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COPD trials excluding the majority of would-be patient types

06 Aug 2024 by

Health care practitioners should carefully gauge the suitability of data from clinical trials involving patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), says one expert.

COPD trials excluding the majority of would-be patient types

06 Aug 2024

Early chemo switch not beneficial in patients with high circulating tumor cells

06 Aug 2024 by

In patients with metastatic breast cancer who failed to clear circulating tumor cells (CTCs) after one cycle of first-line chemotherapy, switching to a different chemotherapy does not improve survival or delay progression, the phase III SWOG S0500 trial has shown.

Early chemo switch not beneficial in patients with high circulating tumor cells

06 Aug 2024

Testosterone deficiency a concern in Asia

06 Aug 2024 by

Asian men have similar rates of biochemical andropause comorbidities and associated risk factors as those in the US and other Western countries, says an expert.

Testosterone deficiency a concern in Asia

06 Aug 2024

The Role of Nutrition in Managing Diabetes: Essential Dietary Tips

05 Aug 2024

Diabetes management is a comprehensive process that involves more than just medication. Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in controlling blood sugar levels and maintaining overall health. By making informed dietary choices, individuals with diabetes can better manage their condition and enhance their quality of life.

The Role of Nutrition in Managing Diabetes: Essential Dietary Tips

05 Aug 2024

Surgery a potential treatment for GERD-related heartburn

05 Aug 2024 by

Surgery may be a potential treatment for patients who have persistent heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) despite treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), according to a recent study.

Surgery a potential treatment for GERD-related heartburn

05 Aug 2024

Individualizing asthma treatment: When to step up or step down?

05 Aug 2024 by

The variability of asthma between individual patients provides a strong rationale for the routine use of step up/step down therapy in asthma management, an expert says.

Individualizing asthma treatment: When to step up or step down?

05 Aug 2024

Revealed: Hepatitis B viral load critical to infection clearance

05 Aug 2024 by

Out of about 400 million people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), 75 percent of those infected live in the Asia Pacific region. Since HBV is strongly linked to the development of cirrhosis and liver cancer, the infection rate constitutes a significant public health challenge.

Revealed: Hepatitis B viral load critical to infection clearance

05 Aug 2024

Diagnosing functional dyspepsia difficult, but simple tests can help

02 Aug 2024 by

Functional dyspepsia’s general symptom profile can make identification difficult but a number of simple tests can help to distinguish it from other, often concurrent, gastrointestinal diseases.

Diagnosing functional dyspepsia difficult, but simple tests can help

02 Aug 2024

Surgery or radiation for breast cancer may be unnecessary after successful chemotherapy

02 Aug 2024 by

Surgery or radiation may not be the best option for continued treatment once women with breast cancer have successfully responded to chemotherapy, new research shows.

Surgery or radiation for breast cancer may be unnecessary after successful chemotherapy

02 Aug 2024

$Oncolytic immunotherapy promising in sorafenib-refractory HCC$

Oncolytic immunotherapy promising in sorafenib-refractory HCC

02 Aug 2024 by

Asian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) refractory to sorafenib may benefit from an investigational oncolytic immunotherapy known as JX-594, as it showed antitumor activity in a recent phase II trial.

Oncolytic immunotherapy promising in sorafenib-refractory HCC

02 Aug 2024

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COPD trials excluding the majority of would-be patient types

COPD trials excluding the majority of would-be patient types

Early chemo switch not beneficial in patients with high circulating tumor cells

Early chemo switch not beneficial in patients with high circulating tumor cells

Testosterone deficiency a concern in Asia

Testosterone deficiency a concern in Asia

The Role of Nutrition in Managing Diabetes: Essential Dietary Tips

The Role of Nutrition in Managing Diabetes: Essential Dietary Tips

Surgery a potential treatment for GERD-related heartburn

Surgery a potential treatment for GERD-related heartburn

Individualizing asthma treatment: When to step up or step down?

Individualizing asthma treatment: When to step up or step down?

Revealed: Hepatitis B viral load critical to infection clearance

Revealed: Hepatitis B viral load critical to infection clearance

Diagnosing functional dyspepsia difficult, but simple tests can help

Diagnosing functional dyspepsia difficult, but simple tests can help

Surgery or radiation for breast cancer may be unnecessary after successful chemotherapy

Surgery or radiation for breast cancer may be unnecessary after successful chemotherapy

Oncolytic immunotherapy promising in sorafenib-refractory HCC

Oncolytic immunotherapy promising in sorafenib-refractory HCC