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Ginseng may protect breast cancer patients against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity

10 Oct 2023

Supplementation with ginseng appears to provide protective benefits against early cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction caused by doxorubicin and may help prevent early decline in left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with breast cancer, suggests a study.

Ginseng may protect breast cancer patients against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity

10 Oct 2023

Exposure to flood ups risk of death

10 Oct 2023 by

Communities that are prone to floods appear to have increased risks of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory deaths that can last for up to 60 days, reveals a time series study. Such associations could vary depending on local climate, socioeconomic status, and older age.

Exposure to flood ups risk of death

10 Oct 2023

Pott’s puffy tumor not uncommon in teens with prolonged headache

10 Oct 2023

A recent study recommends having a high index of suspicion for Pott’s puffy tumour (PPT), a rare complication of frontal sinusitis, among adolescents who present with prolonged headache or frontal swelling.

Pott’s puffy tumor not uncommon in teens with prolonged headache

10 Oct 2023

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (15-30 September 2023)

10 Oct 2023

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 15-30 September 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (15-30 September 2023)

10 Oct 2023

Sleep, eating variability linked to early atherosclerosis in young adults

10 Oct 2023

Individuals with irregular sleep patterns and eating times are more likely to have thicker carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), which is a marker of early atherosclerosis, in early adulthood, according to a study.

Sleep, eating variability linked to early atherosclerosis in young adults

10 Oct 2023

VR may hold promise for treatment of persistent persecutory delusions

10 Oct 2023 by

Virtual reality (VR) cognitive therapy and VR mental relaxation therapy provide comparable improvements in persistent persecutory delusion with high uptake rates, the THRIVE trial has shown.

VR may hold promise for treatment of persistent persecutory delusions

10 Oct 2023

Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?

10 Oct 2023 by

A large population-based prospective cohort study finds that loneliness is associated with increased risk of incident Parkinson’s disease (PD) across demographic groups, independently of depression and other prominent risk factors, including genetic risk.

Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?

10 Oct 2023

Women with difficulty falling, staying asleep at risk of hypertension

09 Oct 2023 by

Symptoms of insomnia may be associated with an elevated risk of hypertension in women.

Women with difficulty falling, staying asleep at risk of hypertension

09 Oct 2023

H pylori a usual finding during endoscopy for other paediatric GI diseases

09 Oct 2023

A common incidental discovery during upper endoscopy for the diagnosis of common paediatric gastrointestinal (GI) diseases is Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) gastritis, a recent study has revealed. However, indications for treatment are not clear and warrant further research.

H pylori a usual finding during endoscopy for other paediatric GI diseases

09 Oct 2023

Resistance exercise prevents ADT-induced muscle loss in patients with prostate cancer

09 Oct 2023 by

Resistance exercise training counters the negative effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and improves muscle fibre size, as well as capillarization, in patients with prostate cancer, reports a study.

Resistance exercise prevents ADT-induced muscle loss in patients with prostate cancer

09 Oct 2023

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Ginseng may protect breast cancer patients against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity

Ginseng may protect breast cancer patients against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity

Exposure to flood ups risk of death

Exposure to flood ups risk of death

Pott’s puffy tumor not uncommon in teens with prolonged headache

Pott’s puffy tumor not uncommon in teens with prolonged headache

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (15-30 September 2023)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (15-30 September 2023)

Sleep, eating variability linked to early atherosclerosis in young adults

Sleep, eating variability linked to early atherosclerosis in young adults

VR may hold promise for treatment of persistent persecutory delusions

VR may hold promise for treatment of persistent persecutory delusions

Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?

Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?

Women with difficulty falling, staying asleep at risk of hypertension

Women with difficulty falling, staying asleep at risk of hypertension

H pylori a usual finding during endoscopy for other paediatric GI diseases

H pylori a usual finding during endoscopy for other paediatric GI diseases

Resistance exercise prevents ADT-induced muscle loss in patients with prostate cancer

Resistance exercise prevents ADT-induced muscle loss in patients with prostate cancer