Mediterranean, Low-Fat Dietary Programs Beneficial for Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mediterranean and low-fat dietary programs seem beneficial for reducing mortality and morbidity among patients with elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a review published online March 29 in The BMJ.Gio…
Learn MoreTranscatheter Arterialization Safe for Limb-Threatening Ischemia
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is safe for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no conventional surgical or endovascular revascularization treatment options, according to a stu…
Learn MoreVedolizumab Aids Remission in Chronic Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic pouchitis after undergoing restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis, treatment with vedolizumab is more effective than placebo for …
Learn MoreThorough Medication History in ED Cuts Med Discrepancy Rates
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — System- and patient-level interventions, including taking a best possible medication history (BPMH) in the emergency department, can reduce medication discrepancy rates, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreRisk for Melanoma Reduced for Individuals With Atopy
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Atopy is associated with a reduction in the risk for melanoma, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Melanoma Research.Jenni Komulainen, M.D., from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, and …
Learn MoreVibrio Vulnificus Infections Expanding Their Range
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The opportunistic bacterial pathogen Vibrio vulnificus is projected to expand its current range, and infections may be present in every Eastern U.S. state by 2081 to 2100, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreInitiating Salvage RT When PSA >0.25 ng/mL Linked to All-Cause Mortality
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men with one high-risk factor, initiating post-radical prostatectomy salvage radiation therapy (sRT) when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are greater than 0.25 ng/mL is associated with an increased…
Learn MoreIncidence of Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes Increasing in People Younger Than 20
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is increasing among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years, according to a study published in the April issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.Lynne E. …
Learn MoreMemantine Reduces Symptoms of Hair Pulling, Skin Picking
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with the glutamate modulator, memantine, a drug commonly used to treat Alzheimer disease, results in a significant reduction in hair-pulling and skin-picking symptoms, according to a study published…
Learn MoreOral Azithromycin Equivalent to Six Weeks Doxycycline for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Three weeks of oral azithromycin seems to be equivalent to six weeks of doxycycline for treatment of severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), according to a study published online March 23 in JAMA Ophthalmol…
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