May 11, 2008
Smoking Cessation & Risk of Death; Childhood Traumas & Adult Suicide Risk; “White Coat Hypertension” & Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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SMOKING CESSATION & RISK OF DEATH
Smoking, as we all know, is associated with [...]
May 4, 2008
Super-Size Me: Fast Food’s Effects on Your Liver; Exercise, Weight & Coronary Artery Disease; Contamination of Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room
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SUPER-SIZE ME: FAST FOOD’S EFFECTS ON YOUR LIVER
Obesity is an epidemic in America, [...]
April 27, 2008
Stents vs. Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease; The “DASH” Hypertension Diet & Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Testosterone Therapy for Women with Decreased Sexual Desire & Function
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STENTS VS. BYPASS SURGERY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Over the past 5 years or [...]
April 20, 2008
BRCA Breast Cancer Mutations & MRI Scans; Bladder Cancer Prevention with Broccoli?; Diabetes: Risk of Death Due to Heart Attack & Stroke
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BRCA BREAST CANCER MUTATIONS & MRI SCANS
An estimated 5-10% of all breast cancer [...]
April 13, 2008
Breast Cancer Recurrence & Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); Carotid Artery Disease: Surgery vs. Stents?; Statin Drugs & Cancer Prevention
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BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE & HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT)
Regular readers of this column are [...]
April 6, 2008
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Pap Smear Results & Cervical Cancer; Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection & Oral Cancer; Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)
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HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) INFECTION, PAP SMEAR RESULTS & CERVICAL CANCER
An estimated 11,000 [...]
March 30, 2008
Abdominal Obesity & the Risk of Death in Women; Folic Acid Pretreatment & Heart Attacks; Pancreatic Cancer Regression after Injections of Bacteria
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ABDOMINAL OBESITY & RISK OF DEATH IN WOMEN
There is increasing evidence that “abdominal [...]
March 23, 2008
Age of Transfused Blood & Risk of Complications after Surgery; Obesity, Blood Pressure & Heart Size in Children
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AGE OF TRANSFUSED BLOOD & COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY
Everyday, thousands of people undergoing surgery [...]
March 16, 2008
Benefits of Full Drug Coverage for Medicare Patients?; Parent-Teen Conversations about Sex; Soy (Genistein) & Prostate Cancer
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BENEFITS OF FULL DRUG COVERAGE FOR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS AFTER HEART ATTACK?
Patient compliance with [...]
March 9, 2008
Flat Colorectal Neoplasms & Cancer; Health Risks after Stopping Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); Television, Children & Obesity
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FLAT COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS & CANCER
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of [...]