Introduction: Musculoskeletal diseases including gout, low back pain (LBP), osteoarthritis (OA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) impose a substantial health burden in…
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Burden and Risk Factors of Gout, Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis — China, 1990–2023
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The Evolution of Patterns of Mortality and Disability Burden Among Older Adults — China, 1990–2023
Introduction: China’s rapidly aging population poses profound public health challenges. Current research overlooks health heterogeneity across older subgroups,…Continue Reading
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High-Dose Rifampin Not Beneficial for Tuberculosis Meningitis
HealthDay News — No benefit of high-dose versus standard-dose rifampin is seen among adults with tuberculosis meningitis, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
David…
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Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers – Infectious Disease Advisor
- Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers Infectious Disease Advisor
- Is your drink increasing your cancer risk? Look at what experts say The News International
- Planning to have a blast this Christmas and new year?…
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Daily LED-Based PBM Therapy Improves Oral Mucositis During Radiation Therapy
Clinical, patient-reported, and functional outcomes demonstrated consistent benefit for intraoral photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy with or without concurrent…
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Reducing, Modifying Saturated Fat Intake Cuts Cardiovascular, Death Risk – Rheumatology Advisor
- Reducing, Modifying Saturated Fat Intake Cuts Cardiovascular, Death Risk Rheumatology Advisor
- Nina Teicholz | The war on saturated fat was never based on good science The Tribune-Democrat
- Opinion: The war on saturated fat, never based on good…
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Recommendations Developed for Managing Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
(HealthDay News) — In clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association and published online Dec. 18 in both the Journal of the American College of…
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CS Use Linked to Higher 90-Day Mortality in Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Among hypoxemic, non-HIV immunocompromised adults with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP or PCP), greater cumulative corticosteroid (CS) exposure is associated with increased 90-day mortality, according to study findings…
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Physical Frailty, Depression Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
HealthDay News — Individuals with physical frailty and depression have increased risk of dementia, with the highest risk for those with both, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in General…
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Cognitive Impairment in Veterans With RA Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors
More than two-thirds of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) cohort demonstrated cognitive impairment, and several modifiable factors such as pain, exhaustion, sleep disturbance, and reduced
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