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The 32 medications significantly associated with a decrease or increase in DFS or OS were selected for mediation analyzes, in which the observed associations were broken down into: (1) direct effect, including the inherent effect of the medication and any effect through other pathways not involving...
African-American men are almost 70% more likely to develop prostate cancer than either Caucasian or Asian-American men; the reasons for this difference are not yet known. Other factors that increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer include a diet high in red meat, fat, and dairy ...
In contrast, men carry only one X chromosome. Additionally, the female sex hormone estrogen is believed to influence the immune system, suggesting its involvement in immunity-related processes [5]. Nephrotic syndrome can impact individuals across all age groups. Facial swelling is typically the ...
This altered fetal brain development occurs in ways that predispose the child to the risk of depression as an adult. Gender: Women and men have similar risk factors for depression for the most part. Women who have been the victim of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, either as a child...
Peaks in the consumption of young leaves (Millettia dura) with high estrogen levels coinciding with both fecal estradiol and cortisol levels in the feces. This was associated with increased levels of both copulation and aggressive interactions. In a study by Whitten (1983), the timing of onset,...
Why is Estrogen Replacement Therapy considered a Potentially High Risk Medication?In the National Institutes of Health American Association of Retired Persons Diet and Health Cohort, there was no elevated risk of ovarian cancer seen with less than 10 years of ET, but significantly increased risk was...
Among 1,583 patients with the recent blood lipid and glucose tests, increased levels of triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) were frequently prevalent in half of the population as 59 (%) and 54.2 (%) while 28.7 (%), 35.1 (%) and 38.2 (%) had declined level of high-density ...
Women tend to be diagnosed with osteoporosis more often than men because once they reach menopause, estrogen levels decrease. Estrogen helps maintain bone density in women. Post-menopausal women can lose up to 20 percent of bone mass during the five to seven years following menopause. ...
alternatives for these patients' sexual dysfunction. The subject invention provides a novel treatment for these individuals with sexual dysfunction by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine (a compound that helps modulate normal sexual function) and elevates acetylcholine levels in the body....