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Research: Women who get frequent UTIs may reduce risk by drinking plenty of water
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:09h | UTCWomen who get frequent UTIs may reduce risk by drinking plenty of water – Infectious Diseases Society of America, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Recurrent Cystitis? Drink More Water – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Drinking More Water Really Does Ward Off UTIs – LiveScience (free)
Study Presented at #IDWeek2017
Research: Impact of the Commercialization of Three Generic Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on Adverse Events in Quebec, Canada
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCCommentaries: Generic Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Tied to Increase in Adverse Events – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Generic ARBs Linked to Increased Adverse Events – TCTMD (free)
As in any observational study, association does not necessarily imply causation.
Research: Serum Calcium and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:02h | UTCSerum Calcium and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest – EurekAlert (free) AND Low calcium may raise cardiac arrest risk by twofold – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Anticoagulant Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Bleeding in Patients With Secondary Atrial Fibrillation
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCAnticoagulant Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Bleeding in Patients With Secondary Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Pulmonary Disease, or Sepsis – JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Anticoagulation didn’t benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND No Anticoagulation Benefit, High Bleeding Risk Seen in Patients With Secondary A-fib – TCTMD (free)
Review: When to start and when to stop antifibrotic therapies
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:54h | UTCWhen to start and when to stop antifibrotic therapies – European Respiratory Review (free)
‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:56h | UTC‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance – The Guardian (free)
Related WHO Reports: Antibacterial Agents in Clinical Development (free) AND Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics (free) AND Commentary: WHO report paints dire picture of antibiotic development – CIDRAP (free)
Review – Pectoralis Minor Syndrome: Subclavicular Brachial Plexus Compression
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCPectoralis Minor Syndrome: Subclavicular Brachial Plexus Compression – Diagnostics (free)
Review: Reducing rectal injury in men receiving prostate cancer radiation therapy
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:52h | UTC
Guideline: advanced prostate cancer
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:53h | UTC
Review: Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine peptides/amines in inflammatory bowel disease
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC
Review: Recent advances in acute promyelocytic leukaemia
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCRecent advances in acute promyelocytic leukaemia – F1000Research (free)
Guideline – International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:47h | UTC
Review: Hidradenitis suppurativa
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:49h | UTCHidradenitis suppurativa: an update on connecting the tracts – F1000Research (free)
Review: Liver transplantation in the treatment of severe iatrogenic liver injuries
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:37h | UTC
Review: Ophthalmic manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTC
Review: Chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCChemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: The present and the future – World Journal of Hepatology (free)
Mon, October 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Oct, 2017 | 00:54h | UTC
1 – Study links dental antibiotics to C diff cases – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection – Infectious Diseases Society of America, via ScienceDaily (free)
Study Presented at #IDWeek2017
2 – Women who get frequent UTIs may reduce risk by drinking plenty of water – Infectious Diseases Society of America, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Recurrent Cystitis? Drink More Water – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Drinking More Water Really Does Ward Off UTIs – LiveScience (free)
Study Presented at #IDWeek2017
Commentaries: Towards a universal second-line fixed-dose combination ART – The Lancet HIV (free) AND Single-Tablet ART: New Hope in HIV Therapy? All-in-one fixed dose combo proves safe, effective in EMERALD trial – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND EMERALD Trial: Week 48 Results Demonstrate Efficacy in Single-Tablet HIV Therapy – Infectious Diseases Advisor (free)
Study Presented at #IDWeek2017
4 – How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds – The Wall Street Journal (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“Research suggests that as the brain grows dependent on phone technology, the intellect weakens”
Commentaries: Generic Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Tied to Increase in Adverse Events – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Generic ARBs Linked to Increased Adverse Events – TCTMD (free)
As in any observational study, association does not necessarily imply causation.
6 – Anticoagulant Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Bleeding in Patients With Secondary Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Pulmonary Disease, or Sepsis – JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Anticoagulation didn’t benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND No Anticoagulation Benefit, High Bleeding Risk Seen in Patients With Secondary A-fib – TCTMD (free)
7 – Serum Calcium and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest – EurekAlert (free) AND Low calcium may raise cardiac arrest risk by twofold – Medical News Today (free)
8 – Impact of the US Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination Program on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age: A Case-Control Evaluation – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Tdap vaccine in pregnancy protects infants – CIDRAP (free) AND Fewer newborns get whooping cough when moms get vaccinated – Reuters (free)
9 – Pharmacologically controlled drinking in the treatment of alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorders: a systematic review with direct and network meta-analyses on nalmefene, naltrexone, acamprosate, baclofen and topiramate – Addiction (link to abstract – $ for full-text) checar acesso
Commentary: Pills prescribed for alcoholism might not work, study finds – The Guardian (free)
10 – ‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance – The Guardian (free)
Related WHO Reports: Antibacterial Agents in Clinical Development (free) AND Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics (free) AND Commentary: WHO report paints dire picture of antibiotic development – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Management of refractory ischemic priapism
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCManagement of refractory ischemic priapism: current perspectives – Research and Reports in Urology (free)
Review: New insight into the pathogenesis of nail psoriasis and overview of treatment strategies
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:36h | UTC
Research: Antenatal nutritional supplementation and autism spectrum disorders
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCCommentaries: Multivitamins in pregnancy may be linked to lower autism risk in children – ScienceDaily (free) AND Could multivitamin use in pregnancy protect children from autism? – Medical News Today (free) AND Multivitamin Use in Pregnancy Might Be Tied to Lower Autism Risk in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Role of endoscopic ultrasound in liver disease
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:36h | UTC
Research: Availability of evidence of benefits on overall survival and quality of life of cancer drugs
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCEditorials: Do cancer drugs improve survival or quality of life? (free) AND Cancer drugs: high price, uncertain value (free)
Commentaries: Over half of new cancer drugs ‘show no benefits’ for survival or wellbeing – The Guardian (free) AND Only half of new cancer drugs extend or improve life – OnMedica (free) AND Some cancer drugs approved in Europe might not have sufficient evidence of survival benefits, says study – Cancer Research UK (free)
Review: Current Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:41h | UTCCurrent Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization – Circulation (free)
Systematic Review: 2017 Update on Medical Overuse
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:39h | UTC2017 Update on Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study highlights 10 most unnecessary and overused medical tests and treatments – University of Maryland School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Report: Trends in Incidence of Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:40h | UTCNews Release: Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States (free)
Commentaries: Excessive Weight Gain, Obesity, and Cancer Opportunities for Clinical Intervention – JAMA Viewpoint (free) AND Cancer: 40 percent of all cases related to obesity, overweight – Medical News Today (free)