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Endoscopic approaches are feasible for the surgical resection of sinonasal cancer

Endoscopic Approaches Feasible in Surgery for Sinonasal Cancer

Overall, 87.4 percent of 239 patients achieved negative margins with endoscopic resection
The incidence of early-onset gastric cancer has been increasing in the United States

Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Cancer Increasing in the U.S.

Early-onset gastric cancer linked to higher grade, signet-ring cells, diffuse histology, metastatic disease
For pregnant women

Maternal Exposure to Organic Pollutants May Cut Fetal Growth

Organochlorine pesticide mixture negatively associated with most fetal growth measures
A novel cathepsin K inhibitor

MIV-711 No Better Than Placebo for Pain Relief in Knee OA

But significant reductions seen in medial femoral bone area progression, medial femoral cartilage thinning
Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct information about disposal of antibiotics and opioids

Few Pharmacies Provide Correct Info on Medication Disposal

Only 11 percent of California pharmacies reported on-site take-back programs for antibiotic, opioid disposal
Environmental exposure to pyrethroid insecticides is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality

Exposure to Pyrethroid Insecticides Linked to Mortality

Risk increased for all-cause, CVD mortality for highest tertile of urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid
Automotive assembly plant closures from 1999 to 2016 were associated with increases in opioid overdose mortality

Closures of Automotive Assembly Plants Tied to Opioid OD Deaths

Increases in opioid overdose mortality largest for non-Hispanic white men aged 18 to 34, 35 to 65 years
The Chinese scientist who claimed he had created the first genetically edited babies in the world was sentenced to three years in prison for his research

China Convicts Scientists Claiming First Genetically Edited Babies

Scientists convicted of practicing medicine without license, violating Chinese regulations on research
Flu continues to spread throughout the United States and has reached elevated levels in nearly every state

CDC: Cases of Flu Continue to Mount Across America

Agency says it is still too early to know how severe this year's flu season will be
Slowing infection rates and a surge in vaccinations have prompted the South Pacific island of Samoa to end a six-week state of emergency over a measles outbreak

Samoa Ends State of Emergency Over Measles

Immunization drive earlier this month lifted the number of Samoans now vaccinated to 95 percent