NIBBLES.* Among women with suspicious breast lumps, those who were later diagnosed with breast cancer were no more likely to have experienced stressful life events in the previous five years than those whose lumps turned out to be benign. That strengthens the findings from earlier studies that stress--which is admittedly difficult to measure--doesn't contribute to cancer. Brit brit also britt n. 1. The young of herring and similar fish. 2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales. . Med. J. 319: 1015, 1027, 1999. * Taking a multivitamin mul·ti·vi·ta·min adj. Containing many vitamins. n. A preparation containing many vitamins. multivitamin shortly before and during pregnancy may cut the risk of cleft palate cleft palate, incomplete fusion of bones of the palate. The cleft may be confined to the soft palate at the back of the mouth; it may include the hard palate, or roof of the mouth; or it may extend through the gum and lip, producing a gap in the teeth and a cleft and birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. of the limbs or urinary tract. However, it's too early to say whether the vitamins--or something about women who take vitamins--explains the lower risk. Amer. J. Epidem. 130: 675, 1999. |
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