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Living with diabetes: Diabetic distress in young adults with type 2 diabetes

Dr Sanjay Kalra, DM (AIIMS); President-elect, SAFES, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India, 25 January 2022

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There is a high prevalence of diabetes distress in young adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests the TODAY2 study published in the journal Diabetes Care.1This study evaluated the prevalence of diabetes distress in 438 young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes with women comprising 66% of the study population. Their mean age was 26.8 years. The study participants were sourced from the Treatment Options for Type ...more

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The role of antirheumatics

eMediNexus, 29 June 2021

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The COVID-19 disease is generally categorised in an initial viral stage and a subsequent immune response phase. The later stage is characterized by hyper inflammation associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. This warrants the use of many immune modulators and immunosuppressive drugs, which are widely used i ...more

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How to Triage a Patient of Acute Coronary Syndrome at Emergency Room?
Dr P K Asokan, Calicut, 06 December 2021
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Early diagnosis and triage of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is important for immediate initiation of appropriate evidence-based therapy.Triage of these patients ...more

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Guideline on the Primary Prevention of CVD
Dr Debabrata Mukherjee, Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas, USA , 05 December 2021
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The most important way to prevent ASCVD, HF and AF is to promote a healthy lifestyle throughout life.A team-based care approach is an effective strategy f ...more

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Liver Update: Protective effects of hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) on alcohol-induced liver injury in rats
eMediNexus, 25 January 2022
#Gastroenterology #Hepatology #Multispeciality

Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA), obtained from Carthamus tinctorius L., is often used to treat cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. a study investig ...more

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Liver Update: Alcohol Consumption the Day of Liver Transplantation for AALD Does Not Affect Long-Term Survival
eMediNexus, 24 January 2022
#Gastroenterology #Hepatology #Multispeciality

Liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) demands Alcohol abstinence before LT. However, some patients might relapse, leadin ...more

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CSI 2021: CT Coronary Angiography: Priorities, Present Status and Future
eMediNexus, 24 January 2022
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Cardiac CT is a robust modality for accurate diagnosis, reliable prognosis and improved outcome.It is noninvasive, cost-effective and acceptable.In nonemergent ...more

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Gujarat: 50 personnel of Rajkot civil hospital including doctors and nurses test COVID-19 positive
PTI, 24 January 2022
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On Sunday an official said that around 50 staffers of the civil hospital in Gujarat′s Rajkot city, including doctors and nurses, had tested coronavirus po ...more

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                    Vitamin C in prophylaxis and adjunctive treatment of COVID 19                  
                
eMediNexus, 29 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is known to cause respiratory infection, which can be followed by severe systemic illness. Early use of Low dose                  ...more
                
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                    Fungal super infection in COVID 19 patients and role of antifungal stewardship                  
                
eMediNexus, 23 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  The presence of fungal super infection, specifically invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), in patients with COVID-19, has become a cause of great concern. Alt                  ...more
                
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                    IL6 and other biomarkers associated with poor prognosis in hospitalized COVID 19 patients                   
                
eMediNexus, 18 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  A recently published study described the association of a wide series of biomarkers with admission to intensive care and death in a hospital, arranging IL-6 owi                  ...more
                
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                     COVID 19 induced Miller Fisher syndrome                   
                
eMediNexus, 18 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  COVID-19 has shown its association with numerous neurological manifestations since its arrival. A case reports a 55-year-old, female infected with SARS-CoV-2, a                  ...more
                
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                    Antifungal and antidepressant drugs can inhibit COVID 19 virus                  
                
eMediNexus, 15 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  A research study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology showed that antifungal drugs and antidepressant drugs might effectively inhibit the SARS-CoV-2                  ...more
                
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                    High dose Vitamin C in COVID 19 patients                  
                
eMediNexus, 08 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  Acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (severe and critical illness) are primarily due to wide                  ...more
                
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