March 12, 2024

Highest versus lowest decile of application of simazine, lindane, atrazine linked to increased relative risks for Parkinson disease Three pesticides (lindane, simazine, and atrazine) are associated with Parkinson disease (PD) in the Rocky Mountains/Great Plains region of the United States, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy...

But increase in cardiovascular disease mortality seen after more than 20 years of follow-up among older women For postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up, according to a study published online March 12 in the Annals of Internal...

For infants born extremely preterm, redirection-of-care discussions occurred less often for Black, Hispanic infants For infants born extremely preterm, redirection-of-care discussions occur less often for Black and Hispanic infants, according to a study published online March 11 in JAMA Pediatrics. Jane E. Brumbaugh, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues examined associations between...

Significantly lower rates seen for all-cause mortality and unnatural-cause mortality, but not natural-cause mortality For individuals diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), medication initiation is associated with a significantly lower rate of all-cause mortality and unnatural-cause mortality, according to a study published in the March 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lan Li,...