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Moderate to heavy caffeine consumption during pregnancy and relationship to spontaneous abortion and abnormal fetal growth: a meta-analysis.

An increase in the risk of having spontaneous abortion and low birth weight babies is associated with high intake of caffeine-containing beverages during pregnancy.

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  • 1998
  • Fernandes O, Sabharwal M, Smiley T, Pastuszak A, Koren G, Einarson T.
  • Doctor of Pharmacy Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada.
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The effect of caffeine consumption and nausea on the risk of miscarriage.

Avid consumption of caffeine-containing beverages during pregnancy may up the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women.

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The association between HIV infection and alcohol use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of African studies.

Alcohol consumption may increase an individual's risk of being infected with HIV.

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Physical Activity to Improve Erectile Function: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies.

Adopting a physically active lifestyle may brighten a man's chances of avoiding erectile dysfunction.

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  • 2018
  • Gerbild H, Larsen CM, Graugaard C, Areskoug Josefsson K.
  • Health Sciences Research Centre, University College Lillebaelt, Odense, Denmark; Research Unit of General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: heng@ucl.dk. Health Sciences Research Centre, University College Lillebaelt, Odense, Denmark; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Center for Sexology Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Physical activity and erectile dysfunction: meta-analysis of population-based studies.

Engaging in intense physical activity regularly may confer men with significant protection against erectile dysfunction

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  • 2007
  • Cheng JY, Ng EM, Ko JS, Chen RY.
  • Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. jackieyg@hku.hk
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
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The effect of alcohol drinking on erectile dysfunction in Chinese men.

Habitual intake of alcohol may be tied to higher risk of erectile dysfunction.

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  • 2010
  • Lee AC, Ho LM, Yip AW, Fan S, Lam TH.
  • Department of Nursing Studies, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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Alcohol consumption and risk of incident human immunodeficiency virus infection: a meta-analysis.

Alcohol intake may elevate an individual's risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Androgen deprivation therapy and risk of acute kidney injury in patients with prostate cancer.

The use of androgen deprivation therapy may hasten the development of acute kidney injury in prostate cancer patients.

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Androgen-deprivation therapy and the risk of stroke in patients with prostate cancer.

The chances of experiencing a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) may increase with the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer patients.

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  • 2011
  • Azoulay L, Yin H, Benayoun S, Renoux C, Boivin JF, Suissa S
  • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. laurent.azoulay@mcgill.ca
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
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Association Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use and Diagnosis of Dementia in Men With Prostate Cancer.

Prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy may have a high tendency to suffer from dementia.

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  • 2019
  • Jayadevappa R, Chhatre S, Malkowicz SB, Parikh RB, Guzzo T, Wein AJ
  • Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Perlman School of Medicine, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Perlman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Perlman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Association Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Risk of Dementia.

Androgen deprivation therapy may promote the development of dementia in patients with prostate cancer.

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  • 2017
  • Nead KT, Gaskin G, Chester C, Swisher-McClure S, Leeper NJ, Shah NH.
  • Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California2Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and dementia risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The likelihood of suffering from dementia may be high in prostate cancer patients placed on androgen deprivation therapy.

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  • 2017
  • Nead KT, Sinha S, Nguyen PL.
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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