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Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

10 Aug 2022 by

Surrogates of SARS-CoV-2* – a lipid enveloped RNA bacteriophage (Phi6) and two animal coronaviruses (CoVs; MHV and TGEV**) – survived in cold-storage temperatures for 30 days, a study finds, highlighting the risk of viral survival on food products and potential transmission on humans upon consumption.

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

10 Aug 2022

Gastric disease prevalence peaks during middle age, late adulthood

10 Aug 2022 by

There appears to be a twin-peak prevalence profile (TPP) for diseases of the stomach, including Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection, gastric cancer (GC), gastric intraepithelial neoplasia (GIN), and gastritis, according to a recent China study. The first peak typically occurs during middle-adulthood while the second peak happens in late life.

Gastric disease prevalence peaks during middle age, late adulthood

10 Aug 2022

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

10 Aug 2022

Intravenous treatment with ketamine is as good as that with fentanyl for procedural sedation in patients undergoing first-trimester outpatient surgical abortion, as reflected in patients’ satisfaction with their anaesthesia, according to a study.

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

10 Aug 2022

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

10 Aug 2022

There is currently no standard and well-validated tool to predict adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults, reports a recent meta-analysis.

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

10 Aug 2022

Premature menopause spells increased lung diseases risk for smokers

10 Aug 2022

Female smokers with early natural menopause are at high risk of developing malignant and nonmalignant lung diseases, as well as of death, as reported in a study.

Premature menopause spells increased lung diseases risk for smokers

10 Aug 2022

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

10 Aug 2022 by

Daily antibiotics are the current guideline-recommended standard for urinary tract infection (UTI). Interestingly, in the randomized, open-label ALTAR trial presented at EAU 2022, the urinary antiseptic methenamine hippurate was noninferior to antibiotic prophylaxis in women with recurrent UTI.

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

10 Aug 2022

Smoking ups risk of anal HPV infection in men

09 Aug 2022

Both the prevalence and incidence of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are higher among men who are current smokers than among their peers who have never smoked, according to data from the multinational HPV Infection in Men (HIM) study.

Smoking ups risk of anal HPV infection in men

09 Aug 2022

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

09 Aug 2022 by

Asians with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) do well with dronedarone, which lowers the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular (CV) events or death from any cause to a similar extent as in non-Asian patients from the ATHENA trial, according to the results of a post hoc analysis.

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

09 Aug 2022

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness ups risk of mortality

09 Aug 2022

An inverse, independent, and graded association exists between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mortality risk across the spectra of age, sex, and race, a recent study has found. In addition, there is no risk increase seen among extremely fit individuals.

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness ups risk of mortality

09 Aug 2022

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

09 Aug 2022 by

Combination therapy with methotrexate (MTX) plus etanercept (ETN) results in more improved outcomes in men than in women with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for minimal disease activity (MDA) and Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS), a study has shown.

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

09 Aug 2022

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Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

Gastric disease prevalence peaks during middle age, late adulthood

Gastric disease prevalence peaks during middle age, late adulthood

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

Premature menopause spells increased lung diseases risk for smokers

Premature menopause spells increased lung diseases risk for smokers

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

Smoking ups risk of anal HPV infection in men

Smoking ups risk of anal HPV infection in men

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness ups risk of mortality

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness ups risk of mortality

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women