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Intestinal ultrasound useful for evaluating disease, therapeutic response in UC

09 Feb 2020

Intestinal ultrasound is useful in monitoring disease course and evaluating short-term treatment response in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and may serve as a viable point-of-care tool in general practice, according to data from the TRUST&UC* study.

Intestinal ultrasound useful for evaluating disease, therapeutic response in UC

09 Feb 2020

Overweight, obesity tied to higher liver biochemical markers in youths

09 Feb 2020

Children and adolescents who are overweight or obese tend to have elevated biochemical markers of liver damage, a study has shown. Moreover, variations in paediatric normal values of liver enzymes exist across age and sex groups.

Overweight, obesity tied to higher liver biochemical markers in youths

09 Feb 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis ups risk of worse maternal, neonatal outcomes in pregnant women

09 Feb 2020

The risk of worse maternal and neonatal events tends to be higher among women with rheumatic arthritis (RA), while such risk is similar between women with and without spondyloarthritis (SpA), a recent study has shown.

Rheumatoid arthritis ups risk of worse maternal, neonatal outcomes in pregnant women

09 Feb 2020

Diuretic needs higher among hyponatraemic ADHF patients

09 Feb 2020

Hyponatraemia during admission for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) necessitates higher doses of the diuretic furosemide, reports a recent study.

Diuretic needs higher among hyponatraemic ADHF patients

09 Feb 2020

Short-term BP variability prognostic of total, cardiovascular mortality in hypertensives

09 Feb 2020

Short-term, reading-to-reading ambulatory blood pressure (BP) variability appears to be associated with total and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with hypertension, according to data from the Spanish ABPM Registry.

Short-term BP variability prognostic of total, cardiovascular mortality in hypertensives

09 Feb 2020

Social media ads drive cannabis use in teens

09 Feb 2020

In states where cannabis is legal, exposure to marketing materials, particularly through social media, is associated with recent cannabis use in adolescents, reports a recent study.

Social media ads drive cannabis use in teens

09 Feb 2020

Genetic polymorphism protects against albuminuria, nephropathy in T2DM

08 Feb 2020

The substitution of proline-12 to alanine (Pro12Ala) in the proliferator-activated receptorγ2 gene (PPARγ2) appears to be protective against albuminuria and diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, a new study has found.

Genetic polymorphism protects against albuminuria, nephropathy in T2DM

08 Feb 2020

Low LDL-C tied to better cardiovascular outlook in diabetics

08 Feb 2020

Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels may cut the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in type 2 diabetes patients with metabolic dyslipidaemia, a recent study has shown.

Low LDL-C tied to better cardiovascular outlook in diabetics

08 Feb 2020

Does adding sitters to usual care reduce falls in high-risk patients?

08 Feb 2020

Adding bedside “sitters” to usual care for patients at high risk for falls is an appealing intervention, but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited, suggest the results of a systematic review.

Does adding sitters to usual care reduce falls in high-risk patients?

08 Feb 2020

RA patients place higher value on treatment benefits over attributes for DMARD therapy

08 Feb 2020

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are being treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy value treatment benefits more than treatment attributes, such as serious or minor side effects, cost, or route of administration, a study has shown.

RA patients place higher value on treatment benefits over attributes for DMARD therapy

08 Feb 2020

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Intestinal ultrasound useful for evaluating disease, therapeutic response in UC

Intestinal ultrasound useful for evaluating disease, therapeutic response in UC

Overweight, obesity tied to higher liver biochemical markers in youths

Overweight, obesity tied to higher liver biochemical markers in youths

Rheumatoid arthritis ups risk of worse maternal, neonatal outcomes in pregnant women

Rheumatoid arthritis ups risk of worse maternal, neonatal outcomes in pregnant women

Diuretic needs higher among hyponatraemic ADHF patients

Diuretic needs higher among hyponatraemic ADHF patients

Short-term BP variability prognostic of total, cardiovascular mortality in hypertensives

Short-term BP variability prognostic of total, cardiovascular mortality in hypertensives

Social media ads drive cannabis use in teens

Social media ads drive cannabis use in teens

Genetic polymorphism protects against albuminuria, nephropathy in T2DM

Genetic polymorphism protects against albuminuria, nephropathy in T2DM

Low LDL-C tied to better cardiovascular outlook in diabetics

Low LDL-C tied to better cardiovascular outlook in diabetics

Does adding sitters to usual care reduce falls in high-risk patients?

Does adding sitters to usual care reduce falls in high-risk patients?

RA patients place higher value on treatment benefits over attributes for DMARD therapy

RA patients place higher value on treatment benefits over attributes for DMARD therapy