Daily Archives: March 9, 2018
Fri, March 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Mar, 2018 | 00:04h | UTC
1 – The Tobacco Atlas, Sixth Edition (free PDF)
News Release: Big tobacco is targeting the world’s most vulnerable to increase profits – American Cancer Society (free)
See companion website: TobaccoAtlas.org
Related: Explore the GBD tool to compare tobacco risks globally – IHME (free interactive tool)
Commentary with key points to remember: European Position Paper on Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related position statement: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free)
Related: Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysms Associated with Fluoroquinolones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – American Journal of Medicine (free) AND Fluoroquinolones and collagen associated severe adverse events: a longitudinal cohort study – BMJ Open (free) AND Risk of Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysm in Patients Taking Oral Fluoroquinolone – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
4 – Graduate students need more mental health support, new study highlights – Science (free) AND Mental Health Crisis for Grad Students – Inside Higher Ed (free) AND Depression, anxiety high in graduate students, survey shows – University of Texas Health Science Center, via ScienceDaily (free)
5 – Case report: Self-Management of an Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
6 – Maintenance proton pump inhibition therapy and risk of oesophageal cancer – Cancer Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-term PPI Use and Increased Esophageal CA Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Related studies suggesting a link with gastric cancer: Long-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori: a population-based study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden – BMJ Open (free)
This observational study suggests a possible link.
7 – Metformin use in PCOS pregnancies increases the risk of offspring overweight at 4 years of age; follow-up of two RCTs – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Diabetes drug use during pregnancy linked to child’s weight – The Endocrine Society, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Diabetes drug use during pregnancy affects child’s weight – OnMedica (free) AND Metformin in Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Obesity Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
8 – EVOLVE: The Australian Rheumatology Association’s ‘top five’ list of investigations and interventions doctors and patients should question – Internal Medicine Journal (free) (via @RSiemieniuk)
See other lists of low-value practices in Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Another interesting list of commonly used low-value practices that should be questioned.
9 – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Likelihood of a Heart Attack – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Inflammatory bowel disease may raise heart attack risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Those with IBD twice as likely to have heart attack – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Commentary: Probiotics and fish oil in pregnancy may reduce allergies in children – NHS Choices (free) AND Diet During Pregnancy May Cut Offspring Allergy Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Probiotics and Fish Oil During Pregnancy May Curb Allergies in Kids – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)