Daily Archives: June 29, 2017
Child marriage will cost the world $4tn by 2030
29 Jun, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCChild marriage will cost the world $4tn by 2030, researchers warn – The Guardian (free)
Original report and other resources: The economic impacts of child marriage (all resources are free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Interventions for preventing high altitude illness
29 Jun, 2017 | 20:24h | UTCInterventions for preventing high altitude illness: Part 1. Commonly-used classes of drugs – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Acetazolamide seems to be effective to prevent acute high altitude illness in dosages of 250 to 750 mg/day.
‘Exaggerations’ threaten public trust in science, says leading statistician
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:47h | UTC‘Exaggerations’ threaten public trust in science, says leading statistician – The Guardian (free)
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in Patients With Ischemic or Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in Patients With Ischemic or Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (free registration required)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis: ICDs Improve Survival in Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND ICD Primary Prevention Benefit Affirmed in Meta-Analysis – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ICD therapy significantly reduces death risk in patients with ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy – 2 minute medicine (free)
Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:38h | UTC
CABG vs DES for Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome and left main or multivessel CAD
29 Jun, 2017 | 16:12h | UTCComparison of Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome – The American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
In patients with Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome and left main or multivessel CAD, CABG significantly reduced the risk of death from any causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke compared with PCI with drug-eluting stents
Precision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:36h | UTCPrecision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality – Michigan University Health Lab (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
“Scientists find great potential in using genetic sequencing to help direct targeted cancer therapy, but practicing oncologists see some important limitations”.
Vector control gets new impetus and direction
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:39h | UTCEditorial: Vector control gets new impetus and direction – Nature Microbiology (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Related: Draft Global vector control response 2017–2030 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Higher IQ in childhood is linked to a longer life
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:54h | UTCChildhood intelligence in relation to major causes of death in 68 year follow-up: prospective population study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Higher IQ in childhood is linked to a longer life (free)
Why do those with higher IQs live longer? A new study points to answers – STAT News (free) Higher childhood IQ associated with lower adult mortality – OnMedica (free) AND People with higher IQs are more likely to live to their 80s – New Scientist (free)
Variability in the diagnosis of invasive melanoma
29 Jun, 2017 | 12:38h | UTCThe BMJ Opinion: Joann Elmore: When diagnostic uncertainty hits home (free)
Commentaries: Concern over huge diagnostic variability for melanoma – OnMedica (free) Pathologists Often Misclassify Melanoma – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Antibiotics for acute bronchitis
29 Jun, 2017 | 14:01h | UTCAntibiotics for acute bronchitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“There is limited evidence of clinical benefit to support the use of antibiotics in acute bronchitis”
Thu, June 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:38h | UTC
Commentaries: Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Global Cardiovascular Disease Burden – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Commentaries: Aspirin reduces risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women – University of Exeter, via Science Daily (free) AND Daily Aspirin Cuts Preterm Preeclampsia in High-Risk Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
3 – Free Online Course: Measuring and Valuing Health – The University of Sheffield and FutureLearn (RT @Imperial_GHD see Tweet)
“Learn how Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Quality Adjusted Life Years can compare treatments and inform healthcare spending”.
4 – The safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot – NBC News (free) AND Microneedle Patch: Safe, Effective Flu Vaccination in First-in-Human Trial – Medscape (free registration required) AND Dissolvable patch offers radical pain-free alternative to flu injection, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Skin patch may be the future of flu vaccines, study suggests – CNN (free text and video)
5 – The ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also the new USPSTF guidelines on prostate cancer screening and related commentaries in our April 12 issue (see #1) and in our April 13 issue (see #3)
“The upside (and downside) of prostate cancer screening” (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)
6 – Stopping Pandemics Before They Start – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (RT @wellcometrust see Tweet)
7 – Moisturisers improve eczema symptoms and lessen the need for corticosteroids – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Emollients and moisturisers for eczema – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
8 – A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions – MIT Technology Review (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“IBM overhyped its Watson machine-learning system, but the company still could have the best access to the kind of data needed to make medicine much smarter”.
9 – Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cardiac Tests in ED Patients Not Tied to Better Outcomes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Cardiac Testing for Slight ACS Risk Just Means More Procedures – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Cardiac Testing in Emergency Room Chest Pain Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
10 – Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A New Brain-Stimulation Treatment Disappoints – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“For depression, new transcranial direct current stimulation treatment is not as effective as escitalopram” (RT @JWatch see Tweet)
Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:35h | UTCIs the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science? – The Guardian (free)
“Interesting long read” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:34h | UTCA Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adding Antibiotics to Incision-and-Drainage of Small Skin Abscesses Helps – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics Improve Short-Term Outcomes for Simple Abscesses – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds benefit for antibiotic treatment of simple skin wounds – CIDRAP (free)
Air Pollution and Mortality
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:02h | UTCAir Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Air Pollution and Mortality
Editorial: Air Pollution Still Kills (free)
Commentary: Study of US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via Science Daily (free)
Related: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Recognizing Sepsis as a Global Health Priority
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:03h | UTCPerspective: Recognizing Sepsis as a Global Health Priority: A WHO Resolution – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Moisturisers improve eczema symptoms and lessen the need for corticosteroids
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:32h | UTCMoisturisers improve eczema symptoms and lessen the need for corticosteroids – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Emollients and moisturisers for eczema – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Stopping Pandemics Before They Start
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:30h | UTCStopping Pandemics Before They Start – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (RT @wellcometrust see Tweet)
Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:34h | UTCTrial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A New Brain-Stimulation Treatment Disappoints – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“For depression, new transcranial direct current stimulation treatment is not as effective as escitalopram” (RT @JWatch see Tweet)
Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCCommentaries: Aspirin reduces risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women – University of Exeter, via Science Daily (free) AND Daily Aspirin Cuts Preterm Preeclampsia in High-Risk Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCThe safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot – NBC News (free) AND Microneedle Patch: Safe, Effective Flu Vaccination in First-in-Human Trial – Medscape (free registration required) AND Dissolvable patch offers radical pain-free alternative to flu injection, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Skin patch may be the future of flu vaccines, study suggests – CNN (free text and video)
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCCommentaries: Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Global Cardiovascular Disease Burden – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)