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Computer-aided detection added to mammography may not improve breast cancer detection

Computer-Aided Mammograms May Not Be Worth the Cost

Software doesn't appear to improve cancer detection rates, researcher says
Soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages can seriously damage cardiovascular health

Review: Sweetened Drinks May Affect Cardiovascular Health

Added sugars raise risk of myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, and stroke
In a recent study

New Treatment Option for Some With Metastatic Lung Cancer

Nivolumab found most effective in tumors expressing programmed death-ligand 1
Eudaimonic well-being is associated with lower tumor norepinephrine in women with epithelial ovarian cancer

Eudaimonic Well-Being Tied to Ovarian Tumor Neuroeffector

Positive affect, psychological distress not associated with tumor norepinephrine
Vasectomy is not associated with decreased sexual frequency

Vasectomy Not Tied to Decrease in Sexual Frequency

Vasectomized men, women with vasectomized partner have higher odds of weekly sex
Noninvasive erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment appears promising for stress urinary incontinence in women

Thermal-Based Laser May Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence

Findings less promising for mixed urinary incontinence after one year of follow up
Early use of precut sphincterotomy does not increase the risk of pancreatitis but does increase rates of primary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Early Precut Sphincterotomy Ups Primary Cannulation Rates

No increase in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis
Legal cases relating to soft-tissue filler most often involve physicians

Legal Cases for Soft-Tissue Fillers Mainly Involve Physicians

Half of legal actions result from non-physician performing the procedure
Two new diabetes treatments

FDA Approves Two New Medications for Diabetes

Tresiba and Ryzodeg approved for use in adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus
Mothers with high blood levels of bisphenol A early in pregnancy tend to have newborn girls who weigh less than girls born of mothers with low BPA levels

Exposure to BPA in Pregnancy Tied to Low Birth Weight in Girls

Bisphenol A levels also linked to slightly longer pregnancies