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Mixed heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and mercury exert adverse effects on kidney function, with the effects more pronounced among postmenopausal than premenopausal women, a study has found.

The use of benzodiazepines to treat common sleep disorders in young people appears to carry a greater risk of drug overdose as compared with alternative pharmacologic treatments, according to a study.

Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids helps reduce triglyceride levels in postmenopausal women, according to a study. This supplement also leads to a modest increase in high- (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

Lower cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) appears to contribute to a higher mean blood pressure (BP) from the short- to midterm range and to BP variability, albeit not consistently, results of the Maastricht study have shown.

Use of FRSW 107, a novel homodimer recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) Fc fusion protein, for prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding episodes is both safe and effective among previously treated adolescent and adult patients with haemophilia A (HA), reports a China study presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) appears to be as reliable as computed tomography-guided transthoracic biopsy (CTTB) in sampling pulmonary nodules with similar or reduced complications, a study has shown.