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Certain Pesticides Tied to Increased Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality
Twenty-two pesticides showed direct associations with prostate cancer incidence in discovery and replication cohorts
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Review shows lower odds of symptomatic UTI episodes in children with history of recurrent UTIs with nitrofurantoin, cranberry
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Orbital atherectomy does not yield greater minimal stent area or reduce rate of target vessel failure at one year
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Median travel time longer for patients living outside metropolitan statistical areas, especially for specialty care
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Win ratio favoring valve replacement versus medical therapy alone was 2.02 at one year
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Policies varied in the testing required, funding, processes after a positive screening result, and decision-making around concerning results
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C4C risk score achieved sensitivity of 80.46 ± 2.50 percent and specificity of 62.09 ± 1.90 percent, outperforming other models
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Interventions associated with significantly greater improvements in HOMA-IR, free androgen index, menstrual frequency
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