Daily Archives: July 22, 2017
Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children – Queen Mary University of London Science Daily (free) AND Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says – CNN (free) AND Eating Sugar During Pregnancy Is Linked to Kids’ Allergies – TIME (free)
Observational study suggests maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy may increase allergic problems in offspring.
Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:47h | UTCWorkplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Workplace Factors Contribute to Burnout in Family Physicians – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Three psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:30h | UTCThree psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Cognitive behavioural therapy and short-term psychoanalytical psychotherapy versus a brief psychosocial intervention in adolescents with unipolar major depressive disorder (IMPACT): a multicentre, pragmatic, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Commentaries: From efficacy to pragmatic trials: does the dodo bird verdict apply? – The Lancet Psychiatry? (free) AND New ways to treat depression in teenagers – The Conversation (free)
“Three psychological therapies equally effective for adolescent depression” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Vitamin D supplements may reduce the chance of developing a chest infection
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:31h | UTCVitamin D supplements may reduce the chance of developing a chest infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data – The BMJ (free)
“Daily or weekly vitamin D supplements reduced chest infections, but one-off monthly dosing gave no benefit”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
A focus on treating fever does not improve survival in sepsis
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCA focus on treating fever does not improve survival in sepsis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:37h | UTCObstructive Sleep Apnoea and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Patients with Type 2 diabetes and OSA found to be at greater risk of developing diabetic retinopathy – News Medical (free)
Effectiveness of Pharmacist Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Health-Care Resources Utilization After Transitions of Care
22 Jul, 2017 | 20:16h | UTCEffectiveness of Pharmacist Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Health-Care Resources Utilization After Transitions of Care: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of Patient Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free resource to find articles of interest)
Pharmacist transition of care intervention seems to be an effective strategy to reduce medication errors after hospital discharge and to reduce subsequent emergency room visits.
Studies Compare Types of Insulin for Reducing Episodes of Low Blood Sugar for Patients with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:21h | UTCStudies Compare Types of Insulin for Reducing Episodes of Low Blood Sugar for Patients with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free commentary)
Original article 1: Effect of Insulin Degludec vs Insulin Glargine U100 on Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: The SWITCH 1 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Original article 2: Effect of Insulin Degludec vs Insulin Glargine U100 on Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The SWITCH 2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lower rates of hypoglycemia in patients treated with insulin degludec – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Insulin Degludec Tied to Fewer Hypoglycemic Episodes Than Insulin Glargine – Physician’s First Watch (free)
An evidence-based, point-of-care tool to guide completion of asthma action plans in practice
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:03h | UTCRelated: Asthma self-management programmes can reduce unscheduled care – NIHR Signal (free) AND Original article: Systematic meta-review of supported self-management for asthma: a healthcare perspective – BMC Medicine (free)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($ resource to find articles of interest)
“Researchers create practical algorithm for completing asthma action plans” (RT @PCRSUK see Tweet)
Simultaneous Antidepressant and Benzodiazepine New Use and Subsequent Long-term Benzodiazepine Use in Adults With Depression
22 Jul, 2017 | 19:19h | UTCSimultaneous Antidepressant and Benzodiazepine New Use and Subsequent Long-term Benzodiazepine Use in Adults With Depression, United States, 2001-2014 – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Benzodiazepines With Antidepressants May Spark Long-term Use – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antidepressants plus benzos: Is it worth the risk? – Pharmacy News (free)
In this large cohort, patients who were treated with benzodiazepine associated with antidepressants in the beginning of the treatment for depression didn’t seem to have a clinical benefit, and 12.3% of patients who began treatment with both agents had long-term (6-month) benzodiazepine use. Due to the observational nature of this study, it may be that these patients had more severe depression, but caution is advised nonetheless.
Poor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCPoor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic – Devex (free)
“Each year, the proliferation of substandard and falsified medicines puts the lives of millions of people – particularly those living in developing countries – at risk”
Guideline: Molecular Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer
22 Jul, 2017 | 20:10h | UTCCommentaries: ASCP/CAP/AMP/ASCO Guideline on Molecular Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND ASCP/CAP/AMP/ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Focuses on Molecular Biomarker Testing for Patients With Colorectal Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND Clinical Practice Guideline Focuses on Molecular Biomarker Testing for Patients with Colorectal Cancer – College of American Pathologists (CAP), via NewsWise (free)
Source: Oncology Research Review Newsletter (free registration required)
Here’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCHere’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030 – Devex (free)
See related Lancet Report and commentaries in our July 18th issue (see #9)
“Low- and middle-income countries will require an additional $134 billion per year between now and 2025 to reach health-related targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, leading to universal health coverage”.
Risk of Irritability With Psychostimulant Treatment in Children With ADHD
22 Jul, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCRisk of Irritability With Psychostimulant Treatment in Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis – Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“MPH decreased risk of irritability vs PLA (RR=0.89), whereas amphetamines increased the risk (RR=2.90)” (RT @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCSupplement: The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy – Addiction (free articles)
Commentaries: Evidence Growing of Link Between Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via NewsWise (free) AND Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Important considerations when reading research papers
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCCocoa and blood pressure: food for thought – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Important considerations when reading research papers.
Educational Attainment And Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:31h | UTCAssociation of Educational Attainment With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Educational Attainment Inversely Associated With Lifetime Risk of CVD – TCTMD (free) AND Inverse relationship between level of education and risk of cardiovascular disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Is Educational Attainment Associated with Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? – The JAMA Network (free)
Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCQuinolone-resistant gyrase mutants demonstrate decreased susceptibility to triclosan – Journal of Antibiotic Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance – NHS Choices (free) AND Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan – University of Birmingham, via Science Daily (free)
“”The worry is that this might happen in reverse and triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains”. (from Science Daily)
Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCAssociation Between Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elevated Brain Amyloid Linked to Later Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required) AND Amyloid Plaque and Cognitive Decline – Diagnostic Imaging (free) More Data Suggests Brain Amyloid Buildup Leads to Cognitive Decline – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Elevated amyloid proves a warning sign of cognitive decline to come – Health Imaging (free) AND Study reveals early indication of Alzheimer’s in adults with normal cognition – News Medical (free)
Helping Those Who Hoard
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:38h | UTCHelping Those Who Hoard – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:59h | UTCReview: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy – Blood (free)
Prognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCPrognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate Aortic Stenosis and LV Systolic Dysfunction – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND High Risk of Clinical Events With Moderate Aortic Stenosis Plus LVSD – Medscape (free registration required)
In this observational study, patients with concomitant moderate aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction were at high risk for clinical events and death.
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCPrevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Strokes in Younger Adults – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Millennials Are Having Strokes – Scientific American (free) AND Ischemic stroke hospitalizations among younger adults increased 30% or more in recent years – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Higher incidence of stroke and greater prevalence of stroke risk factors in younger adults over the last decade – 2 Minute Medicine (free) Is Stroke Trending Younger? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND More Data Suggest Stroke Rates Rising in Younger Adults – Medscape (free registration required)
New frontiers in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:31h | UTCReview: New frontiers in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis – F1000 Research (free)
Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCReview: Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)