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Sex Hormones, Inflammation Affect Asthma in Obese Women
Findings suggest these factors modulate asthma in obese reproductive-age women
Muscle Training May Help With Mild Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic floor exercises appear to improve symptoms more than watchful waiting in older women
Morning Home Blood Pressure Predicts Stroke, CAD Events
Prediction of CAD events more robust with home versus clinic systolic blood pressure
How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?
Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
CDC: Tips Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Still Having Impact
More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking as a result of the 2014 ad campaign
Similar, Longer Survival for Cancer Patients Who Die at Home
In days' and weeks' prognosis groups, survival significantly longer for patients who died at home
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet May Cut Hip Fracture Risk
Women in highest quintile of aMED index have significantly lower risk for hip, not total, fractures
CPAP Ups Exercise Performance in Tracheobronchomalacia
62-year-old male patient had improvement in walking distance with use of portable CPAP
Record Number of Med School Grads Choosing Family Medicine
Seventh consecutive year of increase, but supply still doesn't meet demand for family doctors
Standard Precautions Advised in Labor & Delivery to Prevent Zika
CDC recommends use of Standard Precautions in all health care settings to prevent Zika transmission
