Daily Archives: July 2, 2019
Report: Consumers Should Not Take any Supplements for Brain Health
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:24h | UTCCommentaries: On supplements preventing cognitive decline, ‘science says that doesn’t work’ – University of Pennsylvania (free) AND Supplements for Brain Health Panned – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Supplements for Preventing Cognitive Decline in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (free)
Tue July 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!
2 Jul, 2019 | 07:29h | UTC
Commentaries: On supplements preventing cognitive decline, ‘science says that doesn’t work’ – University of Pennsylvania (free) AND Supplements for Brain Health Panned – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Supplements for Preventing Cognitive Decline in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (free)
2 – Moving Matters – Interventions to Increase Physical Activity – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (free)
Commentaries: NIH study finds long-term increased risk of cancer death following common treatment for hyperthyroidism – NIH News Releases (free) AND Treatment for overactive thyroid linked to increased risk of dying from cancer – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at radioactive iodine treatment for overactive thyroid and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre (free)
Author Interview: Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in NAFLD Biomarkers (free audio)
Commentaries: Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease—Time to Implement Common Sense Measures – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – University of Oxford (free)
5 – Alcohol’s Secondhand Harms in the United States: New Data on Prevalence and Risk Factors – Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says – CNN (free) AND Alcohol’s secondhand harms prevalent among U.S. women and men – Reuters (free)
6 – 10 Medical Myths We Should Stop Believing. Doctors, Too. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Study: Meta-Research: A Comprehensive Review of Randomized Trials Leading to “Medical Reversals” in Three Medical Journals (free)
Commentaries: Mood After CPAP: Fewer Patients With Depression, but not Fewer With Anxiety – EClinicalMedicine (free) AND CPAP provides relief from depression – Flinders University (free)
Related Studies: CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Association of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free)
Commentaries: Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Pear shaped women are healthier than apple shaped women, study finds – CNN (free)
Study: Association of Radioactive Iodine Treatment With Cancer Mortality in Patients With Hyperthyroidism
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:20h | UTCCommentaries: NIH study finds long-term increased risk of cancer death following common treatment for hyperthyroidism – NIH News Releases (free) AND Treatment for overactive thyroid linked to increased risk of dying from cancer – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at radioactive iodine treatment for overactive thyroid and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre (free)
NIHR Report: Moving Matters – Interventions to Increase Physical Activity
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:22h | UTCMoving Matters – Interventions to Increase Physical Activity – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Weight Loss Interventions in Biomarkers of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:08h | UTCAuthor Interview: Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in NAFLD Biomarkers (free audio)
Commentaries: Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease—Time to Implement Common Sense Measures – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – University of Oxford (free)
10 Medical Myths We Should Stop Believing. Doctors, Too.
2 Jul, 2019 | 05:57h | UTC10 Medical Myths We Should Stop Believing. Doctors, Too. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Study: Meta-Research: A Comprehensive Review of Randomized Trials Leading to “Medical Reversals” in Three Medical Journals (free)
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Alcohol’s Secondhand Harms
2 Jul, 2019 | 06:01h | UTCCommentaries: The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says – CNN (free) AND Alcohol’s secondhand harms prevalent among U.S. women and men – Reuters (free)
Randomized Trial: CPAP May Ease Symptoms of Depression in Patients with Sleep Apnea
2 Jul, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCCommentaries: Mood After CPAP: Fewer Patients With Depression, but not Fewer With Anxiety – EClinicalMedicine (free) AND CPAP provides relief from depression – Flinders University (free)
Related Studies: CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Association of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free)
Review: Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:56h | UTCGastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)
Study: Distribution of Regional Body Fat and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Postmenopausal Women with Normal BMI
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Pear shaped women are healthier than apple shaped women, study finds – CNN (free)
Editorial: WHO Recommendations on Uterotonics for Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention: What Works, and Which One?
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:18h | UTCOriginal Article: WHO Guideline: Uterotonics for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage (free)
Practical Guide: Adapting Diabetes Medication for Low Carbohydrate Management of Type 2 Diabetes
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:45h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Very-low-calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) in the Management of Metabolic Diseases
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:13h | UTC
NCCN Guideline: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:16h | UTC
Pediatric Post-anesthesia Care Unit Challenges Update
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCPediatric Post-anesthesia Care Unit Challenges Update – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free)
WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:12h | UTCCommentaries: Guiding policy and practice to address mental disorders in conflict settings – The Lancet (free) AND One in five people living in an area affected by conflict has a mental health condition – The Lancet (free) AND One in five people in war zones have mental health conditions – WHO – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for Epidermolysis Bullosa Laboratory Diagnosis
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:11h | UTC
Systematic Review: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Myocarditis
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:10h | UTC
Summary of EULAR Recommendations for the use of Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCOriginal Guideline: EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Primary Care Implications of the BTS Guidelines for Bronchiectasis in Adults
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCOriginal Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults – Thorax (free)
Related: Bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis), acute exacerbation: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis (free) AND Cochrane Review: macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis (free)
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Infections in Atopic Dermatitis
2 Jul, 2019 | 01:04h | UTC