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Quitting can help undo smoking’s consequences on bone health

18 Oct 2020

Bone homeostasis is disturbed in smokers, though cessation seems to have a rescuing effect, a recent study has found.

Quitting can help undo smoking’s consequences on bone health

18 Oct 2020

Ketone monoester intake tempers blood glucose levels

17 Oct 2020

In patients with impaired glucose tolerance, taking ketone monoesters before an oral glucose tolerance test lowers the area under the curve for glucose, a new Japan study has found.

Ketone monoester intake tempers blood glucose levels

17 Oct 2020

Which COVID-19 serological assays to choose?

17 Oct 2020 by

A head-to-head study comparing five serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies showed that a commercial immunoassay by Siemens and a novel ELISA* test developed by the University of Oxford could achieve the desired sensitivity and specificity without further optimization — providing reassurance for their use.

Which COVID-19 serological assays to choose?

17 Oct 2020

Faecal-to-oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission probable

17 Oct 2020

A substantial proportion of COVID-19 patients shed SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faeces, with the virus persisting long after respiratory testing has become negative, according to the results of a meta-analysis. This suggests that the disease can be spread via the faecal–oral route.

Faecal-to-oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission probable

17 Oct 2020

CHD, mortality risks lower in women vs men after MI

17 Oct 2020

Women appear to be substantially at lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI), coronary heart disease (CHD), and all-cause mortality than men following MI, suggests a recent study.

CHD, mortality risks lower in women vs men after MI

17 Oct 2020

Physical therapy referral improves outcomes of patients with sciatica

17 Oct 2020

Referral of patients with recent-onset sciatica from primary care to physical therapy improves disability and other outcomes compared with usual care, a study has shown.

Physical therapy referral improves outcomes of patients with sciatica

17 Oct 2020

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

17 Oct 2020

Spicy stimulation appears to trigger an analgesic effect that lasts beyond the taste stimulus, a recent study has found. In contrast, keeping a long-term spicy diet may instead lower the threshold for basal pain sensitivity.

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

17 Oct 2020

Rifabutin okay to use with tenofovir alafenamide in HIV patients

17 Oct 2020

Administering rifabutin with tenofovir alafenamide does not affect the latter’s absorption in the gut, with a recent study showing that HIV patients taking both drugs stay virally suppressed.

Rifabutin okay to use with tenofovir alafenamide in HIV patients

17 Oct 2020

Heart failure in pregnancy: Risk factors, management, outcomes

17 Oct 2020

Heart failure is relatively rare during pregnancy, a new study has shown. Pre-eclampsia appears to be an important risk factor.

Heart failure in pregnancy: Risk factors, management, outcomes

17 Oct 2020

$Post-fracture osteoporosis treatment, compliance low in Sg$

Post-fracture osteoporosis treatment, compliance low in Sg

16 Oct 2020 by

The use and compliance to osteoporosis medications following a hip fracture appears to be low in Singapore, a retrospective, observational study showed.

Post-fracture osteoporosis treatment, compliance low in Sg

16 Oct 2020

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Quitting can help undo smoking’s consequences on bone health

Quitting can help undo smoking’s consequences on bone health

Ketone monoester intake tempers blood glucose levels

Ketone monoester intake tempers blood glucose levels

Which COVID-19 serological assays to choose?

Which COVID-19 serological assays to choose?

Faecal-to-oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission probable

Faecal-to-oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission probable

CHD, mortality risks lower in women vs men after MI

CHD, mortality risks lower in women vs men after MI

Physical therapy referral improves outcomes of patients with sciatica

Physical therapy referral improves outcomes of patients with sciatica

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

Rifabutin okay to use with tenofovir alafenamide in HIV patients

Rifabutin okay to use with tenofovir alafenamide in HIV patients

Heart failure in pregnancy: Risk factors, management, outcomes

Heart failure in pregnancy: Risk factors, management, outcomes

Post-fracture osteoporosis treatment, compliance low in Sg

Post-fracture osteoporosis treatment, compliance low in Sg