Meta-analysis: renin angiotensin system blockers are not superior to other antihypertensive drugs in people with diabetes

17 Feb, 2016 | 15:43h | UTC

Diabetes mellitus as a compelling indication for use of renin angiotensin system blockers: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials – BMJ (free full text)

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High-dose Vitamin D supplementation may increase risk of falls in elderly individuals

18 Feb, 2016 | 10:04h | UTC

Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Treatment for the Prevention of Functional Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Ups Elderly Fall Risk – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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Meta-analysis: prevention strategies for contrast-induced nephropathy

21 Feb, 2016 | 14:18h | UTC

Effectiveness of Prevention Strategies for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (free full text)

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Warning symptoms frequently precede sudden cardiac arrest

14 Feb, 2016 | 18:05h | UTC

Warning Symptoms Are Associated With Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

Warning Symptoms Can Often Precede Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Cohort Study – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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Videos explaining systematic reviews by Cochrane and NCCMT

12 Feb, 2016 | 12:50h | UTC

What are systematic reviews? – Cochrane

Types of Reviews: What kind of review do we need? – NCCMT (National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools)

Cochrane website

NCCMT website

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Point of view: antibiotics may do more harm than good at the end of life

19 Feb, 2016 | 18:54h | UTC

Antibiotics may carry more cost than benefit for patients at end of life – ACP Hospitalist (free full text)

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#HTA Free online course begins today

15 Feb, 2016 | 10:48h | UTC

Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Choosing Which Treatments Get Funded – Before new drugs or treatments are adopted, their effectiveness and cost must be assessed. Find out how in this online course

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Proton pump inhibitors might increase dementia risk

16 Feb, 2016 | 16:22h | UTC

Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors With Risk of Dementia: A Pharmacoepidemiological Claims Data Analysis – Jama Neurology (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Dementia – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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Major trauma guidelines have just been released by NICE

17 Feb, 2016 | 15:33h | UTC

Major trauma: assessment and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free full text)

Ensuring trauma care is delivered effectively and consistently – NICE news release (free full text)

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New ISDA Guidelines for the Management of Candidiasis

10 Feb, 2016 | 15:21h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (free full text)

New Guideline Calls for Aggressive Treatment of Candidiasis – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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New guidelines for antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infections

9 Feb, 2016 | 13:04h | UTC

Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults: Advice for High-Value Care From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free full text)

CDC, ACP Issue Guideline on Antibiotic Use for RTIs – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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Medscape slideshow – summary of new guidelines and recommendations from several different organizations

8 Feb, 2016 | 15:25h | UTC

New Guidelines and Recommendations – Medscape (free registration required)

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NICE has published new guidance to improve and standardize the care for multiple myeloma

11 Feb, 2016 | 14:40h | UTC

Myeloma: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free full text)

Improving and standardizing care for people with incurable blood cancer – NICE news and features (free full text)

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Early administration of antibiotics associated with lower mortality in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia

12 Feb, 2016 | 12:35h | UTC

Antibiotic Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

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New Guideline on perioperative care of the geriatric patient

10 Feb, 2016 | 07:32h | UTC

Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: Best Practices Guideline from The American College of Surgeons and American Geriatrics Society (free full text)

Joint Guideline Addresses Geriatric Perioperative Care – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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New guidelines for treating status epilepticus from the American Epilepsy Society

11 Feb, 2016 | 15:00h | UTC

Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults: Report of the Guideline Committee of the American Epilepsy Society (free full text)

Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults: Report of the Guideline Committee of the American Epilepsy Society [PDF] (free full text)

New Guideline for Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Children and Adults – News Release from The American Epilepsy Society (free full text)

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Mobile telephone text messaging may double the odds of medication adherence

4 Feb, 2016 | 11:06h | UTC

Mobile Telephone Text Messaging for Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease: A Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

Mobile Phone Text Messaging for Medication Adherence – Summary in “Latest in Cardiology” from the American College of Cardiology (free full text)

Texts Can Improve Drug Adherence for Chronic Disease – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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Observational study suggests that PPIs are associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease

2 Feb, 2016 | 17:45h | UTC

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

PPIs Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (Free)

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Kidney Disease – Medscape Commentary (Free registration required)

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The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the general adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women

31 Jan, 2016 | 23:06h | UTC

Screening for Depression in Adults – Final Recommendation Statement in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Website

Screening for Depression in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – Free Full Text in JAMA

Recommendations for Screening for Depression in Adults – JAMA Editorial (Free)

Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – Free Full Text in JAMA

New Depression Screening Guidelines Released – Medscape Commentary (Free registration required)

USPSTF Finalizes Recommendations on Depression Screening in Adults – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (Free)

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New CDC recommendations for pregnant women & women of reproductive age living in areas with Zika virus transmission

8 Feb, 2016 | 14:38h | UTC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016

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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women – AHA Scientific Statement

1 Feb, 2016 | 10:30h | UTC

Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free full text)

Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: Top Ten Things to Know – American Heart Association (free full text)

Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: AHA Statement – 10 Key Points to Remember. Summary in “Latest in Cardiology” from the American College of Cardiology (free full text)

Women who have heart attacks fare much worse than men, study finds – Commentary in STAT: reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine (free full text)

AHA Releases First Scientific Statement on Acute MI in Women – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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New Lancet Series – Universal breastfeeding could prevent 823,000 child deaths each year

1 Feb, 2016 | 18:15h | UTC

Lancet Series on Breastfeeding (free registration required)

Breastfeeding: achieving the new normal – The Lancet Editorial (free registration required)

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect – The Lancet (free registration required)

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices? – The Lancet (free registration required)

Spotlight on infant formula: coordinated global action needed – Comment in The Lancet (free registration required)

Breastfeeding: a smart investment in people and in economies – Comment in The Lancet (free registration required)

Breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths, Lancet says – The Guardian Commentary (free full text)

Increased breastfeeding could save lives — if governments step up their game. Commentary in STAT: reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine (free full text)

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American Diabetes Association: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2016

9 Jan, 2016 | 15:13h | UTC

 

Access the complete 2016 ADA Guidelines at this link: Free full text

Diabetes Care. 2016 Jan;39 Suppl 1

 

SELECTED ASPECTS OF CARE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES

 

Criteria for screening for diabetes or prediabetes in asymptomatic adult:

– All patient > 45 years, regardless of weight;

– Test all adults who are overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or ≥23 kg/m2 in Asian Americans) AND have at least one of the following additional risk factors:

>>> physical inactivity Read more >

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Weekly Review in Medicine – 4th edition: November 25th to December 1st

3 Dec, 2015 | 15:02h | UTC

GUIDELINES

New WHO Guidelines on HIV – The World Health Organization has published new recommendations on the care of people infected with HIV. The key points of the new guideline are:

– Antiretroviral therapy should be initiated in EVERYONE living with HIV at ANY CD4 cell count.

– Use of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as a prevention choice for people at substantial risk of HIV infection as part of combination prevention approaches.

Link to guideline and key recommendations Read more >

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Exercise seems to be the only effective intervention for the prevention of low back pain

30 Jan, 2016 | 18:58h | UTC

Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA abstract (full text require subscription)

To prevent back pain, orthotics are out, exercise is in – Commentary on The New York Times

Exercise May Help Prevent Low Back Pain, Meta-Analysis Finds – Commentary in NEJM Journal Watch

Exercise Reduces Risk for Low Back Pain – Commentary in Medscape (free registration required)

 

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