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Repeated Measures of 9/11-Related PTSD Tied to Mortality
Time-varying PTSD linked to increased risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, external-cause mortality
Soldiers With Traumatic Brain Injury at Risk for Mental Illness
Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury in combat tied to higher risk for range of mental health disorders
New Study Finds an Egg a Day Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk
No increase in CVD, mortality risk seen for moderate egg intake with or without history of CVD, diabetes
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Industry Ties May Bias Indoor Tanning Studies
Studies with financial links to indoor tanning industry significantly more likely to favor indoor tanning
Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Up for Young Women Versus Men
Significant increases seen in female-to-male incidence rate ratios in six countries
Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Adults Aged ≥50
Risk for hip fracture over one year higher for those initiating tramadol compared with codeine, common NSAIDs
Blood Mercury Levels Linked to Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Increased blood total mercury levels, methylmercury levels linked to increased odds of NMSC
Prenatal Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Asthma, Wheeze at Age 6
Maternal vitamin D supplementation has no impact on asthma, recurrent wheeze among children at risk
Cluster Headache Ups Sickness Absence, Disability Pension Days
Among patients with cluster headache, women have twice as many sickness absence days as men
