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Exercise program boosted physical, but not mental, health in young children with overweight
Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness improved with a combination of aerobic and resistance exercise.
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Research casts doubt on value of daily aspirin for healthy adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that low-dose aspirin should not be prescribed for preventing a first heart attack or stroke in...
Commentary
What AI can see in CT scans that humans can’t
This is a space where AI can make some massive gains – not by trying to do radiologists’ jobs better than radiologists, but by extracting...
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Number of cervical cancer screenings linked to higher preterm birth risk
The optimal screening strategy must trade off the oncologic benefits of cancer detection against the neonatal harms of overtreatment.
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Even exercise by ‘weekend warriors’ can cut CV risk
“Our findings suggest that it is the volume of activity, rather than the pattern, that matters most.”
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Clinical index predicts common postpartum mental health disorders
PMH-affected mothers were slightly younger than unaffected women, more likely to be primiparous, and less likely to be recent immigrants.
Feature
U.S. mammogram update sparks concern, reignites debates
“These findings suggest that health policy makers and clinicians could consider an alternative, race and ethnicity–adapted approach in which Black...
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Aspirin not the best antiplatelet for CAD secondary prevention in meta-analysis
“Taken together, our data challenge the central role of aspirin in secondary prevention and support a paradigm shift toward P2Y12 inhibitor...
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WHO declares aspartame as possible carcinogen
“In short the evidence that aspartame causes primary liver cancer, or any other cancer in humans, is very weak.”
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Heart-protective diet in PURE study allows whole-fat dairy
“The new results in PURE, in combination with prior reports, call for a re-evaluation of unrelenting guidelines to avoid whole-fat dairy products...
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FDA expands inclisiran statin-adjunct indication to include primary prevention
The indications now include patients taking statins for primary dyslipidemia who have high-risk comorbidities such as diabetes but who do not have...