Disease-information
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications: September
2023Kidney disease is a diabetes-related
complication and diabetes is the most common cause of end-stage kidney disease
(ESKD) in the world.This study analyzed the incidence of kidney disease in the
Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study.TAKE-HOME MESSAGEAfter 21
years of randomization i...
Annals of Internal Medicine: Published May 2024Testosterone (T) levels slowly
decline as we age, and serum hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels gradually
increase. As SHBG increases, there is less T available to the tissues. There
are several conditions that reduce levels of T; these include being overweight,
having metabolic dysfunction, liv...
Annals of Internal Medicine: Published May 2024Testosterone (T) levels slowly
decline as we age, and serum hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels gradually
increase. As SHBG increases, there is less T available to the tissues. There
are several conditions that reduce levels of T; these include being overweight,
having metabolic dysfunction, liv...
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes: Published
Apr 2024TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis study
used data from the FAST-MI program to examine the effect of lipid-lowering
therapy (LLT) (atorvastatin ≥40 mg or equivalent or any combination of a statin
and ezetimibe) intensity on long-term mortality in 2258 patients aged 80 years
or older who ex...
Gastroenterology: AGA Journal: Published March, 2019Prior research has shown an
association between proton pump inhibitors and fracture risk. This study
checked for markers for bone reabsorption and formation and followed bone
mineral density and the incidence of fractures. It also looked at levels of
calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and parath...
During
the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims practice daily fasting from dawn to sunset.
This commitment changes their daily food routine in terms of number of meals,
quantity of caloric intake, and types of food consumed. This
change in consumption patterns during Ramadan has an effect on metabolism and
weight, sleeping patterns, and possibly ga...
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology: Published:
October, 2023Dental extraction is the most
common oral surgical procedure in the worldwide population. Similarly,
antiplatelet therapy (APT) is considered 1 of the most prescribed therapies due
to the high worldwide prevalence of ischemic and cardiovascular diseases.Pati...
Neurogastroenterology and Motility Journal: Published:
September 2022GERD is a condition that develops
when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or
complications. These symptoms include typical ones, such as heartburn,
regurgitation, or both, angina-mimicking non-cardiac chest pain, and
extra-esophageal symptoms,...
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
(GERD) is a disorder involving troublesome symptoms associated with persistent reflux
of gastric contents into the esophagus. Symptoms include heartburn, cough,
epigastric pain, vomiting, and regurgitation.GERD is proposed to have 5 distinct
presentations—nonerosive GERD (NERD), erosive esophagitis (EE), functio...
Dexlansoprazole is a new proton
pump inhibitor (PPI) with a dual delayed-release system. Both dexlansoprazole
and esomeprazole are an enantiomer of lansoprazole and omeprazole respectively.TAKE HOME MESSAGEThis study aims to compare the efficacy of Dexlansoprazole with Esomeprazole
in healing erosive oesophagitis (EO), the maintenance of healed...
International Journal of Molecular Science: Published
on January
2024Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD) is a common disease of the digestive system with a worldwide prevalence
of 8 to 33% and is characterized by the persistent reflux of gastroduodenal
content that ascends through the esophageal tube, causing esophageal and
extraesophageal...
Diabetes, Obesity &
Metabolism Journal: Published:
December 2023Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and liver diseases are closely
associated. T2D is an independent risk factor for chronic liver diseases,
including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD),
non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma...
