Category: 6. Health

  • ’Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet? – The Irish Times

    ’Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet? – The Irish Times

    How is your tummy after the recent consumption of festive food?

    Probably not as stuffed to the gills as you were on Christmas night, but likely to be still feeling a little bloated, perhaps with a touch of acid reflux upsetting your equilibrium…

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  • Interventional glaucoma: Redefining the optometrist’s role in modern glaucoma management

    Interventional glaucoma: Redefining the optometrist’s role in modern glaucoma management

    Glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness globally, has traditionally been managed through a combination of topical medications, laser procedures and incisional surgeries.The advent of interventional glaucoma, a treatment paradigm…

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  • Multiple Epithelial Barrier Diseases Are Associated With Seborrheic Dermatitis

    Multiple Epithelial Barrier Diseases Are Associated With Seborrheic Dermatitis

    Seborrheic dermatitis is positively associated with other epithelial barrier diseases (EBDs) originating from various epithelial barriers, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

    Researchers…

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  • Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers – Rheumatology Advisor

    1. Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers  Rheumatology Advisor
    2. Think ‘Moderate’ Drinking Is Harmless? A 62-Study Review Raises Cancer Concerns  Study Finds
    3. Medical Bulletin 29/December/2025  Medical Dialogues
    4. Low…

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  • Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors Suggests Need for Lifestyle Interventions

    Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors Suggests Need for Lifestyle Interventions

    Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs), independent of their underlying genetic risk and their cancer treatment, according to research published by the Journal of the National…

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  • SGLT2 Inhibitors Show No Increased UTI Risk in RA and Diabetes

    SGLT2 Inhibitors Show No Increased UTI Risk in RA and Diabetes

    Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and diabetes is not associated with a clear increase in overall urinary tract infection (UTI) risk, according to study results…

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  • Hidden Hormonal Disorders Are Silently Damaging Male Fertility, Say Experts – BW Healthcare

    1. Hidden Hormonal Disorders Are Silently Damaging Male Fertility, Say Experts  BW Healthcare
    2. Couple Infertility: The Male Factor Is Often Overlooked  Medscape
    3. Male Fertility Issues Account For Nearly Half Of Infertility Cases – LPPKN Specialist  

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  • How can you protect your brain health? Move, brush regularly, check your blood pressure

    How can you protect your brain health? Move, brush regularly, check your blood pressure

    This is the 79th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope.

    As the new year approaches, four doctors with a special interest in brain health describe the best…

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  • Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Technologies for Prevention of Stroke and Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Watchman Versus Oral Anticoagulation and Alternative Device Platforms

    Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Technologies for Prevention of Stroke and Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Watchman Versus Oral Anticoagulation and Alternative Device Platforms

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