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'Spare Tire' Ups Cancer Risk More Than High BMI, Fat PercentA Danish observatory study followed postmenopausal woman for 12 years and found that central obesity, but not BMI and fat
percentage, places women at an increased risk for cancer diagnosis.
Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2017
Ranibizumab Beats Laser for Diabetic RetinopathyNew trial findings are challenging the standard of care for diabetic retinopathy and are opening the door to wider use of
anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs.
Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2017
Third MMR Shot Lowered Mumps Risk in Iowa StudentsThe attack rate was twice as low for those who had three MMR shots instead of two. Students had much higher risk for mumps
if they received their second dose at least 13 years before the outbreak.
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Should More Doctors Ride Their Bikes to Work?Don't knock it until you try it, this internist says. You'll save money and feel better, too. But there are several precautions to take -- and cautions to heed -- before pedaling to the office.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California