HealthDay (1/13, Murez) reports research indicates that “women who use cannabis may be reducing their fertility.” Investigators arrived at this conclusion and collecting and then analyzing “data from 2006 to 2012 for a broader study” that “included more than 1,200 women aged 18 to 40 who had one or two prior pregnancy losses.” The study revealed that “compared to the women who didn’t use cannabis, the cannabis users had higher levels of luteinizing hormone and a higher proportion of luteinizing hormone to follicle-stimulating hormone, which could have an impact on ovulation.” The findings were published online in the journal Human Reproduction.

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— “Pot Might Impair a Woman’s Fertility: Study “Cara Murez, HealthDay, January 13, 2021

Healio (1/13, Buzby) reports researchers found “as little as one alcoholic drink per day may confer elevated risk for development of atrial fibrillation, regardless of age and other CV risk factors.” The findings were published in the European Heart Journal.
Other sources covering the study include: HealthDay (1/13), Cardiovascular Business (1/13, Walter), and TCTMD (1/13, Cox).

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— “One drink per day may be enough to increase risk for AF “Scott Buzby, Healio, January 13, 2021

Healio (1/13, Gramigna) reports, “Maternal stress during pregnancy may mutate the child’s DNA and thus affect risk for developing disease,” with the risk “particularly prevalent among Black women, researchers noted” in a study in which they “conducted whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing and determined mutations for 365 placenta samples with complete data for exposures and covariates.” The findings were published online Sept. 18 in Biological Psychiatry.

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— “Prenatal stress may mutate child’s DNA, increase risk for disease “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 13, 2021

ABC News (1/13, A. Anoruo) reports researchers found in a four-year study that using e-cigarettes can increase the risk of becoming a daily user of traditional cigarettes. The findings were published in Pediatrics

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— “Youth who try e-cigarettes more likely to become daily tobacco cigarette smokers: Study “Dr. Nancy A. Anoruo, ABC News, January 13, 2021

MedPage Today (1/12, Walsh) reports, “Inactivity among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was associated with a more than threefold increased risk for development of depression,” research indicated. In the 225-patient study, “among patients who described themselves as inactive at baseline, incident depression was diagnosed during the subsequent two years in 38% of SLE patients, compared with 14% of those who were active,” the study revealed. The findings were published online Jan. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research.

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