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• Press-Needle Therapy Shows Potential for Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis

  31-07-2026 18:02 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, July 31, 2026-- For children with allergic rhinitis (AR), press-needle therapy, especially in addition to medication, is potentially effective, improving clinical response, symptoms, and quality of life, according to a review published in...
  
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• Physical Activity Reduces Stroke, Mortality, Regardless of A-Fib

  12-08-2026 00:32 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- Physical activity (PA) is associated with a reduced risk for stroke and mortality among individuals with and without atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American...
  
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• Bacterial Vaginosis Linked to Tripled Odds of STI Coinfection

  12-08-2026 00:30 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- More than 1 in 10 women (12 percent) positive for bacterial vaginosis (BV) are infected with at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to a study published in the August issue of O&G Open.Elizabeth...
  
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• Long-Term Medication Adherence Tied to Lower Cardiovascular Event Rate in Type 2 Diabetes

  11-08-2026 18:08 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- Greater long-term medication adherence among adults with type 2 diabetes is linked to fewer cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Regional Health: Europe.Lise B...
  
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• Organized, Biennial FIT-Based Screening Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Mortality

  11-08-2026 18:04 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- An organized fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program is associated with a sustained decline in CRC mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in JAMA Network...
  
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• Reinitiating Obesity Meds After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Greater One-Year Weight Loss in Youths

  11-08-2026 18:01 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- Restarting obesity medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, soon after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) surgery is associated with greater one-year weight loss than surgery alone in adolescents...
  
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• Dietary Nitrate From Beetroot Juice Promising for Pregnant Women With CKD

  11-08-2026 17:57 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- For pregnant women with chronic kidney disease (CKD), receipt of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice is associated with lower median creatinine concentrations and fewer serious adverse events, according to a study...
  
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• Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Begins to Increase Before Diagnosis of IBD

  11-08-2026 17:55 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders from two to three years before diagnosis to 10 years after, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Clinical...
  
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• Full, Limited Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Beneficial in Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

  11-08-2026 17:50 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- For patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), full and limited functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) are both effective for improving health-related quality of life within 24 months, according...
  
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• High-Dose Omega-3 Linked to A-Fib Risk in Patients With High CVD Risk

  11-08-2026 17:48 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- High-dose eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) treatment is associated with increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in patients at high cardiovascular disease risk, according to a study published online...
  
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• 4CMenB Vaccine Confers Modest Protection Against Gonorrhea in Teens

  11-08-2026 17:14 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2026-- The 4C meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine confers modest protection against gonorrhea among adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.Mark McMillan, Ph.D., R.N., from the...
  
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• CHEST Issues Guidelines for Management of Adult Bronchiectasis

  10-08-2026 23:47 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- New recommendations are presented for the management of adult bronchiectasis in a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Chest Physicians and published online July 21 in CHEST.Rachel Thomson...
  
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• Study IDs Dementia Risk Factors in Those Older Than 90 Years

  10-08-2026 23:43 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- Dementia risk factors persist even in nonagenarians, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.Hilary L. Colbeth, Ph.D., from the University of California (UC) Davis, and colleagues...
  
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• AAP Releases Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for All Children 6 Months and Older

  10-08-2026 17:24 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- Researchers from the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases updated recommendations for use of influenza vaccines and antiviral medications in the prevention and treatment of influenza for children...
  
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• Randomized Trial of Early Vitrectomy Feasible for Postoperative Endophthalmitis

  10-08-2026 17:10 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- For adults with postoperative endophthalmitis, conducting a randomized trial of early vitrectomy versus standard-of-care treatment is feasible, with benefit suggested for early vitrectomy, according to a study published...
  
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• Warning Symptoms, Clinical History Can Predict Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  10-08-2026 17:01 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- Warning symptoms combined with clinical history can predict imminent sudden cardiac arrest (ISCA), and having a recurrent cardiovascular event is associated with increased SCA risk, according to two studies published...
  
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• Risk for Herpes Zoster Elevated for Individuals With Atopic Dermatitis

  10-08-2026 16:56 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- Individuals with atopic dermatitis have an increased risk for herpes zoster, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft.Anna K. Schober, from the London School...
  
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• Achieving PSA

  10-08-2026 16:53 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026-- For patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), achieving a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of <0.2 ng/mL within nine months of initiating treatment is associated with improved overall...
  
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• Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Menopausal Symptoms

  08-08-2026 00:37 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is significantly associated with the number and severity of menopausal symptoms among midlife women, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Menopause.You Lee Yang, Ph.D., R.N., from...
  
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• Adult Children of Divorced, Unmarried Parents Face More Mental Health Issues

  08-08-2026 00:35 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- The association between parental divorce and later mental health in adult offspring may be explained less by marital status and more by parental mental illness and substance use, according to a study recently published in...
  
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• Add-On Tirzepatide May Reduce MACE Risk in People With T2D, ASCVD

  07-08-2026 16:10 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- For individuals with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, adding tirzepatide to standard-of-care treatment is associated with a reduction in the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)...
  
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• Breathing Interventions May Curb Cravings With Substance Use

  07-08-2026 16:05 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- Controlled breathing interventions can lessen cravings in people who use substances, according to a study published online July 29 in Addiction.Ariel Dart Roxburgh, Ph.D., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and...
  
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• Study IDs Gaps in Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Before Gender-Affirming Mastectomy

  07-08-2026 16:03 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- Structural and systemic gaps exist that hinder effective integration of hereditary breast cancer risk assessment in transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals undergoing gender-affirming mastectomy (GAM), according to...
  
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• Early Respiratory Infections Linked to Atopic Dermatitis Diagnosis

  07-08-2026 15:57 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026– Early respiratory infection burden is associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) diagnosis in childhood, according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Dermatology.Nicklas Brustad, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of...
  
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• Wildfires Now Top Source of Unhealthy Air for Pregnant Women in U.S.

  07-08-2026 15:54 via drugs.com
  FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2026-- Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) decreased between 2003 and 2019 in the United States, but the contribution of wildfire smoke to prenatal PM2.5 exposure has more than doubled, according to a study...
  
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• FDA Approves First Drug for Full Range of Narcolepsy Symptoms

  06-08-2026 21:49 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults.Orzeyful marks the first medicine approval for the full range of symptoms associated with...
  
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• Childhood Body Size Linked to Subsequent Reproductive Outcomes

  06-08-2026 21:47 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026-- Higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood is associated with lower odds of childbirth as women age, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open.Dorthe C. Pedersen, Ph.D., from Copenhagen University...
  
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• FDA Approves First Drug, Orzeyful, for Full Range of Narcolepsy Symptoms

  06-08-2026 21:08 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults.
  Orzeyful marks the first medicine approval for the full range of symptoms associated with...
  
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• Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Increased RA Disease Activity

  06-08-2026 17:26 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026-- Exposure to air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and flare risk, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the...
  
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• Vascular Burden in Midlife Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia, Death

  06-08-2026 17:17 via drugs.com
  THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026-- Maintaining optimal midlife vascular health is associated with more dementia-free survival years, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Neurology Open Access.Jiaqi Hu, Ph.D., from Tsinghua University in Beijing...
  
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