Karolinska Institutet
High cadmium intake linked to shorter OS among women with endometrial cancer
High daily dietary cadmium intake appeared associated with shorter OS among women with endometrial cancer, according to study results published in Nutrition and Cancer.
Elevated risk for CV events in adulthood seen with children on GH therapy
Children in Sweden who were treated with recombinant human growth hormone, or rhGH, have an increased risk for cardiovascular events in adulthood vs. controls; however, the absolute risk remains low, according to study data.
High fish consumption may ‘counteract’ autoimmune diabetes risk
Adults positive for glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies are more than twice as likely to develop adult-onset diabetes with low fish intake compared with high fish intake, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
Cardiac arrest prevalence low 90 days after MI
Researchers observed a less than 0.3% prevalence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 90 days after MI, according to study data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Report calls for global action to reduce EDC exposure from plastics
A report from the Endocrine Society and International Pollutants Elimination Network identifies more than 140 endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, and their negative effects on human health.
FDA grants orphan drug designation to natural killer cell therapy for multiple myeloma
The FDA granted orphan drug designation to CellProtect, a modified natural killer cell therapy for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma, according to the agent’s manufacturer.
Risk for injuries increases during diagnostic workup of cervical cancer
Women with invasive cervical cancer demonstrated increased risks for iatrogenic and noniatrogenic injuries during diagnostic workup, according to results of a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
HPV vaccination substantially reduces risk for invasive cervical cancer
Quadrivalent HPV vaccination substantially reduced the risk for invasive cervical cancer among Swedish girls and women aged 10 to 30 years, according to results of a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.