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Cranberry juice a potential treatment for H pylori infection?

19 Sep 2020 by

Consuming cranberry juice twice daily for 8 weeks can help suppress Helicobacter (H.) pylori infection among Chinese adults, suggests a randomized study — thus opening the door to using cranberry juice as a complementary approach to H. pylori management.

Cranberry juice a potential treatment for H pylori infection?

19 Sep 2020

BCG vaccination at birth confers no benefit for COVID-19 in midlife

18 Sep 2020

Receipt of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) tuberculosis vaccine at birth does not appear to protect against the development of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in middle-aged individuals, a study reports.

BCG vaccination at birth confers no benefit for COVID-19 in midlife

18 Sep 2020

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

16 Sep 2020 by

A risk-stratified testing strategy employed at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) helped minimize disruption to surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced virus transmission to healthcare workers (HCWs), a recent study showed.

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

16 Sep 2020

People living with HIV need help for their mental health, too

16 Sep 2020 by

People living with HIV (PLWHIV) commonly suffer from depression and anxiety, as well as worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL), according to a recent study.

People living with HIV need help for their mental health, too

16 Sep 2020

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

14 Sep 2020 by

Patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for hypertension should continue these medications, according to primary results of the BRACE CORONA trial presented at ESC 2020.

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

14 Sep 2020

H. pylori infection ups risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia

14 Sep 2020

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with a higher risk of developing advanced colorectal neoplasia (AN), reports a study. Such correlation is consistent in both serological and histologic assessments of H. pylori infection.

H. pylori infection ups risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia

14 Sep 2020

Flu vaccination during pregnancy does not up autism risk in offspring

11 Sep 2020

Maternal influenza A/H1N1 immunization during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the offspring, results of a large cohort study have shown.

Flu vaccination during pregnancy does not up autism risk in offspring

11 Sep 2020

Switch from TDF to TAF does not affect viral suppression in chronic HBV

10 Sep 2020 by

In virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) did not affect their rates of viral suppression, according to the final 96-week analysis of a phase III study.

Switch from TDF to TAF does not affect viral suppression in chronic HBV

10 Sep 2020

WhatsApp at forefront of Singapore’s fight against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

10 Sep 2020 by

Online messaging apps may be helpful in spreading trustworthy information regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, allaying the public’s distress and promoting well-being, according to a recent Singapore study.

WhatsApp at forefront of Singapore’s fight against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

10 Sep 2020

COVID-19 patients with STEMI prone to higher thrombus burden, worse outcomes

09 Sep 2020 by

There appears to be a higher thrombus burden and poorer outcomes in patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to a recent study.

COVID-19 patients with STEMI prone to higher thrombus burden, worse outcomes

09 Sep 2020

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Cranberry juice a potential treatment for H pylori infection?

Cranberry juice a potential treatment for H pylori infection?

BCG vaccination at birth confers no benefit for COVID-19 in midlife

BCG vaccination at birth confers no benefit for COVID-19 in midlife

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

People living with HIV need help for their mental health, too

People living with HIV need help for their mental health, too

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

H. pylori infection ups risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia

H. pylori infection ups risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia

Flu vaccination during pregnancy does not up autism risk in offspring

Flu vaccination during pregnancy does not up autism risk in offspring

Switch from TDF to TAF does not affect viral suppression in chronic HBV

Switch from TDF to TAF does not affect viral suppression in chronic HBV

WhatsApp at forefront of Singapore’s fight against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

WhatsApp at forefront of Singapore’s fight against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

COVID-19 patients with STEMI prone to higher thrombus burden, worse outcomes

COVID-19 patients with STEMI prone to higher thrombus burden, worse outcomes