Thailand Medical News

Study Shows That Alcohol Is Harmful To HIV Patient’s Health

Sourec: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

Alcohol consumption of any kind even in small amounts have been shown to be harmful to the health of those with HIV according to a study done by the Boston University School Of Medicine. Alcohol is linked to alterations in immune function among people with HIV. Despite it being known for a long time that alcohol impacts immune function, it's been unclear the effect of alcohol on immune func...

Number Of Thais Suffering From Mental Issues and Diseases On The Increase Along With Suicide Rates

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

A shocking meta-analysis study has revealed that the number of Thais suffering from mental illnesses has more than doubled since 2012. In 2012 it was reported that about three million Thais are known to suffer from some form or other of mental illness. A that time, heads from the Department of Mental Health concluded that around 20% of Thais, or about on...

Rheumatic Patients Taking Interleukin Inhibitors At Risk Of Increased Infection And Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

A new meta analytic study by medical researchers from the University of Arizona, Tucson indicate that patients with rheumatic diseases that are treated with interleukin inhibitors have increased risk of serious infections, opportunistic infections, and cancer. Dr Jawad Bilal from the University of Arizona, Tucson, co-author of the study told Thailand Medical News, “These finding...

Latest Aesthetics Trend In Asia: BellaFill, The Only US FDA Permanent Filler

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

BellaFill is the only US FDA-approved dermal filler for permanent implantation into the skin for the correction of nasolabial folds, or smile lines. It can be used in both women and men. Bellafill is a non-resorbable dermal filler, unlike many other dermal fillers that are absorbed and require reinjection. BellaFill is also approved for the correction of moderate to severe facial acne s...

Canagliflozin (Invokana) Approved To Treat Diabetic Kidney Disease

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

The US FDA has approved a new indication for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals to reduce the risk for end-stage renal disease, worsening of kidney function, cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure among adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. Type 2 diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease in the world, and the fifth fastes...

Commonly Prescribed ACE Inhibitors For Hypertension Are Less Effective And Have More Side Effects Compared Than Newer Thiazides

Source:Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have conducted a new multinational study that shows that the most popular first-line treatment for hypertension ie ACE inhibitors are less effective and has more side effects than an alternative called Thiazides that's prescribed much less often. The study also found that non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers were less effective...

Singaporean Researchers Discover 4 New Strains Of Adenovirus

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 25, 2019 5 years ago

Singaporean Researchers from the Duke-NUS Medical School conducted the first large-scale study to systematically identify adenovirus strains in Singapore and in doing so, have discovered four new strains and found an increase in two strains linked to severe diseases. Human adenovirus infections in Singapore and Malaysia have caused severe respiratory disease among children and adults in recent ...