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Eating organic foods may protect against type 2 diabetes

28 Oct 2023

People who consume organically grown foods appear to have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as shown in a study.

28 Oct 2023

Oral herbal supplement bests estrogen plus progestogen therapy for menopausal symptoms

27 Oct 2023

Use of an oral herbal supplement appears to be more favourable than oestrogen plus progestogen therapy in terms of reducing global, physical, and psychosocial menopausal symptoms in the short term, according to a phase II study.

27 Oct 2023

Nailfold capillary abnormalities predict PAO in palmoplantar pustulosis

27 Oct 2023

Abnormalities of nailfold capillary (NHC) appear predictive of pustulotic arthro-osteitis (PAO) in patients with palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), while their degree indicators may predict disease severity, according to a prospective cohort study.

27 Oct 2023

Canagliflozin holds promise against MAFLD in T2D patients

27 Oct 2023 by

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who received canagliflozin benefit from improved liver biochemistry and metabolism, a recent study has shown. In addition, treatment with canagliflozin appears to confer positive effects on liver fibrosis.

27 Oct 2023

Ivarmacitinib efficacious, well tolerated in moderate-to-severe alopecia areata

27 Oct 2023

Use of ivarmacitinib 4- and 8-mg doses for 24 weeks eases hair loss and is generally tolerated in patients with moderate or severe alopecia areata (AA), a phase II study has shown.

27 Oct 2023

DAPT after PCI: Fracture risk lower with ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in Chinese ACS patients

27 Oct 2023 by

A territory-wide, retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown that dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with ticagrelor is associated with a lower risk of major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) than clopidogrel in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who underwent first-ever percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

27 Oct 2023

High red meat consumption increases risks of CVD and diabetes

27 Oct 2023 by

Higher consumption of both unprocessed and processed red meat is associated with higher risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a meta-analysis involving >4.4 million people by researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

27 Oct 2023

4-hydroxytamoxifen gel strikes out in ductal carcinoma in situ lesions

27 Oct 2023

Local transdermal therapy with 4-hydroxytamoxifen appears to be less effective than full-dose oral tamoxifen in terms of suppressing proliferation in ductal carcinoma in situ lesions for breast cancer prevention, according to a phase II study.

27 Oct 2023

COVID-19 vax in pregnancy not linked to adverse newborn, early infant outcomes

26 Oct 2023

Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not appear to increase the incidence of adverse newborn and early infant outcomes and may even be protective, according to a study.

26 Oct 2023

Ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir protects older adults against post-COVID conditions

26 Oct 2023 by

Treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir helps lower the incidence of post-COVID conditions (PCC) in older adults, according to a large study.

26 Oct 2023

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Eating organic foods may protect against type 2 diabetes

Oral herbal supplement bests estrogen plus progestogen therapy for menopausal symptoms

Nailfold capillary abnormalities predict PAO in palmoplantar pustulosis

Canagliflozin holds promise against MAFLD in T2D patients

Ivarmacitinib efficacious, well tolerated in moderate-to-severe alopecia areata

DAPT after PCI: Fracture risk lower with ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in Chinese ACS patients

High red meat consumption increases risks of CVD and diabetes

4-hydroxytamoxifen gel strikes out in ductal carcinoma in situ lesions

COVID-19 vax in pregnancy not linked to adverse newborn, early infant outcomes

Ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir protects older adults against post-COVID conditions