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CNN goes underground at Israel’s only shielded blood bank Link Copied! CNN’s Wolf Blitzer gets a tour of an underground blood bank in Israel that is built to withstand a direct attack. 03:24 – Source: CNN
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Cardiovascular
Sex-related differences for uric acid in the prediction of cardiovascular events in essential hypertension. A population prospective study
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Mazzali M, Hughes J, Kim YG, Jefferson JA, Kang DH, Gordon KL, et al. Elevated uric acid increases blood pressure in the rat by a novel crystal-independent mechanism. Hypertension. 2001;38:1101–6. https://doi.org/10.1161/hy1101.092839. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Feig DI, Johnson RJ. Hyperuricemia in childhood primary hypertension. Hypertension. 2003;42:247–52. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.HYP.0000085858.66548.59. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Johnson RJ, […]
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Newswise — Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infection, even at very low levels of gastrointestinal inflammation. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with a population prevalence of around 0.5%. The main types of […]
Cardiovascular
Association of serum copper (Cu) with cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality in a general population: a prospective cohort study
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(WHO) WHO. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). 2017;2023. Ding D, Lawson KD, Kolbe-Alexander TL, Finkelstein EA, Katzmarzyk PT, van Mechelen W, Pratt M. The economic burden of Physical Inactivity: a global analysis of major non-communicable Diseases. Lancet. 2016;388:1311–24. PubMed Google Scholar Li Z, Fan Y, Tao C, Yan W, Huang Y, Qian H, Xu Q, Wan T, […]
Infection
The mechanisms of nerve injury caused by viral infection in the occurrence of gastrointestinal motility disorder-related diseases
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Ouyang A, Locke GR 3. rd. Overview of neurogastroenterology-gastrointestinal motility and functional GI disorders: classification, prevalence, and epidemiology. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2007;36:485 – 98, vii. Mittal R, Vaezi MF. Esophageal motility Disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease. N Engl J Med. 2020;383:1961–72. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Thapar N, Saliakellis E, Benninga MA, Borrelli O, Curry […]
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Caring for a little one often requires some detective work. Are they fussing because they’re hungry? Wet diaper? Sleepy? If none of these seem to be the case, it could be an ear infection. “Childhood ear infections are extremely common,” explains Aileen Wertz, MD, a pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist at Geisinger. “The […]
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The 50-mg dose of the investigational drug brilaroxazine significantly reduced symptoms of schizophrenia in adults within 4 weeks in the phase III RECOVER trial, developer Reviva Pharmaceuticals announced. Severe mental illness was linked with a 50% higher risk of death following COVID infection. (British Journal of Psychiatry) A simple blood test may bolster the differential […]
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Editor’s note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify [email protected] if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. I think the clinicians should really be in a position to emphasize the importance of controlling high levels of phosphorus in blood. They should know that this is an important risk factor for mortality and […]
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular and VTE Risk With JAK Inhibitors in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases
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Key Points Question Are Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and venous thromboembolism (VTE) when used for a dermatologic indication? Findings In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 randomized clinical trials containing over 20 000 patients with dermatologic conditions, no significant difference was found between […]
