Daily Archives: January 2, 2018 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Meta-Analysis: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists

2 Jan, 2018 | 23:39h | UTC

Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Surgery (free)

Author Interview: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists (free)

Commentary: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Common in Surgeons, Interventionalists – Medscape (free registration required)

Systematic Review: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea Associated with Antibiotic Use

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:33h | UTC

The use of probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use – Cochrane Library (free)

“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”

Relative Risk Reduction is a Troublesome Way to Convey the Benefits of Treatments

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:30h | UTC

Relative risk reduction is a troublesome way to convey the benefits of treatments – By Peter Ubel, in KevinMD Blog (free)

Retrospective Consent in a Neonatal Randomized Controlled Trial

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:30h | UTC

Retrospective Consent in a Neonatal Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Retrospective Consent Upped Participation in Neonatal Trial – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Richard Lehman’s journal review – 2 January 2018

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:32h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s journal review, 2 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

Meta-Analysis: Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant A. Baumannii Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:29h | UTC

Antimicrobials for the treatment of drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in critically ill patients: a systemic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis – Critical Care (free)

Do You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition?

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:28h | UTC

Do You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition? – Forbes (free)

Research: Topiramate Use Early in Pregnancy and the Risk of Oral Clefts

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:27h | UTC

Topiramate use early in pregnancy and the risk of oral clefts: A pregnancy cohort study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Topiramate in early pregnancy increases risk of oral clefts – OnMedica (free) AND Risk of Oral Clefts with Topiramate May Be Dose-Dependent – MedPage Today (free) AND Epilepsy Drug Could Raise Birth Defect Risks – MedlinePlus (free)

Consensus Statement: Management of Perceived Devastating Brain Injury After Hospital Admission

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:25h | UTC

Management of perceived devastating brain injury after hospital admission: a consensus statement from stakeholder professional organizations – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Fiber Is Good for You. Now Scientists May Know Why

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:21h | UTC

Fiber Is Good for You. Now Scientists May Know Why – The New York Times (free)

Review: Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Colitis

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:23h | UTC

Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis: a narrative review – Gastroenterology Report (free)

Balancing Ethics, Risks of ‘Right to Try’

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:22h | UTC

Balancing ethics, risks of ‘right to try’ – ACP Internist (free)

Research: Harmful Effects of Being Overweight May Be Underestimated

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:20h | UTC

Confounding by ill health in the observed association between BMI and mortality: evidence from the HUNT Study using offspring BMI as an instrument – International Journal of Epidemiology (free)

Commentaries: Harmful effects of being overweight underestimated – University of Bristol, via EurekAlert (free) AND Being overweight may be more harmful than you thought – MedicalNewsToday (free)

Investors See Big Money in Infertility. And They’re Transforming the Industry

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:20h | UTC

Investors see big money in infertility. And they’re transforming the industry – STAT (free)

Opinion: Too Much Screening Has Misled Us About Real Cancer Risk Factors

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:19h | UTC

Too much screening has misled us about real cancer risk factors, experts say – STAT (free) AND Overscreening for Cancer Yields Misleading Results – MedPage Today (free) AND Could finding more cancer lead us to understand risk factors less? – HealthNewsReview (free)

Original article: Scrutiny-Dependent Cancer and Self-fulfilling Risk Factors – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

New Change4Life Campaign Around Children Snaking

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:06h | UTC

New Change4Life Campaign Around Children Snaking (free resources for the public)

News release: PHE launches Change4Life campaign around children’s snacking – Public Health England (free)

Commentaries: Limit children to two sugary snacks a day, parents told – The Guardian (free) And Limit children’s snacks to 100 calories, health body says – BBC (free)

Telehealth: Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:17h | UTC

Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER? – NPR (free)

Systematic Review: Does Support and Intervention from Nurses Help People to Stop Smoking?

2 Jan, 2018 | 16:04h | UTC

Does support and intervention from nurses help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)

“There is moderate quality evidence that behavioural support to motivate and sustain smoking cessation delivered by nurses can lead to a modest increase in the number of people who achieve prolonged abstinence”.