In patients, undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI) in complex coronary lesions, intravascular imaging is superior to angiography in reducing the risk of target lesion failure (TLF). This is shown by the results of a randomized trial. Previous studies came to the same conclusion, but this time the benefit was demonstrated in a multicenter, well-powered, randomized trial, […]
Ministry of Health – AIOM Tumors, presented to the Ministry of Health – The numbers of cancer 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a setback in the fight against cancer, causing in Italy, overall, a sharp slowdown in diagnostic activities in the field of oncology. Never before has it been necessary to offer the best […]
Key messages In patients with moderate Parkinson’s disease, 24 months of treatment with simvastatin did not affect motor deterioration. The results of the STAT study provide no evidence to support the initiation of phase 3 trials of statins as disease-modifying drugs in Parkinson’s disease. The trial of simvastatin as a disease-modifying drug for Parkinson’s disease […]
Naples, 15 Mar. (Adnkronos Health) – Sos prevention for colorectal cancer. In 2022 only 3 out of 10 Italians underwent screening for early diagnosis, offered free of charge from 50 years of age. In 70% of cases the invitation was not accepted, due to laziness, fear or fatalism. “We will have an epidemic of colorectal […]
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Messages key A rare differential diagnosis of “eyelid swelling” is Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). It should be taken into account especially in cases of anamnesis and atypical clinical presentation. The diagnosis of LCH is confirmed histologically, explains a team of authors led by Christoph A. Reichelen of the Otolaryngology Clinic of the Ludwig Maximilian University […]
Abstract Several clinical and large population studies indicate that women are more sensitive to salt than men, however, the precise mechanisms by which the onset of sexual dimorphism manifests itself are not yet fully understood.Here, we evaluate recent epidemiological data and highlight current knowledge from studies investigating the sex-specific mechanisms of salt-sensitive blood pressure (SSBP). […]
Knowledge Legalization of medical marijuana was associated with a relative 6–19–% reduction in opioid delivery in middle-aged patients on active cancer treatment. Why this matters Patients receiving cancer treatment may be using medical marijuana as a substitute for opioids. Study design US cross-sectional cohort study in adults aged 18–64 Years in the 6 months after […]
Palermo, 16 Mar. (Adnkronos Salute) – At risk of closure the departments of Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery of the San Vincenzo hospital in Taormina, in Messina. To launch the alarm is the regional secretary of Cimo Sicilia Giuseppe Bonsignore. “The structures of excellence active in the San Vincenzo hospital in Taormina in agreement with […]
The At its October 2022 meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a Recommendation for Maralixibate chlorid (Livmarli,Mirum Pharmaceuticals International): The potent, reversible, selective inhibitor of ileal bile acid transporter is indicated for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) from […]