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Viewpoint: The Misuse of Meta-analysis in Nutrition Research
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:09h | UTCThe Misuse of Meta-analysis in Nutrition Research – JAMA (free)
Research: Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With and Without Diabetes
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:08h | UTCCare Patterns and Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With and Without Diabetes: ORBIT-AF Registry – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: AFib patients with diabetes have higher risk of death—but not bleeding events – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Diabetes in AFib Increases Symptoms, Mortality and Hospitalizations – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology (free)
Review: Chronic heart failure
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCChronic heart failure – Australian Prescriber (free)
Source: Cardiology Research Review Australia
‘One-size-fits-all’ threshold for P values under fire
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:07h | UTC‘One-size-fits-all’ threshold for P values under fire – Nature News (free)
Related: What a nerdy debate about p-values shows about science — and how to fix it – VOX (free) AND Big names in statistics want to shake up much-maligned P value – Nature News (free) AND Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values – Nature News (free)
Review: Lipid lowering in renal disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCLipid lowering in renal disease – Australian Prescriber (free)
Source: Cardiology Research Review Australia
Research: Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:04h | UTCEffect of Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lorazepam, Haloperidol, and Delirium – Pallimed (free) AND Drug Combo Found Helpful in End-of-Life Delirium – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Lorazepam Plus Haloperidol Improves Agitation in Cancer-Related Delirium – OncologyNurse Advisor (free)
Research: Brief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCBrief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Brief behavioral therapy in pediatric primary care setting can help improve mental health among youth – News Medical (free) AND Brief Therapy Bests Specialty Care for Kids’ Anxiety, Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Efficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCEfficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy in Head Start: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Novel Approach Prevents Depression in High-Risk Mothers – Medscape (free registration required) AND Community Intervention Eases Depression in Head Start Moms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCMeta-Analysis of the Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Summary of studies on sleep deprivation didn’t caution that depression benefits are short lived – HealthNewsReview (free) AND Sleep Deprivation May Treat Depression. But Would It Ever Be Prescribed? – Forbes (free) AND Sleep Deprivation a Rapid, Effective Depression Treatment – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sleep deprivation rapidly reduces depression symptoms in nearly half of depressed patients – News Medical (free)
Research: Association of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Acute Chest Syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCAssociation of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized With Acute Chest Syndrome – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Sickle-cell Disease: Antibiotic Guidelines Matter – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antibiotic Rx adherence varies widely in sickle cell care – MedicalXpress (free)
Related guideline: Guideline on the management of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Research: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and risk of MS among women
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:51h | UTC25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and risk of MS among women in the Finnish Maternity Cohort – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Multiple sclerosis: Vitamin D deficiency may predict onset – Medical News Today (free) AND More Evidence Links Vitamin D Deficiency to MS – Medscape (free registration required)
Vitamin D Levels May Help Predict Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis – Forbes (free)
Guideline: Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:54h | UTC
Review: Gastric Adenocarcinoma
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:51h | UTCGastric Adenocarcinoma: A Multimodal Approach – Frontiers in Surgery (free)
Review: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with lung cancer
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:50h | UTC
Review: Gliomatosis Cerebri
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:49h | UTCGliomatosis Cerebri: Current Understanding and Controversies – Frontiers in Oncology (free)
Review: From diagnosis to treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC
Review: Small airways disease
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC
Review – Concussion: Evaluation and management
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCConcussion: Evaluation and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Combined hormonal contraceptives and migraine
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:45h | UTC
Review: Delirium in hospitalized patients: Risks and benefits of antipsychotics
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:43h | UTC
Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:42h | UTCEnergy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Commentaries: Energy, sports drinks should be avoided by children and teens, Canadian Paediatric Society warns – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Sports drinks and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say – CBCNews (free)
Review: Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCA Review of Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome – Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL (free)
Local nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCLocal nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“One case of pneumonia prevented for every 7 hip fracture patients given pain relief with nerve block” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
World Rabies Day (28 September)
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:41h | UTCWorld Rabies Day (28 September) – World Health Organization (free news release and infographics)
Updated Fact Sheet: Rabies – World Health Organization (free)
Related Website: Global Alliance for Rabies Control
See also: How to end human deaths from rabies: lessons from Kenya – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Risk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:39h | UTCRisk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children: birth cohort study – European Respiratory Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protect babies from flu by getting older siblings vaccinated, parents advised – The Guardian (free) AND Older Siblings a Risk Factor for Serious Flu Infections in Infants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)