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Elevations in intraocular pressure (IOP) occur commonly in uveitis patients who are receiving treatment with topical difluprednate, a study has found. This IOP elevation risk is pronounced among children and adult patients with concurrent systemic corticosteroids.

The addition of early menopause to current eligibility criteria for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening does not appear to improve the detection of women at high risk of CVD in a multiethnic population, as shown in a study.

Women who follow a healthier diet with higher amount of non-starchy vegetables and fruits are less likely to develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to data from the MADRES* cohort, which comprises predominantly Hispanic/Latina low-income participants.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 March 2022 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Eating at least two servings of avocado weekly or replacing certain fat-containing foods with the fruit appears to be cardioprotective, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease, as shown in a recent study.

Changes in fractional calcium absorption (FCA) or calciotropic hormones are not significantly different between postmenopausal women with history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) taking soluble corn fibre (SCF) and those receiving maltodextrin placebo, but the wide confidence intervals (CIs) suggest a variable influence of SCF potentially driven by the degree of gut microbiome alteration, reports a study.