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A meta-analysis of 40 randomized controlled trials found evidence of reduced anxiety among patients with chronic illnesses who exercised regularly.
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Feinstein and colleagues assessed the association of religious activity with concurrent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and with later adverse cardiovascular events. They found that those who were more religious were less likely to smoke and more likely to be obese, even after controlling for several other demographic factors.
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Results of this longitudinal observation study reveal that, in people with stable coronary artery disease who were followed for 5 years, baseline levels of omega-3 fatty acids were inversely related to leukocyte telomere length, the latter a unique marker of aging.
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To investigate the relation between dietary fat intake and the risk of endometriosis, these authors analyzed 12 years of prospective data from the Nurses' Health Study II that began in 1989.
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Louise Brown, the first baby conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), was born in England in 1978.
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Early-stage ovarian cancer is frequently associated with younger patients, some of whom may be interested in fertility preservation.
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One hundred ninety-nine women were randomized to undergo surgery using either the transobturator tape procedure (TOT) or the tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT).
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The prognostic value of complete cytoreduction has been well described and supported by several meta-analyses. However, the impact of lymphadenectomy is more controversial.
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The prognostic value of complete cytoreduction has been well described and supported by several meta-analyses. However, the impact of lymphadenectomy is more controversial.
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Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis within 2 years of becoming sexually active, according to results of a recent study.
