Cancer Patients Rarely Demand Unnecessary Treatment, Tests
Doctors' claims that this is fueling increasing health costs unwarranted
HRT Use, Even Short Term, Tied to Higher Risk of Ovarian CA
Overall increase is small, though, adding one cancer per 1,000 women treated
Kidney Failure Risk in CKD Up With High-Acid, Meat-Rich Diet
Switching to regimen higher in fruits, veggies might help stave off organ failure, researchers say
Picky Eating Usually Transient Among Preschool Children
High remittance among picky eaters; group of persistent picky eaters still picky at age 6 years
Electronic Beats Paper Record in Peds Trauma Resuscitations
Superior records of pediatric trauma resuscitations for electronic versus paper documentation
MetS Prevalent Among Seniors at Risk of Mobility Disability
No consistent observations between metabolic syndrome and walking speed, self-reported disability
Mammography Rates Down Since 2009 USPSTF Guidelines
Decrease among white, Hispanic, and Asian women, but not among black women
Maternal Smoking Linked to Shorter Fetal Telomere Length
Tobacco exposure may result in early intrauterine programming
Deaths Due to Smoking Underestimated in U.S.
Each year, 60,000 more smokers die from causes associated with smoking, researchers say
ASA: Cancer Risk Higher for Older Stroke Survivors
But cancer only affected about 2 percent of those in two-year follow-up period