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Can Dietary Fiber Reduce Toxins in Urine? Uremic toxins accumulate in the body during the course of CKD The study informs recommendations for using dietary fiber to reducing the uremic toxin among CKD patients in clinical practice Intake of high fiber foods such as whole breakfast cereals, berries, carrots, broccoli, peas, beans etc., is found to be helpful in decreasing uremic toxins in chronic kidney disease (CKD) condition. Can Dietary Fiber Reduce Toxins in Urine? The study published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition assessed the role of dietary fiber supplementation in regulating uremic...

Author summary Why was this study done? Though cited in many countries’ national guidance, the evidence that individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) are rendered non-infectious by 2 weeks of effective TB treatment is challenged. This systematic review was commissioned by the World Health Organization to provide evidence to inform TB infection prevention and control guidelines. We sought to synthesise the available data on the clearance of potentially infectious TB bacteria from the sputum of patients after starting effective treatment. What did the researchers do and find? We ...

Lack of Vitamin D Does Not Raise the Risk of Type 1 Diabetes by Angela Mohan on  March 1, 2021 at 12:25 PM Vitamin D levels do not influence the chance of developing 1 diabetes in Europeans, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Despoina Manousaki from the CHU Sainte Justine and the University of Montreal, Canada and colleagues. Type 1 diabetes is a relatively common autoimmune disease that inflicts substantial lifelong illness and significant economic burden. Its incidence is increasing worldwide, and there are no known interventions t...

Research Article Comparative effect of physical exercise versus statins on improving arterial stiffness in patients with high cardiometabolic risk: A network meta-analysis Iván Cavero-Redondo, Affiliation Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Cuenca, Spain Affiliation Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom ⨯ Celia Alvarez-Bueno , Affiliation Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Affiliation Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health a...

Ivermectin is effective for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 35 studies Posted on •100% of the 35 studies to date report positive effects. Early treatment is more successful, with an estimated reduction of 84% in the effect measured using a random effects meta-analysis, RR 0.16 [0.08-0.33]. Prophylactic use also shows high effectiveness. •100% of the 17 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) report positive effects, with an estimated reduction of 71%, RR 0.29 [0.17-0.51]. •The probability that an ineffective treatment generated results as positive as the 35 studies to date is estimat...