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Type 2 Diabetes More Prevalent Than Type 1 Among Adolescents in Some Areas
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- Nathalie Raffier
Young patients, most with obesity, exhibit a significantly higher incidence of complications than adults with type 2 diabetes or young people with...
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Asthma Treatment During Pregnancy: Stay the Course!
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- Nathalie Raffier
As the most common chronic condition in pregnant women, asthma can worsen in pregnancy due to mechanical, hormonal, and immunological changes.
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New Administration Routes for Adrenaline in Anaphylaxis
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- Nathalie Raffier
Intramuscular autoinjectors are not always used for a variety of reasons; new administration routes may increase use.
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Which Probiotics Are Effective in Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
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- Nathalie Raffier
For most probiotics sold, there are no human or even animal studies available.
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How Does Diet Affect Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
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- Nathalie Raffier
Diets low in fats and carbohydrates should be recommended as producing the fewest GERD symptoms.
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Spotting Varicocele: A Common Cause of Male Infertility
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- Nathalie Raffier
Though controversial, treating varicocele may improve sperm analysis, spontaneous fertility, and treatment results.
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How should we treat GERD associated with a chronic cough?
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- Nathalie Raffier
A link between the two does not necessarily imply a cause–effect relationship, especially given that studies have shown that a cough itself can...
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What is the future for multicancer early-detection tests?
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- Nathalie Raffier
Liquid biopsies based on genomic biomarkers could make MCED a reality, especially for cancers for which there is no standard screening process.
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It’s back to school for asthma, too
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- Nathalie Raffier
A more relaxed approach to maintenance therapy for the condition over the summer holidays and exposure to allergens at school contribute to this...
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Setmelanotide offers significant, long-lasting weight loss
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- Nathalie Raffier
Melanotide is being tested with respect to other mutations responsible for severe obesity, raising hopes that it will soon be indicated for use in...
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Sublingual immunotherapy stops onset and worsening of asthma
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- Nathalie Raffier
“The results ... are consistent with outcomes from clinical trials, suggestive of a reduced risk of asthma onset in patients with allergic...
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Smoking cessation has many benefits in diabetes
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- Nathalie Raffier
Diabetic patients need to be made aware of the risks of smoking, and they need to be told about the ways they’ll benefit from quitting smoking.
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Does exercise help or hinder GERD?
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- Nathalie Raffier
“Vigorous,” or mainly sports-related, exercise has a detrimental effect on GERD. Approximately 60% of athletes are said to report GERD symptoms...
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Are early childhood viral infections linked with asthma?
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- Nathalie Raffier
Globally, 28% of children infected by either rhinovirus of RSV were deemed to have asthma at 6 years of age.
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What length antibiotic course for prostatitis?
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- Nathalie Raffier
“Cystitis in men that does not affect the prostate is rare and should be classed as a complicated infection.”