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Despite efforts to control allergen release in phones, many phones on the market release levels of metals, such as nickel and chromium, which are sufficient to induce allergic contact dermatitis.

A new study shows that cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels differ significantly between men and women.

A group of authors gathered data to evaluate whether the prevalence of screening mammography, Pap smear, and blood pressure measurement improved, stayed the same, or declined pre- and post-health insurance reform.

Despite reports in the media that the obesity rate among young children has declined dramatically during the past 10 years, that is not the conclusion reached by recent studies published in the medical literature.

Recent articles in the scientific literature and mass media that question the use of testosterone (T) therapy to treat T deficiency, or “low T,” and assert the cardiovascular risks of T therapy, are flawed.

Blood levels of A1c are typically measured every few months in a laboratory, but now researchers have developed a data-based model that accurately estimates A1c using self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) readings.

Differences in measures of overall disability, cognitive function, post-traumatic stress, and depression 6-12 months after traumatic brain injury are reported in an article in Journal of Neurotrauma.

A new study compared methods of collecting and analyzing data to assess health disparities in a clinical sample of transgender individuals.

A study that compared the amount of alcohol consumed and death from all causes among nearly 2.5 million women and men showed that the differences between the sexes became greater as alcohol intake increased.

In many recent incidents of premeditated mass shooting the perpetrators have been male and dressed in black, and may share other characteristics that could be used to identify potential shooters before they commit acts of mass violence.