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Tobacco smoke exposure early in life ups paediatric IBD risk
A Scandinavian population-based birth cohort study reveals that children who were exposed to tobacco smoke during their early childhood have an increased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) later in life.
Low-dose aspirin for AMD prevention? ASPREE data show no benefit
Use of aspirin at 100 mg per day proved unsuccessful at reducing the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a large cohort of older healthy individuals, according to medium-term data from the AMD substudy of the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial.
Machine learning–based model predicts 1-year risk of severe hypoglycaemia in older DM patients
Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed a novel machine learning–based model for predicting 1-year risk of severe hypoglycaemia in older patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).
SABA overused, increases all-cause mortality among HK asthma patients
Overuse of short-acting β2 agonists (SABA) is prevalent among patients with asthma in Hong Kong and associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and hospital admissions, according to a local retrospective cohort study, which was part of the global SABINA (SABA Use in Asthma) research programme.