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Alternate-day, low-dose aspirin may reduce colorectal cancer in healthy women

Long-term use of alternate-day, low-dose aspirin may reduce risk for colorectal cancer but increase risk for gastrointestinal bleeding in healthy women, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/16/2.htm
16 Jul 2013

PPI's benefits can outweigh their possible risks

The key to proper use of proton-pump inhibitors is monitoring patients closely to determine if they are benefitting from long-term therapy, or could potentially discontinue or reduce their dose.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/PPIs.htm
1 Oct 2012

Task force issues review, draft recommendations against hormone therapy for primary prevention

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has reviewed the latest evidence on using menopausal hormone therapy for primary prevention of chronic disease and has issued draft recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/4.htm
5 Jun 2012

Introduction of mammography screening may increase breast surgery rates

Mammography screening may increase rates of breast surgery, including mastectomy, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/5.htm
20 Sep 2011

Mind-body role may matter in heart disease

Research is increasingly indicating a relationship, if not a causal link, between depression and anxiety and heart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/heart-disease.htm
1 Oct 2015

Chest radiation in girls with Wilms tumor may increase breast cancer risk in adulthood

Girls who receive chest radiation for pulmonary metastases from Wilms tumor, a childhood kidney cancer, may be at higher risk for breast cancer later in life, a new study reports.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/5.htm
28 Oct 2014

Screening for lung cancer can be easier said than done

This issue also covers sexual harassment in medicine, women's health, and reducing alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-can-be-easier-said-than-done.htm
1 May 2018

Comparison of cardiac risk models has implications for statin use in women

The Reynolds Risk Score was better than the Framingham-based model at determining women's cardiovascular risk, according to a large external validation cohort.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/4.htm
13 Mar 2012

Targeting rural health scholars keeps doctors in Kansas

Small-town practice has appeal to physicians who were born and raised in such communities. The Scholars in Rural Health program seeks to expose medical students to underserved areas, nurture a desire to practice primary care and offer incentives such as loan forgiveness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/kansas.htm
1 Sep 2010

Task Force advises against vitamin D, calcium for primary prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against taking daily supplementation of 400 IU or less of vitamin D3 and 1,000 mg or less of calcium for the primary prevention of fractures in community-dwelling postmenopausal women.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2013

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