HEALTH CARE

Positive Covid-19 infections continue to trend in Indonesia, starting the second week of February 2022. The demand for drugs by telemedicine practitioners, especially antiviral ones, is on a rise. Thanks to the tireless work of medical researchers across the globe, Molnupiravir, a new hope in terms of an antiviral drug for treating Covid-19, has been announced.

People who suffer from lactose intolerance will feel a great deal of discomfort if they consume dairy-based foods and beverages. The discomfort may take the form of bloating, diarrhea, or even stomach cramps. This is unfortunate, as they cannot consume milk and its processed products, even though those constitute an important source of calcium, which is necessary to keep the bones strong and teeth healthy.

Positive high-level results from the pivotal Destiny-Breast04 Phase III trial showed Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in both progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with HER2-low unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer regardless of hormone receptor (HR) status versus physician’s choice of chemotherapy. Enhertu is a HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) being jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

“Hypertension in women is unique because of hormonal changes that accompany each stage of her life cycle. From childhood, teen years, young adulthood, maturity, menopause, to old age, there are gender-specific changes that place women at a risk of hypertension and its complications,” said dr. Siska Suridanda Dany, Sp.JP, FIHA, in a webinar titled “Are There Changes in Hypertension Treatments during the Pandemic?” held last Friday (18/02/2022).

“Optimal” nutrition is defined as a combination of foods ingested by an individual that satisfies their body’s needs. A person’s total caloric ingestion must be aligned with their individual energy needs. Caloric needs depend on age, metabolism rate, and physical activity. The common daily calorie intake recommendation for adults with medium physical activity is 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 a day for men. If the calories obtained from eating exceed energy expenditure, the unused calories will be stored as fat. If this continues, the person will become overweight, or even obese.

A survey of 6,000 female respondents, aged 15-65, published by ZAP as its 2021 Beauty Index, posits three aspects to beauty: First, the mind, i.e., people have their own perception of a definition of “beauty”. Second, the body, i.e. that people care about the appearance of their bodies, including their intimate areas. Third, the action, i.e. that people perform treatments to maintain the health and beauty of their bodies. Respondents were grouped by generation into generations Z (15-24 years old), Y (25-40 years old), and X (41-56 years old).

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Incommunicable diseases are on the rise, an unfortunate result of lifestyle changes during the pandemic. Among illnesses prevalent nowadays is stomach acids hurting the throat, officially known as Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) or acid reflux. Even though this condition is not directly life-threatening, GERD may trigger serious complications like throat inflammations or even esophageal cancer, which will impair the quality of its sufferers’ lives.

The pandemic in Indonesia has lasted nearly two years. It is a stress trigger and the cause of prolonged mental pressure among our people. Consequently, many people suffer from anxiety attacks, whether they are diagnosed with Covid-19 infection, have healed from such infection, or never been infected in the first place. Continued anxiety attacks will cause chronic exhaustion, sleep problems, and in the long term, depression.

Over the years, many people misinterpret moist hands, nervousness and shaking, anxiety, palpitating heart, and excess sweating as symptoms of heart problems. However, dr. Rochsismandoko, Sp.PD, KEMD, FINASIM, FACE, staff doctor at the Bethsaida Hospital Gading Serpong’s Diabetic, Endocrine, Metabolic and Thyroid Center, stated in a webinar themed “RFA, Modern Solution for Thyroid Resolution” held on Thursday (27/01/2022) that these may also be symptoms for a thyroid condition.

“From the end of January to mid-February 2022, the number of Covid-19 infections has been increasing significantly, following the appearance of the new Omicron variant,” said Dr. dr. Erlina Burhan, Sp.P(K), M.Sc., lung specialist and consultant from Persahabatan Central General Hospital, Jakarta, in a media meet themed “Don’t be Careless: Improve your Immunity to Prevent Covid-19 Infection” held on Thursday