CHARGE study links autism with prenatal exposure to pesticides
July 3rd 2014An 11-year study by investigators from California supports previous research that connects prenatal exposure to common pesticides with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The finding, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental disorders with gestational pesticide exposures.
Red meat intake in early adulthood may be linked to breast cancer risk
June 26th 2014Substituting one serving per day of legumes for one serving per day of red meat may help lower a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to results of a multicenter study based on data from the Nurses’ Health Study II. The findings, published in BMJ, represent 20 years of follow up on a questionnaire on diet.
Is the July phenomenon a myth? An ob/gyn resident speaks out
June 20th 2014Come July 1st, thousands of newly minted interns with freshly pressed long white coats, but experience-green, flood the floors of teaching hospitals around the country. For most of the country July 1st means another glorious summer day of basking in the bliss of summertime sun. For the labor and delivery floor this is NOT the case.
Women at risk of inadequate hematuria workup
June 19th 2014New research presented at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting suggests that elderly women are less likely than men to be referred for hematuria evaluation, and therefore less likely to receive a definitive urologic diagnosis.