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By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) - Eating large amounts of cured meats was linked to worse symptoms among asthma sufferers, a French study found.
In this Q&A, Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, discusses interventions to address the health care disparities that exist along the care continuum for certain patient populations who are at-risk for HIV infection.
In this video, Jesse L. Berry, MD, discusses her team's study that examined the use of aqueous humor liquid biopsy to determine metastatic risk in patients with uveal melanoma (UM). Dr Berry talks about how this method of biopsy impacts the clinical care of patients with UM, what knowledge gaps currently exist, and the future of this area of research.
Stimwave Freedom Spinal Cord Stimulation System was developed to treat patients with chronic leg and back pain as a permanent, long-term implant.
A new study explores the healing power of yoga and whether practicing yoga once per week can lower heart rate and blood pressure in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
<p><span> Gene therapy designed to treat progressive childhood blindness caused by Leber congenital amaurosis has turned out to offer only short-lived improvements in vision.</span></p>
<p>U.K. 15-year-olds most exposed to alcohol use in films were most likely to have tried alcohol and twice as likely to have been binge drinking.</p>
Researchers analyzed the effects that diets rich in red meat, white meat, and plants have on TMAO levels, metabolism, and renal excretion.
Physician decision-making about NFCE rests solely with clinical evaluation of the patient.
In this commentary, Michael Bloch, MD, writes about renin-angiotensin system-blocking agents and how they affect the disease course of COVID-19.
<p> Foam soaps are increasingly replacing traditional liquid soaps in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, the food industry and other public spaces.</p>
Dr John Anderson, Dr Pam Taub, and Dr Mark Greathouse review the relationship between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), including how T2D exacerbates CVD and the risk from CVD, and what the national medical associations recommend for patients with T2D and CVD.
<p><span>A portable ultrasound may be effective at diagnosing pediatric pneumonia, a small study suggests, potentially offering a more affordable and accessible alternative to chest X-rays.</span></p>
<p>Children who carry presenilin 1 E280A mutations associated with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease show functional and structural brain changes and abnormal levels of plasma Abeta1-42.</p><p> </p>
By Kathryn DoyleIt's known that women, as a group, outlive men, but the female survival advantage begins at birth and may stem from some fundamental vulnerability of boys, according to a new study.Researchers looking at U.S. national data on both boys and girls from infancy up to age 20 found boys more likely to experience a range of illnesses, and to die of them, than girls.
After analyzing data on more than 10,000 participants in the global SMART and START studies, researchers determined the effect of deferred or intermittent ART usage on disease risk.