An article appearing on August 4, 2016 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals a potential benefit for soy isoflavones for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)--a disorder characterized by mildly elevated male hormones and insulin which is associated with weight gain, infertility,...

A letter published in the May 5, 2016 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine questions the findings of what has been called a landmark study on the value of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing to screen for prostate cancer.

Jonathan E. Shoag, MD,...

A meta-analysis that included a total of over 1.4 million subjects found a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in patients using metformin compared to those treated with another class of diabetes drugs known as sulfonylureas. The review, which updates two previous analyses, was...

The March 2016 issue of Cancer Epidspaniology, Biomarkers & Prevention reported an association between the use of metformin and a lower risk of mortality from cervical cancer among women diagnosed with the disease.

Kathy Han of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and her Toronto colleagues utilized health care...

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Cancer risk significantly lower when vitamin D levels hit 40 ng/mL

June 28, 2016

A pooled analysis published on April 6, 2016 in PLOS ONE found an association between a substantial reduction in invasive cancers and higher vitamin D levels.

Robert P. Heaney and colleagues at the University of California San Diego pooled data from the...

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