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Cycling Has Little Effect on Men’s Sexual or Urinary Functions
No worse sexual or urinary function, but incidence of urethral stricture higher than swimmers/runners
Home Visit Program Can Help Prevent Toddler Obesity
Findings based on intervention in low-socioeconomic-status communities
Iodine Deficiency Linked to Lower Odds of Pregnancy
Women with moderate-to-severe deficiency had a 46 percent reduction in fecundity
Wearable Patch Can Assess Heart Failure States
Technology, with machine learning algorithms, analyzes cardiac response to submaximal exercise
Sauna Exposure Improves Cardiovascular Function
Study shows decreases in mean carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, drop in systolic, diastolic BP
Color-Coded Drug Storage Trays May Cut Medication Errors
Anesthetists report that 'rainbow trays' help with drug identification and separation
Psoriasis Is Independent Risk Factor for Comorbidity in Children
Those with psoriasis at higher risk for diabetes, liver disease, elevated lipid levels independent of obesity
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Frailty
Lower risk of incident frailty for community-dwelling older adults with greater adherence to the diet
Active Surveillance Feasible for Small, Low-Grade Bladder Cancer
40 percent of active surveillance events were deemed to require treatment
Transdermal Estradiol May Help Prevent Depressive Symptoms
Effects of TE, micronized progesterone seen in perimenopausal, early postmenopausal women
