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The risk of thiazide-associated hyponatremia may be greatest in older women

Thiazide-associated hyponatremia is highly age and sex-dependent, with the greatest excess risk seen in older adults, especially women aged 80 years or older. 2. In younger adults, the excess absolute ...
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Absolute and Relative Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Men With Prostate Cancer: Results From the Population-Based PCBaSe Sweden

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a potential adverse effect of endocrine treatment (ET) for prostate cancer (PC). We investigated absolute and relative CVD risk in 76,600 patients with PC undergoing ET ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Different Communication of HIV Risk Affects PrEP Interest

Absolute risk communication increased PrEP interest more than relative risk communication among MSM, though not significantly. Many participants underestimated their HIV risk, with a majority ...

Wine Isn’t Risk-Free — but It May Not Be the Biggest Health Threat on Your Table

Headlines say “no amount of alcohol is safe,” but a closer look at the science — and how risk statistics are reported — tells a more nuanced story.
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Using the Cell-Cycle Risk Score to Predict the Benefit of Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Added to Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

Prospective Study of Homologous Recombination Repair Gene Mutation Prevalence in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer From Latin America: Challenges and Future Approaches A model of absolute risk ...