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• Menstrual irregularity appears to be predictor of early death

  who experience irregular and long menstrual cycles in adolescence and adulthood are more likely to die before the age of 70 years than women with regular or short cycles, reported Yi-Xin Wang, PhD, of Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, ......(full story)

• Socioeconomic factors affect survival of multiple myeloma patients

  driven by socioeconomic factors have been shown to affect outcomes for patients with a variety of cancer types. Researchers found that this was also true for patients with multiple myeloma, according to a report published in Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy.[[{"fid":"239831","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right","data-delta":"1"}}]]In ......(full story)

• Study: Complications from childhood ALL and its treatment are common, but can be managed

  survival after treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a high percentage of children suffered acute complications, even without relapse, according to a report published online in Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia.[[{"fid":"267779","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right","data-delta":"1"}}]]In a retrospective study of 110 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia ......(full story)

• Low DHT linked to hip fracture in men

  older men, circulating levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG) independently predict risk of hip fracture, but testosterone does not, according to a study involving more than 1,000 men.[[{"fid":"203674","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Illustration of hip bone","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":"iStock/Thinkstock","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Illustration of hip bone","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":"iStock/Thinkstock","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html"}},"attributes":{"alt":"Illustration of hip bone","class":"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right","data-delta":"1"}}]]These findings ......(full story)

• Mental health risks rise with age and stage for gender-incongruent youth

  youth who present for gender-affirming medical care later in adolescence have higher rates of mental health problems than their younger counterparts, based on data from a review of 300 individuals.[[{"fid":"214539","view_mode":"medstat_image_full_text","fields":{"alt":"depressed teen","class":"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right","data-delta":"1","format":"medstat_image_full_text","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":"Peerayot/Thinkstock.com"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"alt":"depressed teen","class":"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right","data-delta":"1","format":"medstat_image_full_text","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"filtered_html","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":"Peerayot/Thinkstock.com"}},"attributes":{"alt":"depressed teen","class":"media-element file-medstat-image-full-text","data-delta":"1"}}]]“Puberty is a vulnerable time for youth with ......(full story)

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CLICK for Credit articles are peer-reviewed by Lisa Joan Pfitzer, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Chair, University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Pfitzer has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests. Whitney McKnight has no relevant financial relationship with any commercial interests.

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