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8 More U.S. Communities to Be Assessed for PFAS Toxin Exposure
Assessments will lay groundwork for future study of the health effects of perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl
FDA Advances Regulation to Ensure Sunscreen Safety, Efficacy
Proposed rule will help consumers better understand what the sunscreens they are buying can actually do
U.S. Agencies Probing Johnson & Johnson Over Asbestos in Talc
Company has faced lawsuits linking its body powders with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma
Study Looks at Pathology of CTE in American Football Players
CTE-related ptau pathology evolves according to age; CTE frequency higher in professional football players
2005 to 2015 Saw Drop in Primary Care Physician Supply
Additional 10 primary care physicians per 100,000 population linked to reduced mortality
Studies Promising for Sensory Feedback for Hand Prostheses
Restoration of proprioception seen in two transradial amputees; detection of slipping in hand amputee
Risk for Revision Surgery After Shoulder Replacement Varies
Risk 2.7 percent in women aged 85 years and older, 23.6 percent in men aged 55 to 59 years
Many Experience Improvement in Sex Life After Bariatric Surgery
About half of those reporting dissatisfaction at preop saw clinically meaningful improvement
Midlife Cognitive, Physical Activity May Cut Dementia Risk
Cognitive activity in midlife linked to reduced risks for total dementia, Alzheimer disease
Rivaroxaban Does Not Reduce VTE Incidence in High-Risk Cancer Patients
Primary end point occurred in lower percentage of patients in 180-day period; difference not significant
