Practice-updates
Effect of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Kidney and CV Events in Patients with Advanced Diabetic Kidney Disease
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice: Published
on December,
2022Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2
(SGLT2) Inhibitors also called gliflozins are a class of medicine used to lower
high blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Medicines in the
SGLT2 inhibitor class include Canagliflozin, Dapagliflozin, Empagliflozin, Ertugli...
FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS – Dr.
Boni E. Elewski.Luliconazole
(NULIZA ®) has something unique
to offer when it comes to treating tinea pedis. This is an azole drug, meaning
it is broad spectrum and kills dermatophytes, yeast, and molds. Also, like all
azoles, it has some antibacterial activity.
The generic Luliconazole
(NULIZA ®) is approved f...
Nature Medicine: Published on November, 2022Obesity is a chronic, relapsing
disease with a substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden. Drug
interventions for the treatment of obesity provide a potential valuable adjunct
to lifestyle interventions, which often achieve only limited weight loss that
is difficult to maintain. Semagluti...
AHA Journal: Circulation: Published on February,
2023Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(LDL-C) level is a well-established risk factor for atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease. However, the optimal achieved LDL-C level with regard
to efficacy and safety in the long term remains unknown.TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis study assessed the
relationship...
Nature Reviews: Urology: Published on August, 2022Premature ejaculation (PE) is a prevalent and common male sexual dysfunction. The first treatment
modalities for PE were with psychotherapy focussing on the sexual relationship
and anxiety related to sexual satisfaction with a partner. The use of sexual psychology can play a role in the...
Diabetes Care Journal: Published on January 2023Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a
complex disorder associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. GDM is a global problem and has an
estimated prevalence of 14%. The term gestational glucose intolerance (GGI) is
applied to women who have an abnormal screening 50-g glucose challenge test
(...
Chest Journal: Published on November, 2022TAKE-HOME MESSAGEIn this single-center, open-label, randomized trial,
hemodynamically stable patients presenting to an emergency department with
hemoptysis were assigned to receive different formulations of tranexamic acid
(TA). The 55 patients randomized to receive nebulized TA were found
to have a sig...
The American Journal of
Gastroenterology
GERD MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Management
of GERD requires a multifaceted approach, taking into account the symptom
presentation, endoscopic findings, and likely physiological abnormalities.
Medical
management includes lifestyle modifications and pharmacologic therapy,
principally with medication...
Diabetes Research and
Clinical Practice: Published
on July, 2022The American Diabetes Association recommends that metformin
should be started at the time of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosis,
unless there are contraindications. Metformin is safe, effective, economic,
and might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and death. When gl...
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...
Hypertension is one of the leading
public health challenges worldwide. It is common in both developed and
developing countries.
Essential hypertension is believed
to be a result of complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
Increased peripheral resistance is responsible for most of the cases of
essential hypertension....
GERD is associated with substantial
reductions in subjective well-being, lower work productivity, and increased
healthcare use. The GERD in the Asia Pacific Survey (GAPS) found that GERD had
a negative impact on well-being for 94% of respondents in terms of stress (68%
of respondents), restrictions to daily activities (50%), and reduced wor...
