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• General Health

  Discussion on how to maintain overall health & wellness by adopting health behaviours. Focus on preventive health measures by making lifestyle choices. Understand how technological interventions can assist in making better lifestyle choices and managing conditions at home.

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  @meghomala Larger top predators are more at risk than are smaller predators, as are fish species in areas where they are heavily fished by humans, with small, short-lived species at the lowest risk of all.

  Greenhouse gas emissions affect the world's climate in two ways: raising the temperature of the atmosphere by holding in heat and, in the case of CO2 emissions, making water more acidic.

• Healthcare Technologies

  Discussion about existing and new technologies that support health and wellness management.

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  @anshu Use of the decision-support risk calculator for thromboembolism in the IMPROVE-DD VTE trial significantly boosted use of appropriate inpatient thromboprophylaxis starting at hospital admission by a relative 52%, and significantly increased outpatient thromboprophylaxis prescribed at discharge by a relative 93% in the study's two primary endpoints, Spyropoulos reported at the American Heart Association scientific sessions.

• Health and Wellness Pillars

  Discuss insights around health and wellness management. share how technological interventions help us to prevent disease and effectively manage chronic conditions at home.

  Nutrition Management

  Medication Management

  Exercise Management

  Symptoms Management

  Stress Management

  Vital Management
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  @nalladurai Neuroprotective Potential
  Cranberries are particularly rich in (poly)phenols such as anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins (both A- and B-type), flavonols, and hydroxycinnamic acids. These compounds are known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, and are increasingly recognized for their neuroprotective potential.

  High-molecular-weight polyphenols such as proanthocyanidins also affect the gut microbiota and may improve cognition by modulating the gut-brain axis.

  In the current study, 60 healthy adults (mean age, 65 years) consumed cranberry powder that was equivalent to 100 g of fresh cranberries or matching placebo for 12 weeks.

  Before and after the intervention, all participants underwent a battery of cognitive tests in combination with comprehensive biochemical and neuroimaging assessments.

  The total concentration of (poly)phenol metabolites in plasma increased by 1.82 μM in the cranberry group, with no increase observed in the placebo group.

  At baseline, there were no significant differences in regional brain perfusion between the cranberry and placebo groups.

  Clinically Relevant?
  Mixed linear modeling controlling for age and education showed an increase in perfusion between baseline and follow-up in the cranberry group compared with a relative decrease in perfusion over time in the placebo group.
  In the cranberry group, increased regional perfusion was observed in the right entorhinal cortex, the accumbens area, and the caudate. This was accompanied by significantly improved visual memory, as assessed by delayed recall on the Rey Complex Figure Test (P = .028).

  However, the cranberry intervention did not improve other neurocognitive domains, such as working memory and executive functioning.

  The cranberry group did show a significant decrease in LDL cholesterol levels, suggesting that cranberries can improve vascular health and may in part contribute to the improvement in brain perfusion and cognition, the investigators note.
  It is currently unknown whether such effect may be translated to a clinical population of cognitively impaired adults in the context of neurodegenerative conditions such as mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

  Key Message: Eat Natural Foods

  Foods rich in phenolic compounds such as berries and other fruits have been shown to improve memory, especially visual memory.

• Chronic Conditions

  Discuss steps required to efficiently manage chronic conditions self-management. This includes monitoring, eating habits, physical activity, medication adherence. get tips on how the care at home can be supported through technology.

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  @palash Global deaths due to COVID-19 have dropped almost 90% since February, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

  Last week, 9,400 deaths were reported linked to the coronavirus, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

  That's down from 75,000 a week in February.

• Pre & Post Operative Care

  Discuss questions and answers related to health care required before and after a surgical operation. Get insights and share tips to take all steps to increase the success of the surgery.

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  @uinn Routine use of perioperative antibiotics for uncomplicated inguinal hernia repairs in children is not generally indicated. Some cardiologists advise prophylactic antibiotic use to lower the risk of endocarditis in children with associated cardiac defects; patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts may also benefit.

• Child Health

  Health issues related to children and young adults including allergies, common infections and problems caused by poor hygiene. The discussions revolve around the role of educational institutions and parents in ensuring better health and wellness of chidren and role of technology in meeting this goal.

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  @nirdesh There was no difference in the primary endpoint components of operative mortality (2% methylprednisolone group vs 2.8% placebo), a composite of mortality and major complications (17.2% vs 20.3%), and prolonged mechanical ventilation (6.8% vs 8.5%).

  Babies who received methylprednisolone were also more likely to have high blood glucose levels, a known stress response to surgery, with 19% requiring postoperative insulin vs 6.7% with placebo (P < .001), according to results published November 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Women's Health

  Discussion about factors affecting reproductive & maternal health of women. Focus on important things to consider to improve maternal health of women.

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  @mouli However, antibiotics are not a particularly profitable type of drug, The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper noted that they need to be used sparingly to limit resistance, and the cheapest option is usually prescribed. Some small companies that make antibiotics have even gone bankrupt recently, the Journal noted

• Mental Health

  Open discussion about the importance of mental wellbeing. Discuss emotional, psychological, & social factors that affect mental health. Role of family, friens and soiety to understand and improve mental health.

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  @jitendra Healthcare providers should consider incorporating screening for everyday stress during follow-up patient visits to better spot people at high risk of a poor recovery and further hospitalizations, she added. When possible, they could guide patients to resources to help them manage and reduce their stress levels.

• Bone, Muscles & Joints Disorders

  Learn more about our musculoskeletal system consisting of the body's bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage.

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  @abhila Chronic neuroinflammation secondary to either intrinsic or systemic stimuli is thought to play a key role in dementia development, especially Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Research showing a role of tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-alpha) in the development of dementia has piqued interest in a potential protective effect of TNF inhibitors. "TNF-alpha is thought to have an important role in different stages of the pathophysiology and disease progression of Alzheimer's disease," study first author Sebastian E. Sattui, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the University of Pittsburgh Vasculitis Center, said in an interview. "Animal models have shown that TNF inhibition reduces microgliosis, neuronal loss, and tau phosphorylation. Cognitive improvement has been seen in two trials with Alzheimer's disease patients, but were not in rheumatoid arthritis patients."

• Dermatology & Cosmetic Care

  Discussion around skin disorders and their causes. Become aware of various symptoms and remedies.

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  @kanupriya A total of 17 real-world studies with 263,221 patients with allergic rhinitis met the inclusion criteria and were subsequently reviewed by the investigators. Studies included in this review enrolled children and adults ranging in age from 1 to 90 years. Ten studies were conducted in the United States. Other geographic locations included the Netherlands, Kuwait, Denmark, Turkey, Italy, and South Korea.

• Eye & ENT Care

  Discuss problems related to eye as well as ear, nose and throat. Common problems and care practices.

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  @jhilmil At the annual meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), several speakers made the case for the addition of ONL to the next McDonald revision. Arguments ranged from the inherent injustice that patients with a diagnosis of optic lesions should have to meet three symptoms of MS to get a diagnosis, while other patients require only two, to the possibility that early presentation with ocular symptoms could be an indicator of a more severe prognosis.

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  Latest announcements regarding REAN Foundation community.

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  This thread will take the questions from the communities who wants best advice for their bone and joint disorders.