Daily Archives: March 2, 2017

Thu, Mar 2 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

2 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Global Skin Disease Morbidity and Mortality: An Update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 – JAMA Dermatology (RT @EricTopol)

 

2 – When is proton pump inhibitor use appropriate? – BMC Med

 

3 – Effective and safe proton pump inhibitor therapy in acid-related diseases – A position paper addressing benefits and potential harms of acid suppression – BMC Med

 

4 -Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) versus LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – The Cochrane Library (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

News Release: Which combination of inhaled medications are safe and effective for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest in all specialties)

In accordance with the recently updated GOLD guideline, when two classes of medications are required, long-acting beta-agonists (LABA) combined with long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) seems a better choice than a LABA combined with inhaled corticosteroids. 

 

5 – Adiposity and cancer at major anatomical sites: umbrella review of the literature – The BMJ

See also: Nearly a Dozen Cancers Tied to Obesity: Strongest links in cancers of the digestive organs, breast – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

6 – Increased risk of 11 types of cancer linked to being overweight, researchers warn – The Guardian

“Study shows strong evidence of a link between excess body fat and cancers of the colon, breast, pancreas and ovary among others”

 

7 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Source: Medscape – USPSTF Issues Draft Vision Screening Recommendations for Young Kids (free registration required)

 

8 – Acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions and deaths in England: a national follow-back and follow-forward record-linkage study – The Lancet Public Health

Source: Imperial College London – Warning signs might have been missed in one in six England heart attack deaths

See also: Early warning signs of heart attacks ‘being missed’ – BBC

 

9 – Hepatitis C drugs re-energize global fight over patents – Nature News

 

10 – Human cases of bird flu are surging, alarming public health officials – STAT News

See also: H7N9 Flu Outbreak Largest Yet: But risk of sustained transmission among people remains low: WHO – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

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