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Diet plays an important role in reducing disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — particularly when diet leans towards anti-inflammatory food or a CD exclusion diet (CDED), according to studies presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress (CCC) 2022.

Preventive pharmacological therapy, when guided by findings from 24-hour urine testing, appears beneficial to patients with a history of recurrent urinary stone disease, a study reports.

Serum cortisol-to-cortisone ratio (F/E) and 11-deoxycortisol (S) are indicative of hypertension and blood pressure (BP), and their combination holds a synergistic effect on hypertension, suggests a China study. In addition, the associations of F and F/E with hypertension and BP differ by sex.

Physical activity interventions using wearable devices—delivered either in-person or remotely, alone or in tandem with education or rehabilitation—seem to be effective in increasing step count per day, especially in patients after joint arthroplasty, according to a recent systematic review.

When diagnosing patients who present with chest pain in Singapore, using a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is deemed more efficient and cost-effective than a computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiogram.