Preventive Care
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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass
Key clinical point: Gastric bypass puts some older patients at risk for osteoporosis.Major finding: Two years after surgery, spine BMD in 30...
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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass
Key clinical point: Gastric bypass puts some older patients at risk for osteoporosis.Major finding: Two years after surgery, spine BMD in 30...
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Flaxseeds may protect against urinary incontinence in women
Key clinical finding: A lignan-rich diet might protect women against urinary incontinence.Major finding: Odds ratios for urinary symptoms per unit...
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Medicare to cover hepatitis C screening
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Kaiser survey: Many women skipping preventive care
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Ob.Gyns. often miss opportunity to discuss heart health
Key clinical point: Ob.gyns. often miss the opportunity to discuss cardiovascular health during annual visits.Major finding: Only 35% of patients...
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Obesity increased breast cancer mortality only in premenopausal women
Major finding: Obesity was associated with a relative risk for death of 1.34 (95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.47) in premenopausal women; a weak,...
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First SEER analysis including HER2 subtype is reported
Major finding: A total of 72.7% of invasive breast cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2010 were HR-positive (expressing either estrogen...
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Women’s Health Initiative study netted $37 billion in savings
Major Finding: The WHI resulted in $35.2 billion in direct medical expenditure savings, most of which came from fewer combined HT users and...
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Invasive cancer incidence highest in black men
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Mediterranean diet plus olive oil kept diabetes away
Major finding: Adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease who followed a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra-virgin olive oil were 40% less...