Category: Your Health Matters

Pregnancy medicines shortage sparks concern – RACGP

Medications impacted by the current shortages that also have limited alternatives in pregnancy are of particular concern, according to Dr

COPD

Jerry Ray “JR” Leonard Obituary | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jerry Ray “JR” Leonard of Bella Vista died Saturday April 27, 2024, of COPD complicated by acute pneumonia. Jerry was

Heart Disease

Heart disease: Nine ways to protect yourself – Daily Monitor

Scientifically known as cardiovascular diseases, heart and circulatory diseases … heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, and congenital heart disease …

Exercise

Exercise your voice! Student Active Lifestyles Survey now live – Loughborough University

Loughborough Sport is calling all current students to complete this short survey to improve the sport and physical activity offerings

Cancer

The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines – podcast – The Guardian

Ian Sample talks to Prof Alan Melcher of the Institute of Cancer Research about how personalised cancer vaccines work and

Alternative Medicine

Opioid Intoxication to Withdrawal: A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy | Article – Cureus

… alternative strategies including serotonin … medicine team can effectively assist with the decision-making process. … There are no fixed

Diabetes

Cinnamaldehyde ameliorates STZ-induced diabetes through modulation of autophagic … – Nature

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a worldwide public health issue. In the globe, Egypt has the ninth-highest incidence of diabetes.

COPD

Verona Pharma to Present Additional Analyses of Positive Phase 3 ENHANCE Studies … – BioSpace

Verona Pharma to Present Additional Analyses of Positive Phase 3 ENHANCE Studies in COPD at ATS 2024 – read this

Heart Disease

Lipoprotein(a) and Heart Health: Recognizing the Importance of This Inherited Cholesterol …

Lp(a) is genetically inherited, and in high levels is a common independent risk factor for heart disease. If your parents,

Exercise

Incretin-Based Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy: Can Resistance Exercise Optimize Changes …

… of lean mass, and the importance of resistance exercise to preserve muscle. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) induce

Cancer

Prostate cancer screening methods trialled in ‘pivotal moment’ – The Guardian

Prostate cancer is the most common form of the disease without a screening programme, with an estimated 12,000 lives lost

Diabetes

The Importance of Podiatric Care in Patients With Diabetes and End-Stage Renal Disease

It is well known that diabetic foot ulcers are a causative factor in 80% of amputations performed.1 It has been