Recent Increases in Rate of Hep C Detection in Young Women
Increase in rate of HCV detection in women of childbearing age, HCV testing among infants
Delaying Pregnancy Could Reduce Risk of Zika Infection
But delaying pregnancy for six months or less linked to increase in prenatal infections
Medical Students Often Track Progress of Former Patients
The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say
Arsenic-Contaminated Water Linked to Skin Cancer in U.S.
Association occurred at arsenic concentrations below 2001 EPA maximum of 10 µg/L
Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness
Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
Up to 1.6 Million Childbearing Women Possibly at Risk for Zika
Scientists used data on births, climate, and other mosquito-borne infections to estimate outbreak
CDC Updates Guidelines on Sexual Transmission of Zika
Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says
Overall Mortality Similar in DCCT/EDIC, General Population
Significantly higher mortality in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial conventional therapy group
Intake of Marine ω-3 PUFAs Tied to Colorectal Cancer Survival
High intake after CRC diagnosis associated with lower risk of CRC-specific mortality
