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Heart disease likely to be impacted by COVID-19 for years to come

Written by | 7 Feb 2021

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2021 Update,

Diabetes raises the risk of coronary heart disease in younger women

Written by | 5 Feb 2021

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Women under 55 with type-2 diabetes have a 10-fold increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) during the two decades following diagnosis,… read more.

Post-surgical patch releases non-opioid painkiller directly to the wound

Written by | 31 Jan 2021

A Duke-led team of scientists has developed a bio-compatible surgical patch that releases non-opioid painkillers directly to the site of a wound for days and then dissolves away.

Link between gut microbes, diet and illnesses

Written by | 30 Jan 2021

Diets rich in healthy and plant-based foods encourages the presence of gut microbes that are linked to a lower risk of common illnesses including heart disease, research has… read more.

Oral insulin nanoparticles could be an alternative to jabs

Written by | 29 Jan 2021

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed insulin nanoparticles that may one day become the basis for an oral medicine, and an alternative to insulin… read more.

Poor gut health connected to severe COVID-19

Written by | 22 Jan 2021

People infected with COVID-19 experience a wide range of symptoms and severities, the most commonly reported including high fevers and respiratory problems.

EU approved 96 new medicines in 2020

Written by | 14 Jan 2021

The European Medicines Agency gave its backing to 15 new medicines at its December meeting, taking its total for the year to 96.

Lifestyle intervention almost halves risk of Type 2 diabetes

Written by | 4 Jan 2021

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Among persons with prediabetes, a lifestyle intervention can almost halve the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers from a large, new study… read more.

Diabetes drug canagliflozin slows advanced kidney disease

Written by | 2 Jan 2021

Article written by Bruce Sylvester The diabetes drug canagliflozin, which has already shown efficacy in slowing kidney disease, is also effective among patients with advanced kidney disease.

TB vaccine linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19

Written by | 24 Dec 2020

A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai.

Vegans, vegetarians and pescetarians may be at higher risk of bone fractures

Written by | 23 Dec 2020

Compared with people who ate meat, vegans with lower calcium and protein intakes on average, had a 43% higher risk of fractures anywhere in the body (total fractures),… read more.

Methotrexate effective for pain and inflammation in knee osteoarthritis

Written by | 5 Dec 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Researchers report that methotrexate is an effective treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who have pain and inflammation.

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