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$Year-long home-based exercise programme improves physical functioning after hip fracture$

Year-long home-based exercise programme improves physical functioning after hip fracture

17 Jun 2022

A recently published secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial reveals that a home-based, supervised, and progressive exercise programme can help improve physical function and performance in older adults following hip fracture.

17 Jun 2022

RELIEVE-AD: Atopic dermatitis patients see rapid, sustained improvements with dupilumab

17 Jun 2022 by

The biologic dupilumab appears to be a hit with atopic dermatitis (AD) patients treated in the real-world setting, with patients experiencing prompt improvements in multiple aspects of disease control that persisted through 1 year, as shown in the results of the RELIEVE-AD* study.

17 Jun 2022

Tradition, conditioning influence parental perceptions of GERD in Asian infants

17 Jun 2022 by

In the first 3 months of a newborn’s life, the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is at its peak, but most infants outgrow it by age 1 year, according to a Singapore study, noting that those breastfed at 3 weeks have a lower likelihood of GERD.

17 Jun 2022

Vascular dysfunction persists following nonpharmacological BP reduction

17 Jun 2022

Individuals with hypertension experience persistent vascular dysfunction at both the conduit and microvascular levels even when their blood pressure (BP) is acutely reduced by a nonpharmacological approach, reports a study.

17 Jun 2022

Belt-type device slows breathing rate to ease test anxiety in students

17 Jun 2022 by

Device-guided breathing (DGB), as facilitated by the RESPeRATE device, appears to reduce test anxiety and can boost subsequent test performance among students, according to a recent study.

17 Jun 2022

Antihistamines potentially beneficial for knee OA

17 Jun 2022 by

The use of antihistamines was associated with reduced structural progression in knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a post hoc analysis of two large phase III trials.

17 Jun 2022

Low-dose aspirin linked to increased risk of gastric, duodenal ulcers

17 Jun 2022

Individuals who use low-dose aspirin are at risk of developing gastric and duodenal ulcers, especially those who have only recently initiated therapy, a study has found.

17 Jun 2022