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For women with mammography-negative dense breasts

Breast Cancer Detection With Ultrasound Tops Tomosynthesis

False-positive recall rate similar; findings in women with mammography-negative dense breasts
A large number of Americans with prediabetes aren't being treated for the condition

Too Few Patients With Prediabetes Are Being Treated

Study found many patients with higher-than-normal HbA1c levels were not being treated for it
Overall rates of cancer and cancer mortality in the United States continue to decline

CDC: U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Fall

But there's been a concerning increase in liver cancer
The first U.S. woman to receive a transplanted uterus has had the implanted organ removed due to an unnamed sudden complication

Complications Led to Loss of Organ in U.S. Uterus Transplant

Doctors at Cleveland Clinic aren't yet revealing what went wrong
Patient-related determinants of care gaps have been identified in adolescents with chronic conditions; the findings were published online March 3 in Pediatrics.

Review IDs Care Gaps for Teens With Chronic Conditions

Care gaps relate to patient characteristics, including demographics, disease-related characteristics
Practical opportunities for healthy diet and activity are associated with intentions

Opportunities for Healthy Diet, Exercise Influence Behaviors

Feasible opportunities for healthy diet and activity linked to intentions, behaviors, and BMI
Maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring

Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency May Up MS Risk in Offspring

Maternal vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy linked to nearly two-fold increased MS risk
Presurgery high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic variable of worse outcome in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer

High Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Prognostic in Breast Cancer

High NLR linked to worse prognosis in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer
Chorioamnionitis does not appear to be associated with decreased Bayley II scores at age 2 years

Chorioamnionitis Not Linked to Lower Bayley II Scores at Age 2

No difference in proportion of abnormal scores for mothers with, without chorioamnionitis
Switching to chemical-free cosmetics and shampoos quickly lowers levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the bodies of teen girls

Chemical Exposure Down With Switch in Cosmetics Among Teens

Chemical levels drop in teens after trying products without phthalates, parabens, triclosan, oxybenzone