Home Walking Program Eases Peripheral Artery Disease Limitations
Motivating patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication to start walking at home improved their exercise capacity, the MOSAIC trial showed. Six-minute walk distance improved by 16.7 m more with the physical therapist-led intervention compared with usual care alone at 3 months (from 352.9 m at baseline to 380.6 m vs 369.8 to […]
Researchers identify potential new treatment for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases a person’s risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In a recent mouse-model study, published in Cell Metabolism, researchers at University Hospitals (UH), Harrington Discovery Institute at UH, and Case Western Reserve University have furthered their progress to develop […]
Your Pet’s Food Bowl Is a Big Infection Risk – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 Do you wash your dog’s food bowl every day? Do you wash your hands before and after you fill it up? Do you prepare Fido’s food in a different spot from where you prep your own? If you answered no to any […]
Even With CKD, Patiromer Helped Heart Failure Patients Keep Hyperkalemia at Bay
Regardless of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage, the potassium-binding agent patiromer (Veltassa) improved serum potassium levels in patients with heart failure, according to a prespecified CKD subanalysis from the DIAMOND trial. In a subgroup of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction plus CKD, and hyperkalemia due to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi), patiromer significantly […]
Your Pet’s Food Bowl Is a Big Infection Risk – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 Do you wash your dog’s food bowl every day? Do you wash your hands before and after you fill it up? Do you prepare Fido’s food in a different spot from where you prep your own? If you answered no to any […]
Your Pet’s Food Bowl Is a Big Infection Risk – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 Do you wash your dog’s food bowl every day? Do you wash your hands before and after you fill it up? Do you prepare Fido’s food in a different spot from where you prep your own? If you answered no to any […]
Could Antibiotic-Resistant Germs Be Passed Between You & Your Pet?
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) Humans and their pets tend to share a tight bond, but they may also share antibiotic-resistant bacteria, new research shows. Even worse for humans is the fact that these bacteria may contain antibiotic-resistant genes that can make the bacteria they […]
FDA Warns of Norovirus Cases Linked to Oysters – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 The United States and Canada are investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Canada. Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell these potentially contaminated raw oysters, which were harvested in the south and central parts of Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada, […]
FDA Warns of Norovirus Cases Linked to Oysters – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 The United States and Canada are investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Canada. Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell these potentially contaminated raw oysters, which were harvested in the south and central parts of Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada, […]
CDC Director Walensky Announces Sweeping Review of Agency
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) In an effort to modernize an agency that has come under fire for its handling of the pandemic, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the agency would undergo a monthlong review of its inner workings. In an […]