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel genomic tools increase the accuracy of breast cancer risk assessment
Findings from the FinnGen study encompassing 120,000 women indicate that inherited breast cancer risk should be assessed in an increasingly comprehensive manner. Currently, only individual gene mutations are taken into consideration ...
Dec 14, 2020
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