Month: January 2023

Starting colorectal cancer screening earlier than age 50 appears to be cost-effective for both men and women across all body mass index (BMI) measures, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In particular, colonoscopy is cost-effective at age 45 for all BMI strata and at age 40 in obese men. In addition, fecal immunochemical
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Visoot Uthairam | Moment | Getty Images Few seniors with early Alzheimer’s disease will have access to the new treatment Leqembi due to its high cost and very limited coverage by Medicare. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted accelerated approval to Biogen and Eisai’s monoclonal antibody after the treatment appeared to modestly slow
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In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education. The gap between research and practice is particularly unfortunate, given the current state of American students’ math skills, said Nancy
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Antibiotics were linked with increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially among individuals 40 or older, in a population-based study conducted in Denmark. Of more than 6 million individuals followed for approximately 19 years, antibiotic use was associated with nearly 50% increased incidence of IBD in people ages 40 to 60 (IRR 1.48, 95%
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. For people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) taking immunosuppressive medication, a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine significantly increases neutralizing antibodies against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain, but the picture is more complicated for protection against the Omicron variant, according to
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In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers performed a genomic assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant’s BA.1 subvariant transmission in England. Study: Genomic assessment of invasion dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1. Image Credit: PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock Background The swift upsurge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case
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Who would have thought that the simple act of gardening could help cut down the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases?  A new study published early this month in The Lancet Planetary Health reported the positive effects of community gardening in the adult population.  According to the team behind it, nature-based community interventions such
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Using samples from an almost century-old, ongoing survey of marine plankton, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that rising levels of manmade chemicals found in parts of the world’s oceans might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem health, and may one day be used to
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High-dose vitamin D led to improvement of toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) within 1 to 4 days in a retrospective case series of six patients seen on an inpatient dermatology consultative service. Currently, chemotherapy cessation, delay, or dose modification are the “only reliable methods of resolving TEC,” and supportive agents such as topical corticosteroids, topical keratolytics,
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We’ve all heard of the benefits of therapy. But do you need to wait for a big, specific problem to start working with a therapist? We answer your most asked questions about therapy, why people work with a counsellor, and what you should know before starting therapy Therapy. Our perception of what therapy is –
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Buy PDFs here: http://armandoh.org/shop I design my own shirts please support 🙂 “Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle tissue. Cardiomyopathies represent a heterogeneous group of diseases that often lead to progressive heart failure with significant morbidity and mortality. There are many types of cardiomyopathies but the can be neatly divided into 5 types based
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