Daily Archives: October 17, 2019
Thu October 17 – 10 Stories of The Day!
17 Oct, 2019 | 10:27h | UTC
See also: Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free) AND American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free)
Commentaries: Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer – Penn State College of Medicine (free) AND Expert Panel: Cancer Treatment Plans Should Include Tailored Exercise Prescriptions – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (free) AND Panel Finds Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk, Improve Outcomes – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Exercise Advice for Surviving Cancer, and Maybe Avoiding It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
News Release: Diabetes advances poised to help manage blood sugar after meals – The Endocrine Society (free)
4 – Six-Month Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Type 1 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology – NIH News Releases (free)
Related: Artificial pancreas treatment for outpatients with type 1 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
5 – Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Surgery for Refractory GERD Works for Small Subset of Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Surgery Beats Meds for True Refractory Heartburn – MedPage Today (free registration required)
6 – 20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Kids With Genetic Condition, Statins May Be Lifesavers – U.S. News (free) AND Starting Statin in Childhood Protects FH Hearts – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Making the Case for Early Statins in Familial Hypercholesterolemia – Medscape (free registration required)
7 – Analysis: Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: For most healthy people, benefits of statins ‘may be marginal at best’ – The BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to benefits of statins for low risk patients – Science Media Centre (free) AND Statin Guidelines Continue to Perplex – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
8 – Moderation of neural excitation promotes longevity – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Here’s a brain teaser: Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life – STAT (free) AND In a first, scientists pinpoint neural activity’s role in human longevity – Harvard Medical School (free)
9 – Review: Sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors in type 2 diabetes: thinking beyond glucose lowering – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentary: New evidence that hip and knee steroid injections more dangerous than thought – Boston University School of Medicine (free)
NICE Guideline: End of Life Care for Adults
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEnd of life care for adults: service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
Exercise is Medicine in Oncology: Engaging Clinicians to Help Patients Move Through Cancer
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCSee also: Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free) AND American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free)
Commentaries: Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer – Penn State College of Medicine (free) AND Expert Panel: Cancer Treatment Plans Should Include Tailored Exercise Prescriptions – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (free) AND Panel Finds Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk, Improve Outcomes – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Exercise Advice for Surviving Cancer, and Maybe Avoiding It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Evaluation of a Closed-loop System that Automates Insulin Delivery in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSix-Month Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Type 1 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology – NIH News Releases (free)
Related: Artificial pancreas treatment for outpatients with type 1 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
Report and Recommendations: Optimizing Postprandial Glucose Management in Adults With Insulin-Requiring Diabetes
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCNews Release: Diabetes advances poised to help manage blood sugar after meals – The Endocrine Society (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: 20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Kids With Genetic Condition, Statins May Be Lifesavers – U.S. News (free) AND Starting Statin in Childhood Protects FH Hearts – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Making the Case for Early Statins in Familial Hypercholesterolemia – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Medical vs. Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRandomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Surgery for Refractory GERD Works for Small Subset of Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Surgery Beats Meds for True Refractory Heartburn – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Analysis Suggests Statins for Primary Prevention has Marginal Benefits for Most People
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCStatins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: For most healthy people, benefits of statins ‘may be marginal at best’ – The BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to benefits of statins for low risk patients – Science Media Centre (free) AND Statin Guidelines Continue to Perplex – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections in the Hip and Knee: Perhaps Not as Safe as We Thought?
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCCommentary: New evidence that hip and knee steroid injections more dangerous than thought – Boston University School of Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Moderation of Neural Excitation Promotes Longevity
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCModeration of neural excitation promotes longevity – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Here’s a brain teaser: Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life – STAT (free) AND In a first, scientists pinpoint neural activity’s role in human longevity – Harvard Medical School (free)
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes: Thinking Beyond Glucose Lowering
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC