Fri, November 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
1 – Multicenter Trial of a Combination Probiotic for Children with Gastroenteritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Two studies find probiotic therapy ineffective against stomach flu, diarrhea – Reuters (free) AND Probiotics no help to young kids with stomach virus – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids’ Stomach Bugs – NPR (free)
Invited Commentary: Global burden of tuberculosis: where we are and what to do – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Related: Global Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free report and commentaries)
Commentaries: Night shifts worsen diabetes risk for unhealthy women – OnMedica (free) AND Night shifts and unhealthy lifestyle linked to particularly high risk of type 2 diabetes – MedicalXpress (free) AND Unhealthy nurses working irregular night shifts at high diabetes risk – Nursing Times (free)
Commentary: Sugary Drinks Are More Harmful To Diabetics Than Sweetened Foods, According To Large-Scale Research Review – IFLScience (free)
Commentary: Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors – The ASCO Post (free)
“There is compelling evidence of an increased risk of anxiety, depression and suicide, and neurocognitive and sexual dysfunctions in breast cancer survivors compared with women with no prior cancer.”
Commentary: Depressed people have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Study: Depressed patients see up to 7-fold higher risk for AFib – Cardiovascular Business (free)