Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms tied to reduced risk for death in men
Sep 15, 2023
Significant reductions were seen in death with 1-point improvement in AUA Symptom Score and in storage and voiding subscales.
Cranberry products can reduce risk for symptomatic UTIs
May 08, 2023
However, little or no benefit was seen in elderly institutionalized men and women, pregnant women or adults with neuromuscular bladder dysfunction with incomplete bladder emptying (based on low-certainty...
CDC: Rates of suicide vary by age, sex, mechanism in over 55s
Nov 15, 2023
Among adults aged 55 years or more years, the highest rates of suicide in 2021 were among those age 85 years and older for men and 55 to 64 years for women.
Women less likely to get CPR for cardiac arrest in public place than men
Sep 21, 2023
No difference in findings was seen by age of women experiencing cardiac arrest.
High levels of pesticides found in 20 percent of fruits, vegetables
Apr 18, 2024
Sixty-five of 100 samples of the most contaminated produce were imported, often originating from Mexico.
Sleep medication used by 8.4 percent of adults in 2020
Jan 25, 2023
“Among men, the likelihood of using sleep medication increased with increasing age, while among women, the likelihood of taking sleep medication was the same for those aged 45 to 64 and those aged...
Diabetes tied to identifiable vocal changes
Dec 01, 2023
Voice analysis may be effective for screening or monitoring of diabetes.
A-fib linked to increased odds of MCI, dementia in women
Jul 05, 2023
Women with atrial fibrillation and normal baseline cognition had higher risk of disease progression from normal to MCI, MCI to dementia
Sigmoidoscopy has sustained effect on CRC incidence, mortality
Oct 12, 2022
A pooled analysis of four large-scale trials demonstrated the sustained effect on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality for 15 years.
Statistics presented for global cancer incidence, deaths in 2022
Apr 04, 2024
Almost 20 million new cases of cancer were reported in 2022, plus 9.7 million deaths from cancer.