Disease-information
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (USPSTF): JAMA
NETWORK: Published on August, 2022Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is
highly prevalent and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Statins are
used to prevent CVD-associated morbidity and mortality because of their
positive effects on lipid profiles as well as anti-infl...
American Heart Association Journal: Published on February, 2021TAKE HOME MESSAGE:What Is New?To determine the impact of
differences in blood pressure between arms on cardiovascular outcomes (eg,
heart attack, death), data from over 57 000 individuals from 24 studies around
the world were collated into one large dataset and analyzed.Results sugge...
JAMA Network: Published on April, 2022CVD remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
globally. Prevention strategies must address all aspects of a patient’s
lifestyle habits, including healthy nutrition, physical activity, smoking
cessation, and stress reduction. When an individual’s risk is sufficiently
high, pharmacologic therapy is o...
Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation: Published
on April, 2022High blood pressure (BP) is common
after ischemic stroke and associated with a poor functional outcome and
increased mortality. Reducing blood pressure (BP) is a
highly effective strategy for long-term stroke prevention. Despite
overwhelmingly clear evidence from randomized tri...
Hypertension is the most common
non-communicable disease, which persists as a major risk factor of
cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, myocardial Infarction, and heart
failure. Another major problem in clinical practice was the patients' adherence
to treatment, directly related to the number of hypertension pills to be taken.Thus, determini...
BMJ: British Medical
Journal: Published on September, 2022The harmful effects of added sugars on various health
outcomes including cardiometabolic disorders have been extensively studied,
meta-analysed and are currently recognised as major risk factors by public
health authorities. In particular, the World Health Organization recommends
t...
Journal of Hypertension:
Most patients with hypertension
require more than one drug to attain recommended blood pressure (BP) targets.
Initiating therapy with two agents is recommended for patients at high risk of
a cardiovascular event.
Fixed drug combinations are
increasingly used in antihypertensive therapy, so it is necessary to...
Clinical trials in hypertension
have repeatedly shown that adequate blood pressure (BP) control is important
for the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, most
patients do not achieve target BP levels, and the majority of them require
combination therapy with two or more drugs in order to obtain an adequate BP
redu...
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG):
Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent
condition that causes dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain that affects 6–10% of women
of reproductive age.
Elagolix is an oral, nonpeptide Gonadotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH) antagonist suppressed estradiol production in a dose-depend...
Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis) is often
confused with non-infected nail dystrophy due to skin disease, particularly
psoriasis (also, lichen planus).
Onychomycosis may look similar to nail
dystrophy due to psoriasis but those can be differentiated by presence of psoriasis in
the surrounding skin with pitting nail or by circular area of...
American Family Physician (AFP) Journal:
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common
skin condition in infants, adolescents, and adults.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic
inflammatory dermatologic condition that usually appears on areas of the body
with a large density of sebaceous glands, such as the scalp, face, chest, back,
axilla, and gro...
Journal of Fungi: A Systematic
Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Tinea pedis, or athlete’s foot, is
a superficial fungal infection of the skin of the feet caused by dermatophytes,
most commonly Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophyte and
Epidermophyton floccosum.
Tinea pedis is common worldwide,
with more than 70% of t...
