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Use of telbivudine (LdT) during the second trimester of pregnancy helps prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, reveals a study. In addition, treatment with LdT during pregnancy is safe in the long term for both mothers and infants.

Use of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) test showed acceptable sensitivity but poor specificity in diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a study has shown. The test, however, works better in GERD-related noncardiac chest pain (NCCP).

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juices does not seem to contribute to the risk of gastric cancer (GC), according to a prospective cohort study.

In a post hoc analysis of two prospective studies, netupitant/palonosetron (NEPA) combined with dexamethasone has demonstrated similar efficacy vs a quadruplet regimen of olanzapine, aprepitant, ondansetron, and dexamethasone in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in Chinese women with early breast cancer (BC) receiving doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) in Hong Kong.

Greater dietary intake of allium vegetables, particularly garlic, provides a protective benefit against the development of gastric cancer (GC), suggests a study. This association is independent from vitamin or garlic supplementation.

Among people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), those who are lean appear to be at higher risk of death than their overweight and obese counterparts despite having fewer metabolic comorbidities, a study has shown.

Treatment with mesalamine may only have modest efficacy for the global symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), specifically IBS that causes increased diarrhoea, according to the results of a meta-analysis. However, the quality of evidence appears to be low.