27/January/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

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Correcting Septal Deviation Might Reduce Incidence of Asthma

In a recent study, researchers have reported that the incidence of asthma was higher in individuals with septal deviation. The study findings were published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice on November 12, 2021. Asthma greatly affects ones quality of life and its management is crucial.

Studies suggest potential mechanistic links between upper and lower respiratory tract disorders. However, information is scarce regarding the impact of septal deviation (SD) on lower respiratory tract pathophysiology. Also, there is limited information regarding the association between SD and asthma. Therefore, Dr Yong Chul Lee and his team conducted a study evaluating the potential impact of SD on the incidence of asthma and examined whether surgical correction of SD (septoplasty) affects the incidence of asthma in SD.

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Correcting Septal Deviation Might Reduce Incidence of Asthma, finds study 

Mediterranean diet associated with a lower risk of mortality in older adults

A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65. Mediterranean diet is well known for its goodness and health benefits.

Medicine, has been carried out in collaboration with the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) of the United States. According to the conclusions, the analysis of dietary biomarkers in plasma and urine can contribute to the individualized food assessment for old people. The study is based on the InCHIANTI project, conducted in the region of the Italian Tuscany, a study that has been carried out during twenty years in a total of 642 participants (56% women) aged over 65 or more and which enabled researchers to obtain complete data on food biomarkers.

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Mediterranean diet associated with a lower risk of mortality in older adults

Post-ICU syndrome common in COVID-19 survivors 

ICU units are critical units were one fights for life and the experience can be traumatic in patients. Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is frequent in COVID-19 survivors, shows a new study done by Karissa Weidman and colleagues. There was no presence or connection with the use of benzodiazepines, steroids, or paralytics, or the length of ICU stay. The findings of this study were published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society on 30th April 2021.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a remarkable increase in the number of critical illness survivors. These survivors are more likely to have physical, psychological, and cognitive problems known as PICS. The incidence of PICS in COVID-19 survivors is unknown.

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Post-ICU syndrome common in COVID-19 survivors: Study

ACSM consensus statement on physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes

Various types of physical activity enhance health and glycemic management in people with type 2 diabetes, including flexibility and balance exercise, and the importance of each recommended type or mode are discussed.

A recent study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, reports a consensus statement from the American College of Sports Medicine on exercise/physical activity in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

The consensus statement provides a brief summary of the current evidence and extends and updates the prior recommendations. The updated version has been expanded to include physical activity, a broader, more comprehensive definition of human movement than planned exercise, and reducing sedentary time. 

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ACSM consensus statement on physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes

Right lateral position tied to faster esophageal acid clearance in Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Sleep positions influence gastric reflux in patients greatly. A recent study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology showed left lateral decubitus position to be related with significantly shorter nocturnal esophageal acid exposure time and faster esophageal acid clearance.

Jeroen M. Schuitenmaker, University Medical Centers Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues conducted this study with an objective to investigate the effect of spontaneous sleep positions on the occurrence of nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux.

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Right lateral position tied to faster esophageal acid clearance in GERD: Study