Findings In this population-based cohort study of more than 100, 000 predominantly postmenopausal women, risk reductions for ovarian cancer associated with increasing duration of oral contraceptive use were generally consistent across health behaviors. For endometrial cancer, the reductions were strongest among current smokers, obese women, and those who exercised rarely; lack of associations with breast and colorectal cancer were consistent across health behaviors.
When the FDA identifies that a product it regulates violates the law, it protects the public by working with the manufacturer and distributors to facilitate the product’s recall (i.e., removal from the marketplace or product correction). Among other actions, FDA assures that the public is warned when products present the most significant public hazards, including those recalls associated with an outbreak.
In 2014, research by the AARP estimated that 40 million Americans provide unpaid care to an adult. About 68 percent of family caregivers have no paid help and by 2020, 45 million family caregivers will care for 117 million people, according to a new report on caregivers that is part of AARP’s Project Catalyst.
Food allergy has been referred to as the second wave of the allergy epidemic, asthma being the first.
Aspyrian Therapeutics Inc. announces successful advances in RM-1929 clinical development in recurrent Head and Neck Cancer, including Fast Track designation granted by the FDA, initiation of clinical studies in Japan, and plans to start pivotal studies, which will incorporate the evaluation of anti-cancer immune responses, in early 2018.
The Government’s 2015 Cancer Strategy is failing to support blood cancer patients in the UK and care must improve, an MP inquiry has found.
Chinese bidders are circling a diabetes care business owned by the world's largest health-care company Johnson & Johnson in a deal that could fetch up to $4 billion, five people with direct knowledge told Reuters.
Stimwave has raised $50 million to support commercialization of its neuromodulation pain therapies. The financing equips Stimwave to push ahead with its previously disclosed plans to make its devices available across the U.S.
After successfully holding nineteen sessions’ exhibition, CMEH has experienced rapid development over the past years and has now become one of the largest international medical equipment fair.
Health IT funding set a record in 2017 with AI and predictive analytics as top tech funded, with patient engagement, telehealth and clinical decision support close behind.
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