Losses of muscle and strength are inescapable effects of the aging process. Left unchecked, these progressive losses will start to impair physical function. Once a certain level of impairment occurs, an individual can be diagnosed with sarcopenia, which comes from the Greek words “sarco” (flesh) and “penia” (poverty). Individuals with sarcopenia have a significant increase...
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EHR Prompt Helped Cut Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Use by Half
LOS ANGELES — Embedding a new discharge order set into electronic health records (EHRs) with a preselected 5-day antibiotic course for children aged 2 years or older diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM) cut antibiotic duration sharply, according to new data presented at the Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2024 Annual Meeting. “We were effectively able to...
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Heard of ApoB Testing? New Guidelines
I’ve been hearing a lot about apolipoprotein B (apoB) lately. It keeps popping up, but I’ve not been sure where it fits in or what I should do about it. The new Expert Clinical Consensus from the National Lipid Association now finally gives us clear guidance. ApoB is the main protein that is found on all atherogenic lipoproteins. It...
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Understanding cardiovascular risks in endometriosis patients
A recent study reveals that women with endometriosis have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease due to increased arterial stiffness, endothelial dysfunction, and accumulation of advanced glycation end-products, highlighting the need for early detection and comprehensive treatment approaches. Study: Cardiovascular risks and endothelial dysfunction in reproductive-age women with endometriosis. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI / Shutterstock.com A recent...
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The NOVA Method of Food Classification
What is the NOVA method of food classification? Food processing ensures safety and shelf life by transforming raw components into new products. In the last several decades, this has changed in response to customer expectations for foods that are more delicious and long-lasting, which frequently leads to the addition of artificial or natural components. Examining...
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Colorectal cancer diagnosis found to impact lives of younger adults differently than older adults
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Younger adults with colon cancer tend to be diagnosed at a later stage and have more aggressive types of tumors. Additionally, young patients living with colorectal cancer have long-term, adverse consequences on their lives, which are different from the impact the disease has on older adults, according to two studies...
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At Last, Treatment Is in Sight for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
SAVANNAH, Georgia — There’s no medical treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a debilitating neurologic disorder that’s both progressive and incurable. But now, nerve specialists learned, new potential treatments are moving closer to clinical trials. Genetic-based therapies are currently in preclinical research phases, and an experimental small-molecule drug has reached phase 3 in humans, neurologists told...
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Novel procedure may bridge the treatment gap for symptomatic flexible flatfoot
A SESA screw stabilizing a patient’s foot and preventing bones from returning to a flat position. Credit: Children’s Hospital Boston Most children develop arches in their feet by early adolescence. About 20 percent, however, have pes planovalgus (PPV), also known as flexible flatfoot. Most children with PPV can participate in sports and other activities without...
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Your diet can change your immune system — here’s how
Illustration: Asia Wójtowicz Reboot your immune system with intermittent fasting. Help your ‘good’ bacteria to thrive with a plant-based diet. Move over morning coffee: mushroom tea could bolster your anticancer defences. Claims such as these, linking health, diet and immunity, bombard supermarket shoppers and pervade the news. Beyond the headlines and product labels, the scientific...
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Is Stem Cell Therapy Effective?
Many patients wish to benefit from regenerative medicine but are unsure if it’s worth pursuing, as they don’t know how well cell therapy works. It’s certainly effective for many diseases. For some conditions, cell therapy is presumed effective and is still undergoing clinical research. Affordable stem cell therapy options are presented on the Booking Health...