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Bean intake may lower dementia risk
Bean intake may lower dementia risk
20 Feb 2023

Dietary consumption of beans appears protective against the risk of disabling dementia in patients without a history of stroke, results of the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS) have shown.

Bean intake may lower dementia risk
20 Feb 2023
Is adjunctive vitamin C beneficial to critically ill patients with COVID-19?
Is adjunctive vitamin C beneficial to critically ill patients with COVID-19?
20 Feb 2023 byStephen Padilla

Use of adjunctive intravenous (IV) vitamin C for the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection does not achieve the desired outcome of a reduction in the incidence of mortality, vasopressor requirements, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores, or ventilator settings, reports a study.

Is adjunctive vitamin C beneficial to critically ill patients with COVID-19?
20 Feb 2023
Fracture risk not higher with SGLT2 vs DPP4 inhibitors
Fracture risk not higher with SGLT2 vs DPP4 inhibitors
19 Feb 2023

The use of sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors among patients with diabetes does not pose an increased risk of developing fractures as compared with dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors, and this is true across estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria categories, as shown in a study.

Fracture risk not higher with SGLT2 vs DPP4 inhibitors
19 Feb 2023