Internal Medicine Alert – January 30, 2022
January 30, 2022
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New Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: Meeting People Where They Are
The American Heart Association emphasizes the importance of an overall lifetime heart-healthy diet and the vital role of nutrition early in life.
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Infections Before Age 20 Years Increase the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers found patients diagnosed with infection in adolescence were at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, even after exclusion of infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, and central nervous system infection.
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Plant-Based Diets and Menopausal Hot Flashes
Women randomized to a low-fat, vegan diet including one-half cup of cooked whole soybeans daily experienced a reduction in total hot flashes of 79% vs. 49% in the control group over 12 weeks of observation.
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Adverse Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Disease-Naïve Oral Microbiome
A robust metagenomic comparison study of the effects of electronic cigarettes on oral microbiomes suggested that the unique aerosol component of electronic cigarettes poses increased risk to development of oral cavity disease.
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Inclisiran Injection (Leqvio)
Inclisiran can be prescribed as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who required additional low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering.