Daily Archives: March 23, 2017

Efficacy of Heat-Stable Oral Rotavirus Vaccine

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:18h | UTC

Efficacy of a Low-Cost, Heat-Stable Oral Rotavirus Vaccine in Niger – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Rotavirus Vaccines – A New Hope (free)

Quick Take Video Summary: Efficacy of Heat-Stable Oral Rotavirus Vaccine (free)

 

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:06h | UTC

Selected articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017 – Critical Care (free)

10 open access review articles selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017.

 

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Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:01h | UTC

Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

See also: New Alzheimer’s test can predict age when disease will appear – The Guardian (free)

*Very interesting, but do we want to know?*

 

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Adoption of tobacco control policies and reduction in smoking prevalence

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:03h | UTC

Implementation of key demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and change in smoking prevalence in 126 countries: an association study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Related Commentary: Understanding the association between the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, adoption of tobacco control policies, and reduction in smoking prevalence (free)

“The authors deserve ample credit for reinforcing, with solid empirical evidence, the core message in the FCTC: tobacco control policy matters”

 

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#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017)

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:08h | UTC

#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017): Guidelines for drinking-water quality 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Drinking Water Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free) AND Water sanitation hygiene – WHO Programme (free) AND World Water Day 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

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Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:05h | UTC

Review: Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients: from intubation to extubation – Critical Care (free)

 

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Thu, Mar 23 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

23 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Efficacy of a Low-Cost, Heat-Stable Oral Rotavirus Vaccine in Niger – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Rotavirus Vaccines – A New Hope (free)

Quick Take Video Summary: Efficacy of Heat-Stable Oral Rotavirus Vaccine (free)

 

2 – Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

Pregabalin did not reduce pain and was associated with higher incidence of adverse events.

 

3 – #WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017): Guidelines for drinking-water quality 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Drinking Water Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free) AND Water sanitation hygiene – WHO Programme (free) AND World Water Day 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

4 – Selected articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017 – Critical Care (free)

10 open access review articles selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017.

 

5 – Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients: from intubation to extubation – Critical Care (free)

 

6 – Implementation of key demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and change in smoking prevalence in 126 countries: an association study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Related Commentary: Understanding the association between the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, adoption of tobacco control policies, and reduction in smoking prevalence (free)

“The authors deserve ample credit for reinforcing, with solid empirical evidence, the core message in the FCTC: tobacco control policy matters”

 

7 – Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

See also: New Alzheimer’s test can predict age when disease will appear – The Guardian (free)

*Very interesting, but do we want to know?*

 

8 – PLOS Medicine special issue edited by Carol Brayne & Bruce Miller: Dementia Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe (free) (RT @tshakey)

 

9 – Prosthetic joint infection development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm – European Journal of Medical Research (free)

Comprehensive review with practical algorithm.

 

10 – Dairy consumption, systolic blood pressure, and risk of hypertension: Mendelian randomization study – The BMJ (free)

Contradicting evidence from previous observational studies, dairy consumption was not associated with lower blood pressure.

 

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Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:15h | UTC

Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

Pregabalin did not reduce pain and was associated with higher incidence of adverse events.

 

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Dairy consumption and risk of hypertension

23 Mar, 2017 | 16:56h | UTC

Dairy consumption, systolic blood pressure, and risk of hypertension: Mendelian randomization study – The BMJ (free)

Contradicting evidence from previous observational studies, dairy consumption was not associated with lower blood pressure.

 

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Dementia Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe

23 Mar, 2017 | 16:59h | UTC

PLOS Medicine special issue edited by Carol Brayne & Bruce Miller: Dementia Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe (free) (RT @tshakey)

 

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Prosthetic joint infection management

23 Mar, 2017 | 16:57h | UTC

Prosthetic joint infection: development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm – European Journal of Medical Research (free)

Comprehensive review with practical algorithm.

 

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