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Plant-based proteins may promote better sleep

17 Mar 2022 by

Dietary protein seems to have positive effects on sleep duration in middle-aged and older adults, especially when looking at the amino acid tryptophan (Trp) and its ratio with large neutral amino acids (LNAA), according to a recent Singapore study.

Plant-based proteins may promote better sleep

17 Mar 2022

Diets rich in sugar, fast food bad for lung health

17 Mar 2022

Keeping a diet high in sweets and fast food seems to worsen the risk of asthma, reports a recent Qatar study.

Diets rich in sugar, fast food bad for lung health

17 Mar 2022

Alcohol drinking chips away at brain

17 Mar 2022

Even moderate alcohol drinking can be detrimental to cognitive health, such that intake levels of only one to two daily alcohol units lead to a reduction in brain volume, which becomes greater as alcohol intake increases, a study has found.

Alcohol drinking chips away at brain

17 Mar 2022

$Surgery lowers risk of fracture in primary hyperparathyroidism$

Surgery lowers risk of fracture in primary hyperparathyroidism

17 Mar 2022

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are at increased risk of fractures, but surgery appears to be protective, according to a study.

Surgery lowers risk of fracture in primary hyperparathyroidism

17 Mar 2022

IM olanzapine cost-effective for acute agitation in A&E departments

17 Mar 2022 by

Intramuscular (IM) olanzapine is similarly cost-effective with a better safety profile compared with IM haloperidol for sedating patients with acute agitation in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments, according to cost-effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) conducted by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and clinical teams of six A&E departments of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA).

IM olanzapine cost-effective for acute agitation in A&E departments

17 Mar 2022

Budesonide reduces nasal congestion symptoms in adults with rhinitis

17 Mar 2022 by

Treatment with intranasal budesonide significantly reduces nasal congestion symptoms in adults with rhinitis triggered or worsened by airborne pollution, according to a study presented at AAAAI 2022.

Budesonide reduces nasal congestion symptoms in adults with rhinitis

17 Mar 2022

Respiratory-gated PET-CT improves liver tumour imaging

17 Mar 2022 by

A prospective clinical study conducted by the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital in collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has demonstrated the feasibility of implementing respiratory-gated PET-CT for liver malignancies with improved image quality compared with ungated scans.

Respiratory-gated PET-CT improves liver tumour imaging

17 Mar 2022

Glycaemic control not a risk factor for cerebral small vessel disease in T1D

16 Mar 2022

Among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), medium- and long-term blood glucose control and long-term glycaemic variability do not exert any influence on the risk of developing cerebral small vessel disease, a study has found.

Glycaemic control not a risk factor for cerebral small vessel disease in T1D

16 Mar 2022

Olaparib-abiraterone combo improves PFS in mCRPC

16 Mar 2022 by

The combination of olaparib and abiraterone in the first-line setting improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), results of the phase III PROpel trial showed.

Olaparib-abiraterone combo improves PFS in mCRPC

16 Mar 2022

Previous delivery of low-weight babies not an indication for subsequent low-dose aspirin use

16 Mar 2022 by

Low-dose aspirin falls short of preventing the incidence of small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonates in subsequent pregnancies, suggesting that the drug should not be used to prevent the recurrence of delivering smaller babies, according to a study.

Previous delivery of low-weight babies not an indication for subsequent low-dose aspirin use

16 Mar 2022

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Plant-based proteins may promote better sleep

Plant-based proteins may promote better sleep

Diets rich in sugar, fast food bad for lung health

Diets rich in sugar, fast food bad for lung health

Alcohol drinking chips away at brain

Alcohol drinking chips away at brain

Surgery lowers risk of fracture in primary hyperparathyroidism

Surgery lowers risk of fracture in primary hyperparathyroidism

IM olanzapine cost-effective for acute agitation in A&E departments

IM olanzapine cost-effective for acute agitation in A&E departments

Budesonide reduces nasal congestion symptoms in adults with rhinitis

Budesonide reduces nasal congestion symptoms in adults with rhinitis

Respiratory-gated PET-CT improves liver tumour imaging

Respiratory-gated PET-CT improves liver tumour imaging

Glycaemic control not a risk factor for cerebral small vessel disease in T1D

Glycaemic control not a risk factor for cerebral small vessel disease in T1D

Olaparib-abiraterone combo improves PFS in mCRPC

Olaparib-abiraterone combo improves PFS in mCRPC

Previous delivery of low-weight babies not an indication for subsequent low-dose aspirin use

Previous delivery of low-weight babies not an indication for subsequent low-dose aspirin use