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According to earlier studies, the usage of some hair products, such as relaxers and pressing products, may raise the risk of ovarian cancer. The usage of hair straighteners may now also be related to uterine cancer, according to a recent study. The CDC lists using birth control pills, working out frequently, maintaining a healthy weight, and taking progesterone as required as factors that lower the risk of uterine cancer.

A pharmacy-driven COPD TOC service did not significantly reduce the 30-day re-presentation rate, according to this study. It did discover that a sizable proportion of patients with COPD exacerbation who were admitted might require an inhaler change, and it illustrates the value of this kind of TOC service for seeing and fixing medication-related issues particular to this disease state. The percentage of patients receiving the entire intended intervention had room for improvement.

In this study, current coffee consumers had a significantly lower volume across striatal regions versus non-consumers. There was also evidence that cessation of coffee drinking led to increase and normalization of striatal volume over time.

A recent study by researchers at SUNY suggests that reading may contribute to myopia progression. The study found that the images formed by our eyes during reading lack the diversity of contrasts and visual motion needed to activate major visual pathways that are important for visual development. Factors such as low light, low contrast, and the lack of self-motion make reading less effective at stimulating these pathways compared to activities like walking. The study’s findings suggest that reducing near work, such as reading, may be an effective strategy to prevent myopia progression.

In this target trial emulation involving nearly 44,000 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), similar declines in kidney function at 5 and 10 years were seen in patients managed with parathyroidectomy and in those managed nonoperatively. Thus, in this study, parathyroidectomy had no effect on long-term kidney function in older adults with PHPT.

This summary of a recent French study highlights that patients enabled to infuse apomorphine at home improved QoL more quickly and became more autonomous in managing the device compared with a hospital infusion group. The findings could be helpful to patients who would benefit from continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI) but are deterred “by the wait for an appointment and the length of the subsequent hospital stay, as well as the physical distance from the nearest specialist center.”