COVID-19 has been torturing the world for this entire year, but we are still learning about it and the ways it spreads. Researchers at the University of Sydney together with their colleagues in China have now found an association between lower humidity and an increase in community transmission. The fact that COVID-19 spreads easier in...
by University of California – San Diego Excessive consumption of fructose—a sweetener ubiquitous in the American diet—can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is comparably abundant in the United States. But contrary to previous understanding, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that fructose only adversely affects the liver after...
By LEV FACHER AUGUST 23, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency authorization for doctors to treat Covid-19 using blood plasma from patients who’ve recovered from the disease. Below, STAT answers the major questions surrounding convalescent plasma as a Covid-19 treatment and the science supporting its use. What is convalescent plasma,...
by Shannon Thomason, University of Alabama at Birmingham A study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that frequent soft drink consumption by adolescents may contribute to aggressive behavior over time. Previous studies have shown associations between soft drink consumption and mental health problems in adolescents. The UAB study, led by Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D.,...
by British Medical Journal Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive should be advised to avoid caffeine because the evidence suggests that maternal caffeine consumption is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes and that there is no safe level of consumption, finds an analysis of observational studies published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Caffeine is probably the...
By Lois Zoppi, BA Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Balanitis is a condition in which the head of the penis becomes swollen and sore. It is a fairly common condition that is estimated to affect around 3 to 11% of men during their lives. Causes of Balanitis There are several causes for balanitis, and some conditions...
An ingrown toenail occurs when the toenail grows into the skin next to the nail. It most commonly affects the big toe. Although an ingrown toenail will not go away without treatment, people can usually treat it at home. In this article, we examine the symptoms and causes of ingrown toenails. We also look at how to...
Advil and Aleve are two over-the-counter (OTC) medications that belong to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). People may take these drugs to help reduce inflammation and pain or to help control a fever. This article provides information on how Advil and Aleve work and outlines the similarities and differences between them. It also explains how to take each drug safely. What are...
A new Trinity study highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver disease during exercise trials, rather than weight loss. The findings have been published in the medical journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a condition characterised by a build-up of...
Authors: Girish Nadkarni, MD, Co-Chair; Anuradha Lala, MD, Member; Benjamin Glicksberg, PhD, Member; and other coauthors of the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Bottom Line: This study describes characteristics of patients with COVID-19 who returned to the ER or required readmission to the hospital within 14...
