Presentation A 34-year-old man went to the doctor complaining of ocular pain in both eyes. Even with the excessive tearing he was having, his eyes were burning and felt like they had a foreign body in them. He also couldn’t stop rubbing them because they were itchy. Scaly plaques and crust were visible along the
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is characterized by pain and sensory loss, affecting approximately 50% of patients (1). Early identification and risk factor management are key to limiting progression of DPN. In contrast to retinopathy (retinal fundus imaging) and nephropathy (microalbuminuria) with early disease detection, the 10-g monofilament identifies advanced DPN. Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is
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Clinical trials are vital and ongoing, particularly during the current pandemic. However, the risk from variants remains a concern. A number of clinical pathologists from Cerba Laboratory recently presented some approaches on how to manage SARS CoV 2 variants during the clinical trial process. Dr. Benedicte Roquebert is based in the microbiology department of Cerba
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WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE) July 23, 2021–AstraZeneca’s Bydureon BCise (exenatide extended-release), once-weekly injectable suspension has been approved in the US for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D); to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients (10 to 17 years) as an adjunct to diet and exercise. The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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The present analyses included 90 national surveys from LMIC’s carried out between 2010 and 2019 (median year = 2014). Countries included in the analyses represented 87.1% of all low-income countries in the world as of 2014, 70.6% of all lower-middle and 50.9% of all upper-middle-income countries. Supplementary Table 1 shows the numbers of children in each income
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The dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health warned about the tough months ahead across the U.S. due to Covid, as new data shows the delta strain can carry up to 1,000 times more virus in their nasal passages than those infected with the original strain. “I think people are underestimating how bad this
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NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dalvance® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients from birth. Dalvance is the first single-dose option administered as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion for
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Carbohydrates have traditionally been the largest source of energy intake for much of the world’s population. However, without a standard definition for carbohydrate quality, some foods that contain carbohydrates are often stigmatized based on isolated and reductionist assessment methods that fail to consider their contributions to nutrient intakes and balanced, healthy diets. A new perspective
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To address the significant health burden of hypertension (characterized by consistently high blood pressure), the University of Maryland (UMD) was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to develop, test, and deliver an integrated hypertension management program for older adults. The program takes the
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From challenging loved ones with outdoor activities, to learning how best to balance life’s demands, we share 10 things to do this August Page-turners Joe’s Family Food The nation’s favourite PE teacher is also a bestselling author, and is back with a brand new cookbook full of simple recipes for busy family life. As a
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Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca-Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccines are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant alpha variant, a new study shows. Officials say vaccines are highly effective against the delta variant, now the dominant variant worldwide — though the study reiterated that one shot of
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