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Cardiac CT doubling as bone density scan for osteoporosis?

17 Jul 2020 by

Very low thoracic bone mineral density (BMD) measured on cardiac CT scan is predictive of a higher fracture risk, especially osteoporosis-related fracture — thus highlighting the potential utility of cardiac CT for opportunistic BMD screening.

Cardiac CT doubling as bone density scan for osteoporosis?

17 Jul 2020

Endothelial function in hypogonadal men unaffected by testosterone replacement

17 Jul 2020

Testosterone replacement therapy (TTh) does not appear to have a significant effect on endothelial function in hypogonadal men, reports a recent meta-analysis.

Endothelial function in hypogonadal men unaffected by testosterone replacement

17 Jul 2020

HCV clearance may occur without retreatment in patients who relapsed

17 Jul 2020

Even without retreatment, spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can happen in patients who have relapsed following direct-acting antiviral therapy, according to a study.

HCV clearance may occur without retreatment in patients who relapsed

17 Jul 2020

Better sleep tied to less knee pain worsening in persons with widespread pain

17 Jul 2020

Improved sleep quality appears to reduce knee pain worsening (KPW) with coexisting widespread pain (WSP), suggests a recent study.

Better sleep tied to less knee pain worsening in persons with widespread pain

17 Jul 2020

Work-hour limits improve physician safety, health

17 Jul 2020 by

The 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines that reduced work hours to a 16-hour limit on consecutive hours for first-year resident physicians result in meaningful improvements in physician safety and health, according to a US study.

Work-hour limits improve physician safety, health

17 Jul 2020

Higher income linked to better physical functioning in SLE patients

17 Jul 2020

A higher income in relation to the poverty threshold leads to better physical functioning (PF) across multiple domains in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a study.

Higher income linked to better physical functioning in SLE patients

17 Jul 2020

Subgroup findings boost ubrogepant benefit for migraine

17 Jul 2020 by

Ubrogepant sustains its favourable effect for migraine regardless of demographic and clinical features, and concomitant medication use, according to pooled results of the ACHIEVE I and II studies presented at AHS 2020.

Subgroup findings boost ubrogepant benefit for migraine

17 Jul 2020

Fitness trackers may help gauge lockdown adherence

17 Jul 2020 by

Using data from wearable activity tracking devices may be useful for determining adherence to home confinement and control measures put in place to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a recent study.

Fitness trackers may help gauge lockdown adherence

17 Jul 2020

Dietary antioxidants not a boon for Parkinson’s disease

17 Jul 2020 by

There appears to be no benefit to taking dietary antioxidants, such as vitamins and carotenoids, in terms of reducing the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Asians, as shown in a Singapore study.

Dietary antioxidants not a boon for Parkinson’s disease

17 Jul 2020

Icosapent ethyl may REDUCE CV risk in diabetes

17 Jul 2020 by

Icosapent ethyl may reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) taking statins, according to findings of REDUCE-IT DIABETES presented at ADA 2020.

Icosapent ethyl may REDUCE CV risk in diabetes

17 Jul 2020

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Cardiac CT doubling as bone density scan for osteoporosis?

Cardiac CT doubling as bone density scan for osteoporosis?

Endothelial function in hypogonadal men unaffected by testosterone replacement

Endothelial function in hypogonadal men unaffected by testosterone replacement

HCV clearance may occur without retreatment in patients who relapsed

HCV clearance may occur without retreatment in patients who relapsed

Better sleep tied to less knee pain worsening in persons with widespread pain

Better sleep tied to less knee pain worsening in persons with widespread pain

Work-hour limits improve physician safety, health

Work-hour limits improve physician safety, health

Higher income linked to better physical functioning in SLE patients

Higher income linked to better physical functioning in SLE patients

Subgroup findings boost ubrogepant benefit for migraine

Subgroup findings boost ubrogepant benefit for migraine

Fitness trackers may help gauge lockdown adherence

Fitness trackers may help gauge lockdown adherence

Dietary antioxidants not a boon for Parkinson’s disease

Dietary antioxidants not a boon for Parkinson’s disease

Icosapent ethyl may REDUCE CV risk in diabetes

Icosapent ethyl may REDUCE CV risk in diabetes