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Being examined on Monday tied to higher fasting insulin concentrations in men

25 Jul 2022

Manic Mondays take on a new meaning with a recent study showing that being examined on this day often results in higher fasting insulin concentrations among men.

25 Jul 2022

Omega-3 intake favourably affects fertility outcomes in adults

25 Jul 2022

Fish oil supplementation as well as consumption of foods rich in omega-3 may increase women’s chances of conception by lowering the risk of pregnancy loss, a study has found. On the other hand, in men, omega-3 intake may improve semen quality.

25 Jul 2022

Consumer fitness trackers useful for monitoring changes in daily rhythm, physical activity

25 Jul 2022 by

While wrist-worn consumer physical activity trackers (PATs) tend to overestimate step counts, they are also sensitive to upper-limb movements and can potentially be used to track changes over time in the wearers’ physical activity, according to a recent study.

25 Jul 2022

RAAS inhibitor discontinuation more harmful than beneficial in hyperkalaemic CKD patients

25 Jul 2022

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hyperkalaemia may fare better with maintaining than discontinuing treatment with a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitor, as discontinuation poses risks of higher mortality and increased cardiovascular events, according to a study.

25 Jul 2022

CPET a useful cardiovascular risk assessment tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery

24 Jul 2022

For patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) appears to be a reliable predictor of major cardiovascular complications, as reported in a study.

24 Jul 2022

Nutritional risk in older diabetes patients tied to diabetic retinopathy

24 Jul 2022

A low geriatric nutritional risk index score seems to worsen the risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in older adults with type 2 diabetes, a recent study has found.

24 Jul 2022

Poor lifestyle ups risk of incident psoriasis

24 Jul 2022

Poor lifestyle appears to increase the risk of incident psoriasis irrespective of genetic risk, suggest the results of a recent study. Additionally, lifestyle factors have a greater relative impact than genetic risk.

24 Jul 2022

Lower diabetes risk test cutoff ups lab cost, identifies more persons with prediabetes

24 Jul 2022

Use of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Risk Test (DRT) cutoff score of 4 as part of an employee wellness screening program to identify individuals at risk for developing the disease adds up to laboratory costs, reports a study.