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Hormone Effect May Be Why Boys Talk Later than Girls (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal exposure to testosterone appears to affect language development -- and to do so differently in males than in females, researchers found.
Lab Notes: Steak and Surgery May Not Mix
(MedPage Today) -- Tops in this week's edition, research in mice suggests that taking protein out of patients' diets a few days before surgery could reduce the risk of complications.
Cancer Screening Falls Short, CDC Says (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Large numbers of Americans who should have screening exams for breast, colon, and cervical cancer are not getting them, government researchers said.
Lab Paradox May Explain Avastin's Effects (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Some anti-cancer agents may aid the growth of cancer stem cells -- paradoxically through the same mechanism they use to slow tumor growth, researchers reported.
HIV Risk Behavior Declining, Family Survey Shows (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Americans appear to be taking fewer chances with HIV, according to the CDC.
Screen All Patients for Abuse, Says Neurology Group (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Screening patients for abuse should be a priority because of the many neurologic consequences of intimate partner violence, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Neurology.
Studies Reignite Debate over Avastin in Breast Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Women with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer had significantly higher rates of pathologic complete response when bevacizumab was added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, two large clinical trials showed.
Do-It-Yourself HPV Test Helps Screen for Cervical Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patient-collected specimens for human papillomavirus DNA testing detected precancerous cervical lesions with accuracy comparable to that of cytology-based Pap screening and visual inspection, data from screening studies showed.
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