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Many young female cancer survivors say they don't receive enough information about preserving their fertility

Women Battling Cancer Need More Fertility Preservation Info

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Two-thirds said they would've liked more advice on preserving ability to have children
Most cancer deaths among white Americans could be prevented through four healthy lifestyle changes

Lifestyle Factors Can Significantly Affect Cancer Mortality

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Four key lifestyle factors include weight, exercise, no smoking, and limiting alcohol
Fitbit heart rate trackers are "highly inaccurate

Fitbit Heart Monitors ‘Highly Inaccurate,’ Study Says

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But Fitbit manufacturer challenges the study results
Early

Early Loss of Islet Sympathetic Nerves in Type 1 Diabetes

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Early, marked, and sustained loss of islet sympathetic nerves in type 1 but not type 2 diabetes
Treatment with sulfonylureas (ATP-sensitive potassium [KATP] channel blockers) may inhibit the neuroprotective effects of KATP channel activation and increase the risk of stroke

Sulfonylureas May Inhibit KATP Channel Neuroprotection

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Treatment with sulfonylureas may increase the risk of stroke mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
In patients with telomere diseases

Danazol Treatment Linked to Telomere Elongation

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Reduction in rate of telomere attrition at 24 months; gain in telomere length seen from six months
Taking aspirin immediately after a transient ischemic attack significantly reduces the risk of a major stroke

Major Stroke May Be Prevented by Taking Aspirin After TIA

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Researchers find risk is reduced by as much as 80 percent
As baby boomers age

Visual Impairment Expected to Rise Significantly by 2050

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Aging boomers will trigger a doubling of blind or visually impaired people in next three decades
Serious health and safety violations force the closure of thousands of public pools

CDC: Many Aquatic Facilities Closed Due to Safety Violations

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Facilities cited most often for improper pH, lack of safety equipment, inadequate disinfectant levels
Precision cancer treatment that's guided by genetic clues from the patient's own tumor appears to improve outcomes

ASCO: Phase I Cancer Drug Trials Benefit From Precision Medicine

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Better outcomes for patients whose treatment is selected based on molecular characteristics of tumor