Edited by Shrabasti Bhattacharya August 09, 2024 TOPLINE:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have higher odds of some eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and disordered eating, regardless of weight. METHODOLOGY:A small systematic review and meta-analysis showed increased odds of any eating disorders and disordered eating scores in adult women with PCOS compared...
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Quantitative ultrasound parameters offer new tool for diagnosing lung disease
August 13, 2024 by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University Examples of histology slides corresponding to modified Ashcroft scores 0–4, for H&E (top) and Masson’s trichrome (bottom) staining. Viewed at 100 × total magnification. Scale bar = 200 microns. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66390-6Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively...
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Routine lab tests are not a reliable way to diagnose long COVID, finds study
August 12, 2024 by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found that routine lab tests may not be useful in making a long COVID diagnosis for people who have symptoms of the condition. The study, part of NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (NIH...
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Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk
August 13, 2024 by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Credit: CC0 Public DomainHigher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products—as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods—was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by...
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GLP-1 RA use linked to lower rates of hyperkalemia in type 2 diabetes
August 13, 2024 by Elana Gotkine Treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with lower rates of hyperkalemia and a lower rate of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RASi) discontinuation compared with treatment with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online Aug. 12...
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Blending medicine with cuisine: A new chapter in health
August 12, 2024 by Tsinghua University Press Four major aspects (concept, lifestyle, food processing, modernization and internationalization) of transformation from traditional medicine-food homology to modern food-medicine homology. Credit: Food & Medicine HomologyLong the bedrock of traditional Chinese medicine, the “medicine and food homology” principle has long dictated health-conscious eating. Yet, in the face of modernization...
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New cardiovascular risk tool could guide who needs medication for high blood pressure
August 13, 2024 by Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For years, the question of whether to take medication to lower high blood pressure had been partly answered by a tool that calculated someone’s 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke. But new equations, which take into account both...
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On Second Thought: The Truth About Beta-Blockers
COMMENTARY Christopher Labos, MD CM, MSc, FRCPC DISCLOSURES | August 08, 2024 If this is what your kitchen looks like, you may not be good with change. By the end of this video, I’m going to explain to you why carpets in your kitchen are a bad idea, and why your patient may not need...
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Yes, you should be worried about bird flu
The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill by Gene Baur, opinion contributor – 08/05/24 4:30 PM ET Cambridge, MA – May 14: From left, Jon Arizti Sanz, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow with Liam Alec Stenson Ortiz, research associate working in the lab. The Broad institute, Sabeti Lab is...
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Sloth Borne Virus That Has Killed People In Their 20s Rapidly Spreading In Europe
The virus is primarily spread through insect bites, including mosquitoes, and originates from pale-throated sloths, non-human primates, and birds. World NewsEdited by Anjali ThakurUpdated: August 11, 2024 10:14 pm IST Oropouche can cause symptoms such as headaches, nausea, vomiting, and muscle and joint pains A debilitating virus originating from sloths and transmitted by midges has...