The Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most prominent causes of death and suffering in the 21 st century. The number of patients affected by CKD has substantially increased with an estimate of 843.6 million i...
Nilemdo ® (bempedoic acid) Daiichi Sankyo Composition: • Available as film-coated tablet containing 180 mg of bempedoic acid Indication: • As an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for the treatment of adults wi...
Euthyrox ® (levothyroxine sodium) Merck Composition: • Available as tablet containing 25, 50 or 100 µg of levothyroxine sodium Indication: • Euthyrox® 25-200 µg is indicated for the substitution therapy in hypothyroid...
Nustendi ® (bempedoic acid) Daiichi Sankyo Composition: • Available as film-coated tablet containing 180 mg of bempedoic acid and 10 mg of ezetimibe Indication: • As an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for th...
Previous research has shown a relationship between weight gain around holiday seasons and seasonal variations in lifestyle behaviours and eating patterns. As glycaemic outcome is also to directly affected by the lifestyle behaviours and eating patte...
Exkivity® ( mobocertinib ) 1-3 Takeda Mobocertinib is a kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that selectively inhibits and irreversibly binds to EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations at lower concentrations than Wild type (...
Kerendia ® ( Finerenone ) 4 Bayer Finerenone is a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist Compositio n : Available as 10mg and 20mg oral tablets Indications : Newly indicated for delaying progressive decline of kidney function ...
Hyperuricaemia Overview in Hong Kong Hyperuricaemia is defined as the elevated urate acid level in blood ≥ 6.8 mg/dL 2,5 . In Hong Kong, the crude prevalence of gout was 2.9% according to a population study in 2016, which was similar to the rate ...
Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is well known to be associated with increased risk of different diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. To have a better understanding of pathogenesis of HHcy and evaluate the ...
Breast cancer is one of the life-threatening malignancies among females in Hong Kong. Obesity is recognised as being correlated with poor prognosis in several cancers, including breast cancer. A recent meta-analysis which included 27 studies had dis...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has continued to grow in adults and children more than four times from 1975 to 2016 globally. A second study of an injectable anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, reported to be able to make an impact on wei...
Daytime napping is a common practice in many countries which is believed to reduce sleep deficits and improve emotional status. However, a recent Chinese study has suggested that daytime napping may be detrimental to our health under certain conditi...
