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A computerized cognitive training regimen effectively improves global cognition and brain plasticity in patients with vascular cognitive impairment, a recent study has found.
Eating high amounts of fruits and vegetables may guard against the development of kidney disease, according to a recent study.
A recent study shows evidence of an association between blood pressure (BP) and sodium reduction (SR), with hypertensive individuals demonstrating a clinically significant drop in BP with SR.
Undiagnosed peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common among high-risk patients, reports a new Australia study.
Stage 1 hypertension but not elevated blood pressure appears to be associated with a significant increase in the incidence of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) events over a 10-year follow-up, according to data from the ATTICA study.
Mild respiratory depression appears to be common in women given epidural morphine after caesarean delivery, a new study suggests.
A low sodium concentration in the blood is commonly observed in patients with epilepsy, with moderate and severe hyponatraemia associated with reduced bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, a study has found.
Special Reports
At a Boehringer Ingelheim-sponsored symposium, held in conjunction with the joint 12th International Diabetes Federation Western PacificRegion Congress & 10th Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes Scientific Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, two prominent speakers discussed therapidly evolving treatment landscape for diabetes, focusing on the implications of heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in thediabetes continuum.
At a recent Abbott lunch symposium held in conjunction with the joint 12th International Diabetes FederationWestern Pacific Region Congress & 10th Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes Scientific Meeting in KualaLumpur, Professor Shashank R. Joshi extensively discussed the issue of diabetes in obesity and the role of nutritionalintervention in addressing this growing problem.
At the recent 12th IDF-WPR Congress and 10th AASD Scientific Meeting held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, the importance of glycaemic control and the practical management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were highlighted by two international speakers, Dr Sanjay Kalra from India and Professor Jean Claude Mbanya from Cameroon.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a very popular diagnostic strategy that can be used in a variety of situations. POCUS is defined as a targeted ultrasound examination performed and interpreted by a physician at their patient’s bedside. It is increasingly recognized as a useful extension to physical examination.
At a webinar hosted by Pfizer, leading Malaysian family medicine specialists Professor Chia Yook Chin andProfessor Sherina Mohd Sidik discussed a host of issues commonly encountered in primary care, includingpreventing cardiovascular (CV) disease, pain control in osteoarthritis (OA) and depression management.
In conjunction with the launch of Abilify Maintena® in Malaysia, Lundbeck Malaysia convened a symposium which saw distinguished speakers discussing the role of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics, such as aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena®, Lundbeck), in the management of schizophrenia, particularly in the early course of schizophrenia (ie, first-episode schizophrenia, FES).
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Conference Reports
The low uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the US and strategies to improve HPV vaccine coverage were highlighted in two studies presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting (PAS 2019).
A 10 or 20 mg/kg daily dose of cannabidiol could almost halve the risk of seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, according to the phase III GWPCARE2* study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting (AAN 2019).
Use of the antihypertensive drug isradipine did not reduce the progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to the STEADY-PD III* study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting (AAN 2019).
The addition of the first-in-class direct lytic agent exebacase (lysin CF-301) to standard-of-care (SOC) antibiotics demonstrated efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB), particularly difficult-to-treat methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA), compared with SOC antibiotics alone, according to the results of a phase II trial presented at ECCMID 2019.
A 26-week regimen of liraglutide effectively improved glycaemic control in adolescents with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who had inadequate response to metformin, according to the results of the phase III Ellipse* trial presented as a poster at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies meeting (PAS 2019).
The use of text messaging as a reminder for the next human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine dose may help increase the rates of HPV vaccine series completion, according to a study presented at PAS* 2019 Meeting.
The novel human monoclonal antibody suvratoxumab yielded a trend toward reducing the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (SAP) in high-risk, mechanically-ventilated intensive care unit (MV ICU) patients with an acceptable safety profile, according to data from the phase II SAATELLITE* trial presented at ECCMID 2019.
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