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The FDA approved a new breast cancer treatment, found flu shots may reduce heart risks, questioned the safety of fast-tracked drug approvals, showed statins don't help with certain pneumonia, and approved a new dementia imaging agent.

New patents include innovations in skin and hair care, disease treatment, plant stress tolerance, and protein purification.

The foreword introduces a medical issue discussing male hormonal health, treatments, and the effects of conditions like obesity and aging.

Insulin resistance plays a key role in PCOS, and lifestyle changes, weight loss, and medications like metformin can help manage it.

Obesity in the U.S. is largely influenced by diet and exercise, certain medications can improve heart procedures and hair growth, and major teaching hospitals have better patient outcomes.

Beta-sitosterol has potential health benefits but needs more research to fully understand its effects and improve its use in treatments.

Dietary lipids affect inflammation and are crucial for normal cell function and immune health.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors may have additional effects on cancer, mental health, heart health, and hormone levels beyond treating prostate enlargement.

Early exposure to germs may protect against autoimmune diseases, lack of sex increases alcohol preference in fruit flies, a potential baldness treatment could involve blocking a specific receptor, skin memory cells help prevent re-infection, high-fat diets can affect brain cells related to weight, and the link between social status, stress, and heart disease in primates is unclear.

Premature graying of hair is linked to various health issues and can sometimes be reversed by treating underlying conditions.

Higher stress levels were found about two weeks before a heart attack.

Turmeric may improve knee osteoarthritis, depression, and metabolic syndrome, but evidence is weak.

Women with excessive hair growth or polycystic ovary disease may more often carry a gene variant for 21 hydroxylase deficiency.

Clinical pharmacists are crucial in improving patient safety by reporting medication errors in hospitals.

Orphan drug benefit scores in Germany are influenced by phase III data and lack of alternatives, but not linked to price or discounts.

Kids from areas with more high school dropouts have higher rates of brain injuries.

Women with severe acne, hirsutism, and androgenic alopecia often have higher levels of certain androgens, but the specific pattern can't be predicted just by looking at symptoms.

Glycoconjugates help heal hair follicles during skin repair.

Alopecia areata often starts around age 23, can be permanent in 30% of cases, and treatments are usually temporary.

Hair loss in young men linked to higher risk of insulin resistance and metabolic issues.

Early balding men may have insulin resistance, but lifestyle changes can help.

ARL15 is important for fat cell development and the release of the hormone adiponectin.

Finasteride causes temporary cell death in BPH tissues.

Painful hair loss in an elderly woman was caused by giant cell arteritis, not just aging.

The congress highlighted new gene therapy techniques and cell transplantation methods for treating diseases.

New genes linked to male pattern baldness were found on chromosome 20p11.

Haloperidol effectively treated hemiballismus, but spontaneous improvement wasn't ruled out; rapid weight loss can cause hair loss with good regrowth chances.

Higher levels of small, dense LDL cholesterol are linked to a greater risk of heart attack in young adults.

The April 2014 issue of "Fertility and Sterility" discussed various reproductive health topics, including hormone therapy benefits, sperm and genetic factors in male infertility, and the link between PCOS and diabetes.

Polycystic ovary syndrome costs the U.S. over $4 billion a year, mainly from treating related health issues.