The new year is a time to set new goals, and for many people this means losing weight and improving fitness. Although these goals are best met with a nutritious diet and regular physical activity, many people may turn to dietary supplements for a boost to their routines.
The new year is a time to set new goals, and for many people this means losing weight and improving fitness. Although these goals are best met with a nutritious diet and regular physical activity, many people may turn to dietary supplements for a boost to their routines.
According to epidemiological studies, researchers observed and examined that an increased PLT count is associated with an increased incidence of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. They observed a significant inverse association between indoor cold exposure and PLT count.
Among patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for localized esophageal cancer, the dose of radiation that reaches the lung, but not that reaching the heart, has been shown to be an independent predictor of survival, according to a study presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (GICS) 2018.
In the largest single-center study, published in Arthritis and Rheumatology, of patients with rheumatologic diseases who were prescribed modern cancer immunotherapy with what are called immune checkpoint inhibitors, only a minority of patients experienced a flare of their rheumatologic disease or immune-related side effects.
New consensus guidelines, appeared in Gastroenterology, aim to standardize the use of computed tomography enterography (CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients with small-bowel disease.
New data confirm the value of early low-dose prophylactic hydrocortisone in extremely preterm infants and suggest that those born after placental vascular disease may benefit the most. The study findings were published in The Pediatrics
The researchers aim in the present study was to examine the incidence and seasonal variation of Distal Radius Fractures( DRFs) in Korea based on an analysis of nationwide data acquired from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA).
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that solanezumab, a monoclonal antibody-based treatment for Alzheimer's disease developed by Eli Lilly that targets amyloid plaques, did not significantly slow cognitive decline.
Research from Switzerland suggests cataract surgery and implantation of a Baerveldt tube (BT) for glaucoma should be done separately in most cases, but may be combined in some,. The study was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
The benefits of low-intensity physical activity, such as standing, walking or doing household chores, can be more health beneficial than once thought. According to a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Clinical Epidemiology, replacing half an hour's sedentariness a day with everyday activity reduces the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease by 24%.
A new paradigm to individualize treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers, researchers have shown that positron emission tomography (PET) can help guide chemotherapy decisions for patients and improve outcomes.