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A cup of leafy greens a day makes the heart sturdy

27 Sep 2021 by

Eating just one cup of nitrate-rich vegetables, either cooked or raw, daily may go a long way toward lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study.

A cup of leafy greens a day makes the heart sturdy

27 Sep 2021

Exaggerated BP response to exercise predicts stroke

27 Sep 2021

The risk of stroke increases with growing difference between resting and maximal exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP), independent of BP at rest, according to a study. This suggests that an exaggerated BP response to physical exercise is independently predictive of stroke.

Exaggerated BP response to exercise predicts stroke

27 Sep 2021

Lung function more stable but death risk higher in advanced IPF patients on antifibrotics

27 Sep 2021

Patients with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the time of initiation with nintedanib or pirfenidone demonstrate more stable lung function over time, but substantially higher risk of death, compared to those with mild-to-moderate IPF, according to the results of a recent study.

Lung function more stable but death risk higher in advanced IPF patients on antifibrotics

27 Sep 2021

Lazy eye common in poor, obese teens

27 Sep 2021 by

A new study linked amblyopia – otherwise called lazy eye – to poverty, below-average cognitive scores, and yes, obesity, in teenagers.

Lazy eye common in poor, obese teens

27 Sep 2021

Abnormal STE myocardial function prevalent in women with HELLP syndrome history

27 Sep 2021

The rate of abnormal speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) myocardial function is high during the first years following a pregnancy complicated by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome, regardless of whether there was concomitant pre-eclampsia (PE), reveals a study.

Abnormal STE myocardial function prevalent in women with HELLP syndrome history

27 Sep 2021

Olanzapine a favourable alternative to dexamethasone for CINV

27 Sep 2021 by

Olanzapine administered at a dose of 5 mg was noninferior to dexamethasone and is associated with fewer adverse effects than dexamethasone for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), according to data presented at ESMO 2021.

Olanzapine a favourable alternative to dexamethasone for CINV

27 Sep 2021

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

27 Sep 2021 by

TrackPAD, a mobile phone health app designed specifically for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), leads to better exercise outcomes, improving their 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) and disease-related quality of life (QoL), according to a recent study.

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

27 Sep 2021

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

27 Sep 2021 by

A combined regimen of ribociclib plus letrozole as first-line treatment provides a statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit vs placebo plus letrozole in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor–positive and HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (BC), results of the phase III MONALEESA-2 study have shown.

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

27 Sep 2021

Thailand National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

27 Sep 2021

The National List of Essential Medicines is a list of medications used in the hospitals and public health services in Thailand.

Thailand National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

27 Sep 2021

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

26 Sep 2021 by

Antibody response was significantly enhanced with a third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine in organ transplant recipients, reveal data of a randomized trial.

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

26 Sep 2021

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A cup of leafy greens a day makes the heart sturdy

A cup of leafy greens a day makes the heart sturdy

Exaggerated BP response to exercise predicts stroke

Exaggerated BP response to exercise predicts stroke

Lung function more stable but death risk higher in advanced IPF patients on antifibrotics

Lung function more stable but death risk higher in advanced IPF patients on antifibrotics

Lazy eye common in poor, obese teens

Lazy eye common in poor, obese teens

Abnormal STE myocardial function prevalent in women with HELLP syndrome history

Abnormal STE myocardial function prevalent in women with HELLP syndrome history

Olanzapine a favourable alternative to dexamethasone for CINV

Olanzapine a favourable alternative to dexamethasone for CINV

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Thailand National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

Thailand National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients