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Use of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) appears to increase the risk of developing glaucoma, suggests a study. In addition, use of systemic beta blockers is associated with lower intraocular pressure (IOP).

A systematic review and meta-analysis from Singapore demonstrates that parental smoking is not a strong risk factor for offspring eczema, food allergy, and food sensitization development.

In the treatment of select patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), otilimab is neither better than placebo nor noninferior to sarilumab in terms of the proportion of patients achieving an American College of Rheumatology ≥20 percent response (ACR20), according to the results of the phase III ContRAst 3 study.

Older adults with hypertension who are on blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications are better protected against dementia than those with untreated hypertension, and this is true across all ages in late life, according to an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Use of a chemometric approach appears helpful in the evaluation of interactions between antiretroviral medications and food, suggests a recent study.

A decrease in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) results in a reduced risk of death among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), suggests a study.