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The present study aimed at exploring the sources of salinity and the link it shares with the enrichment of As (arsenic) and F- (fluoride) in the groundwater of Rachna Doab. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) were used as the measure of salinity to classify samples into three groups TDS less then 1000 mg/L (freshwater), 1000-3000 mg/L (slightly saline)…[Read more]

© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.A 59-year-old man, with a background of multiply relapsed myeloma, presented with a 3-week history of confusion, short-term memory impairment and behavioural changes. CT head showed bilateral white matter changes and numerous, large lytic…[Read more]

Its pathophysiology is still indeterminate but together with its clinical picture, may mimic Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Treatment includes a high fibre diet together with antibiotics and/or salicylates with surgery in severe cases. Indications for elective surgery in diverticular disease have changed over the past decades as this may not suggest…[Read more]

This will be the first study to evaluate the add-on effect of PCSK9i on endothelial function of T2DM patients under regular use of empagliflozin.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03932721.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03932721.

In Taiwan, approximately 90% of patients with end-stage renal disease receive maintenance…[Read more]

86 (0.80-0.93)], and no effect in at-risk patients without history of cardiovascular events [GLP1-RA 0.94 (0.82-1.07); SGLT-2i 1.00 (0.87-1.16)]. We observed a trend toward larger treatment benefits with SGLT-2i among patients with chronic kidney disease [0.82 (0.69-0.97)], and patients with uncontrolled diabetes for both GLP1-RA or SGLT-2i…[Read more]