Exercise packs a punch in fending off cancer

A structured exercise program has increased survival in people with colon cancer after they've undergone surgery and chemotherapy. 

Also, a common genetic variant could double the risk of dementia in men — if they receive two doses of the mutation. 

We provide an update on the flu, COVID and RSV circulating the community.

And a study bringing together millions of lab tests has found is take a lot longer for the body to bounce back from pregnancy than commonly thought. 

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• Measles Seroprevalence in Infants Under 9 Months of Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Gene–Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies
• Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer - NEJM 
• Haemochromatosis Genotypes and Incident Dementia in a Prospective Study of Older Adults
• Pregnancy and postpartum dynamics revealed by millions of lab tests - ScienceAdvances

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