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Aquablation therapy appears to be effective in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms, with the favourable effects sustained over a 3-year follow-up while having few irreversible complications and low retreatment rates across all prostate volumes, according to a study.

High serum lead, cadmium tied to low folate levels

Elevated levels of lead and cadmium in the serum is associated with suppressed concentrations of red blood cell folate, reports a recent study.

Statins yields greater cardioprotection in women than men

Treatment with statins is effective at lowering cardiovascular disease risk, with the protective effect seemingly stronger in women than in men, according to a study. However, high-intensity regimens confer only minimal additional benefit in both sexes.

Intravenous iron tied to low anaphylaxis risk

The rates of anaphylaxis among commonly used intravenous (IV) iron formulations are low, but those for iron dextran and ferumoxytol are three- to eightfold higher compared to iron sucrose, results of a recent study have shown.

30 Apr 2022

Brigatinib a potential standard treatment alternative for treatment-naive ALK+ NSCLC

30 Apr 2022 by

In patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) who were ALK inhibitor-naïve, brigatinib showed superior efficacy and safety over crizotinib, according to the final results of the phase III ALTA-1L* trial presented at ELCC 2022.

30 Apr 2022

Noninfectious complications common after transrectal prostate needle biopsy

Compared with infections, noninfectious complications are more than twice as common following transrectal prostate needle biopsy (TRUS PNB), reports a recent study.

Exercise confers greater benefits in anxiety, depression

30 Apr 2022 by

The cardioprotective effects of exercise are nearly twice as large in people with anxiety and depression than in those without, suggests a new study presented at ACC.22.

Unemployed people less satisfied with GP communications

Unemployed individuals are more likely to contact general practitioners (GPs) and to accept help for psychosocial burden, a recent study has found.

Parathyroidectomy does not lessen morbidity, mortality in mild hyperparathyroidism

Parathyroidectomy (PTX) seems ineffective at reducing morbidity or mortality in patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) relative to observation without intervention, suggests a study. For at least a decade, observation has seen no evidence of adverse effects regarding mortality, fractures, cancer, cardiovascular (CV) and cerebrovascular (CBV) events, or renal morbidities.

29 Apr 2022

Bipolar ablation of heart arrhythmia safe, effective in lieu of failed unipolar approach

29 Apr 2022 by

Use of bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA) is both safe and effective in selected patients who have failed at least one standard unipolar approach, suggest the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. However, the quality of the supporting evidence is low.