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Having regular meals helps prevent IBS in adults
Having regular meals helps prevent IBS in adults
21 Sep 2022

Individuals who observe a regular meal pattern are less likely to have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), IBS-mixed, and the syndrome severity, a study has shown. Meal regularity is also associated with lower IBS prevalence in women and in those with normal weight.

Having regular meals helps prevent IBS in adults
21 Sep 2022
Cross-transmission for anxiety disorder includes genetic, rearing effects
Cross-transmission for anxiety disorder includes genetic, rearing effects
21 Sep 2022
Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19
Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19
21 Sep 2022 byTristan Manalac

Keeping COVID-19 patients in the prone position even while they are awake appears to reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), according to a recent Singapore study.

Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19
21 Sep 2022
Remote smoking cessation programme delivers encouraging results in high-risk individuals
Remote smoking cessation programme delivers encouraging results in high-risk individuals
20 Sep 2022 byRoshini Claire Anthony

A smoking cessation intervention delivered via telephone resulted in greater smoking cessation rates than usual care among individuals enrolled in targeted lung health screening, according to results of the QuLIT*2 study from the UK presented at ERS 2022.

Remote smoking cessation programme delivers encouraging results in high-risk individuals
20 Sep 2022
Frequent diet education, delivered by dietitians, helps improve diet in T2D patients
Frequent diet education, delivered by dietitians, helps improve diet in T2D patients
20 Sep 2022

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can benefit from a dietitian-led intensive dietary intervention, including frequent dietary education, which helps promote more healthful eating patterns, a recent study has found.

Frequent diet education, delivered by dietitians, helps improve diet in T2D patients
20 Sep 2022