Knee osteoarthritis – the most frequently diagnosed type of arthritis - is degenerative and commonly leads to disability in older men and women. As many as 40% of those over the age of 70 suffer from knee osteoarthritis, commonly diagnosed by hospital physicians, but unfortunately, the available interventions for this condition do not affect the … [Read more...]
Is Zoledronic Acid Useful for Knee Osteoarthritis?
How Changing Seasons May Eventually Affect the COVID-19 Infection Rate
Several weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, people are looking for answers about how the virus will respond to changing seasons. Since the outbreak began, physicians and scientists have been speculating on how environmental conditions - including weather, may impact SARS-CoV-2. A new study, published in the Journal of Infectious Disease, is shedding … [Read more...]
Higher Fiber Intake Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
A new meta-analysis of 20 prospective studies on the link between fiber and breast cancer risk has shown that consuming a diet high in fiber is associated with a lower likelihood of developing breast cancer in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. The results of this study have been published in the journal Cancer. In addition to … [Read more...]
COVID-19 and Ibuprofen: What is the Relationship?
There has been a lot of confusion in recent weeks about how ibuprofen may increase risks for contracting the novel coronavirus or impact the severity of the illness resulting from COVID-19 infection. Questions began after the publication of a paper in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that pointed to the possibility that ibuprofen can increase … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Can Be Detected in Patient Saliva
A new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases has found that the coronavirus strain that is spreading globally – COVID-19 – can be detected in patients’ saliva. If saliva can in fact be used to diagnose COVID-19, this approach could be valuable not only for patients but also for emergency physicians, hospital physicians, and … [Read more...]