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The aromatase inhibitor anastrozole shows promise in the treatment of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, reducing bone age advancement without adversely affecting bone mineral density and visceral adipose tissue, as shown in a recent study.
An 8-week attention training programme using brain-computer interface (BCI) can help improve inattentive symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), thus providing a potential nonpharmacologic option for treating ADHD, a local study finds.
Weight loss and metformin use do not appear to improve cognitive function among breast cancer survivors, a new study has shown.
Treatment with water-free cyclosporine formulation at either 0.1% or 0.05% concentration is tolerable and provides effective relief of the signs of dry eye disease, according to data from a phase II study.
Cholangitis in adolescence and bilirubin levels ≥21 µmol/L at 16 years of age predict the future need for liver transplant (LT) in young people with biliary atresia, a new study has found.
Use of the novel application (app) CureApp Smoking Cessation (CASC) results in a significantly higher continuous abstinence rate (CAR) from weeks 9 to 24 compared to the control app, making it a promising tool for smoking cessation treatment, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2019 International Conference.
Supplementation with vitamin D among vitamin D-sufficient adults who are at high risk of developing diabetes does not reduce the risk of developing the disease vs placebo, according to the randomized, placebo-controlled D2d* trial.
Special Reports
Urogenital infections remain a major reason for women to visit their family physician and their subsequent referral to obstetrics and gynaecology or urology specialists. The association between abnormal vaginal microbiota and an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as well as an increased rate of preterm labour, indicates the need to better understand and manage urogenital health in women. Probiotics are “live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host”. As such, there is a sound rationale for using probiotics to maintain female vaginal and bladder health.
In conjunction with TRB Chemedica’s 30th anniversary, a panel of distinguished speakers shared their insights into the management of the associated disorders surrounding dry eye disease (DED) at the HOPE Symposium.
The 17th Congress of Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre saw many local and international experts speaking on various topics in the field of coloproctology. In a symposium chaired by Dato’ Dr Meheshinder Singh, a panel of experts from France and India discussed the results of the CHORUS study, which investigated the association between haemorrhoidal disease (HD) and chronic venous disease (CVD), as well as the efficacy of micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) in HD.
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.
Conference Reports
Use of the novel application (app) CureApp Smoking Cessation (CASC) results in a significantly higher continuous abstinence rate (CAR) from weeks 9 to 24 compared to the control app, making it a promising tool for smoking cessation treatment, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2019 International Conference.
Podcast: Dr Sara Hurvitz highlights that
the addition of ribociclib to endocrine therapy improved overall survival in
premenopausal women with HR+, HER2- advanced breast cancer, according to the
MONALEESA-7 trial.
Slideshow: Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 Annual Meeting
The addition of the CDK* 4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to endocrine therapy significantly extended overall survival (OS) in premenopausal women with HR+ HER2- advanced breast cancer, as evidenced in the phase III MONALEESA-7** trial.
Adding apalutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly extends radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) compared with ADT alone, the TITAN* study shows.
Pembrolizumab is noninferior to standard chemotherapy for overall survival (OS) in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer in the first-line setting, thus providing a potential alternative treatment option for patients with G/GEJ, according to the KEYNOTE-062 study presented at ASCO 2019.
Men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) who receive testosterone suppression therapy may have a better survival outcome with the addition of enzalutamide over other non-steroidal anti-androgen (NSAA) therapies, according to the phase III ENZAMET* trial.
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