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The occurrence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in infancy, especially closer to preschool age, confers a heightened risk of developing subsequent chronic respiratory disorders, a study has found.

In poor urban settings, severe food insecurity aggravates the risk of diabetes, a recent study from Angola has found.

In patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD), ratio of procoagulant factor VIII to anticoagulant protein C (FVIII/PC) is significantly prognostic of decompensation, death, and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), a new study has found. However, FVIII/PC is not related to thrombosis and does not reflect coagulation.

For treated patients with coeliac disease (CD) who are experiencing persistent symptoms, a short-term diet with moderately low fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) helps reduce gastrointestinal symptoms and improve CD-specific health, as suggested in a study.

Treatment with dronedarone following atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation appears to lead to a reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalization as well as lower rates of combined proarrhythmia when compared with sotalol, as shown in a recent study.

Among adults with potentially modifiable behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the patterns of motivators and barriers to such modifications vary widely, often depending on age and social status, according to a recent Singapore study.