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Adults who were born to older fathers may be at increased risk for blood and immune system cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma

Increased Risk of Cancer Seen for Offspring of Older Fathers

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Higher risk for blood and immune system cancers
A protein known to accumulate in Parkinson's disease and other degenerative brain disorders

Protein Seen in Parkinson’s May Activate Immune System

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Candesartan and an experimental drug both reduce the immune response
Men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired cognitive function within the first six months that persists for at least a year

ADT for Prostate Cancer Tied to Impaired Cognition

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Men with a particular gene mutation affected most, researchers find
When the seasons change

Some Gene Activity Differs Depending on Season

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Altered activity could explain why some diseases are worse in some months than others
Males benefit indirectly when girls are immunized against human papillomavirus

HPV Vaccination of Females Has Some Indirect Benefit for Males

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Strongest effect on penile cancer; smallest effect on anal cancer
Pregnancy does not raise a woman's risk for death or complications after undergoing general surgery

Pregnancy Not Linked to Higher Mortality in Surgery

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Complications, mortality rates roughly the same as for non-pregnant women
Depression in older adults appears to significantly increase the risk of a stroke

Depression Tied to Higher Stroke Risk, Even After Remission

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Odds remain elevated after mental health symptoms improve
Fewer new mothers have been prescribed codeine since public health officials warned about a rare

Codeine Rx for New Mothers Trending Down

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Rx poses danger for ultra-rapid codeine metabolizers who breastfeed
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are now much more likely to survive the disease than they were several decades ago

Survival Improving for Women With Ovarian Cancer

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Women diagnosed today 50 percent less likely to die than they were in the 1970s
Increasing family physician comprehensiveness of care correlates with lower Medicare costs and hospitalizations

Comprehensiveness of PCP Care Tied to Costs, Hospitalizations

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Increasing family doctor comprehensiveness of care linked to lower Medicare costs, hospitalizations