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Prolonged exposure to air pollution appears to put women at increased risk of breast cancer, according to data from the French E3N cohort.

Treatment with placebo is successful in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, achieving lower intraocular pressure (IOP), compared with untreated control participants, reports a recent study.

Diabetes and higher body mass index (BMI) contribute to pathological upstaging in renal cell carcinoma, according to a study. Preoperative tumour size, increased age, and male sex are also significantly associated with upstaging.

An open-label, randomized, parallel-design clinical trial demonstrates weight loss as well as decreases in fasting glucose, insulin and insulin resistance in overweight and obese Hong Kong Chinese individuals after high-fibre dietary intervention supplemented with synbiotics.

Management of most adults with COVID-19, particularly those with mild-to-moderate disease, is increasingly occurring in the outpatient setting due to the availability of effective treatment options. 

Combined trabeculectomy with trabeculectomy (CTT) confers benefits on patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), suggests a study.

Rosuvastatin is as effective as atorvastatin for the composite outcome of all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or any coronary revascularization at 3 years in adults with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to the secondary analysis of the LODESTAR trial.

Patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may find it difficult to follow a time-restricted eating, reports a study. Additionally, there is weak evidence to suggest that intermittent fasting helps ease acid exposure.