Although considerable progress has been observed in countries around the world in reducing the prevalence of smoking tobacco use, a large implementation gap remains with respect to tobacco control.
Researchers studied the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and gout, using a cohort study design and a symmetry analysis.
Airway symptoms may develop in menopausal women with no prior history of asthma following the initiation of hormone replacement therapy.
Researchers tested the hypothesis that the association of traits representing hyperuricemia and its comorbidities is genetically based.
Researchers examined the association between endometriosis and the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus.
Researchers determined whether balance and functional mobility predicted bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
The use of CPAP alone does not appear to improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea.
The use of intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to reduce the overall severity of obstructive sleep apnea.
An 8-week, feasible, novel lifestyle program was pilot-tested to evaluate its effectiveness in improving dyspnea in patients with chronic respiratory disease and obesity.
The use of prenatal vitamin D supplementation alone has no effect on the 6-year incidence of asthma and recurrent wheeze in children considered to be at risk.
