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Administration of a single dose of oral aspirin prior to fecal immunochemical testing does not increase test sensitivity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasms

Oral Aspirin Does Not Up FIT Test Sensitivity for ID’ing CRC

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Sensitivity not significantly increased in aspirin versus placebo group at two cutoffs
Marijuana use is associated with both sperm functional defects and an increased risk for being on a lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) medication among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia/LUTS

AUA: Marijuana Tied to Increased Risk for LUTS Medications in BPH

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Marijuana use also linked to worse overall semen parameters due to induction of oxidative stress
Although most believe that the correlation between breast pain and breast cancer is weak

Clinicians Believe Link Between Breast Pain, Cancer Is Weak

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But many order imaging to exclude malignancy or for reassurance only
Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks is on the rise in the United States among adolescents

U.S. Energy Drink Consumption Rose From 2003 to 2016

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Energy drinks accounted for majority of total daily caffeine among consumers
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for incident lung and colorectal cancer and with a lower risk for all-cause mortality among those diagnosed with lung and colorectal cancer

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer, CRC

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For those diagnosed with lung cancer, CRC, higher CRF tied to lower risk for subsequent death
At least 60 more measles cases have been reported in the United States

CDC: Number of Measles Cases in the United States Reaches 764

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So far this year, 23 states have reported measles cases
Consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell or serve l'Explorateur soft ripened cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

FDA: French Soft Ripened Cheese Possibly Contaminated

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Agency warns of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of l'Explorateur cheese
The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo now stands at 1

Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Surpasses 1,000

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International aid organizations halting their work due to deteriorating security conditions
From 2015 to 2018

CDC: Foodborne Infections Increased From 2015 to 2018

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Incidence of most infections increasing, including those due to Campylobacter, Salmonella
For Russian Mayak nuclear enterprise workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation

Prolonged Exposure to Low-Dose Radiation May Increase HTN Risk

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Significant linear association seen for hypertension and liver-absorbed dose from external γ-rays