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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
The first American woman to receive a uterus transplant

Surgeons Offer Details on First U.S. Uterus Transplant

Patient will have to wait a year before she can try to become pregnant, Cleveland Clinic doctors say
High/consistent self-weighing is associated with increased eating self-efficacy over time

AHA: Self-Weighing Linked to Increased Eating Self-Efficacy

Increased self-efficacy over time seen for participants in high/consistent self-weighing group