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Review: Side Effects of Long‐Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:40h | UTC
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy for COPD
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:36h | UTCProphylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Preventative antibiotic therapy for people with COPD – Cochrane Library (free)
“Use of continuous and intermittent prophylactic antibiotics results in a clinically significant benefit in reducing exacerbations in COPD patients.”
Cohort Study: BMI of 21-25kg/m2 Linked to Lowest Risk of Dying
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:38h | UTCCommentaries: The association between BMI and mortality: implications for obesity prevention – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND BMI of 21-25kg/m2 linked to lowest risk of dying from cancer and heart disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Being too fat or too thin ‘can cost four years of life’ – BBC (free)
Review: Management of Cancer-Therapy-Induced LV Dysfunction
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCManagement of Cancer-Therapy-Induced LV Dysfunction: Can the Guidelines Help? – American College of Cardiology (free) (via @md_arianemacedo)
Related: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice (series of reviews and guidelines on the subject)
Systematic Review: Effectiveness of Plant-Based Diets in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:37h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at plant based or vegan diets and type 2 diabetes – Science Media Centre (free) AND Vegan diet linked to better diabetes control and wellbeing – OnMedica (free)
Study: Targeted Neurotechnology Restores Walking in Humans with Spinal Cord Injury
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:35h | UTCTargeted neurotechnology restores walking in humans with spinal cord injury – Nature (free)
Editorial: Paralysed people walk again after spinal-cord stimulation (free)
Commentaries: Spinal implant helps three paralysed men walk again – BBC (free) AND Once Paralyzed, Three Men Take Steps Again With Spinal Implant – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Payment Designed for People: Introducing the Primary Care Outcomes Model
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCPayment Designed for People: Introducing the Primary Care Outcomes Model – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Study: Antibiotic and Acid-Suppression Medications During Early Childhood are Associated with Obesity
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCAntibiotic and acid-suppression medications during early childhood are associated with obesity – Gut (free)
Related Study: Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to antibiotic and antacid use in early childhood and risk of obesity – Science Media Centre (free) AND Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life Tied to Slightly Higher Obesity Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Antibiotics, H2RAs and PPIs linked to child obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Two studies tie early antibiotic exposure to increased obesity risk – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Short Interpregnancy Intervals are Associated with Increased Risks for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCAssociation of Short Interpregnancy Interval With Pregnancy Outcomes According to Maternal Age – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Balancing the Risks and Desires for Pregnancy in Older Mothers: Increasing Morbidity, Declining Fertility – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Women ‘should leave at least a year between pregnancies’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Waiting a year between pregnancies lowers health risks, study says – CNN (free) AND Study: Do Even Older Moms Have To Wait 18 Months Between Pregnancies? – CommonHealth (free)
Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:28h | UTCPrevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines Related to High-Revenue Medications – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Than Half of Physician Guideline Authors for Expensive Medications Have Undeclared Conflicts of Interest – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Many Clinical Guideline Authors Have Undeclared Payments – Medical Health News (free)
Perspective: Unpublished Medical Research ‘a threat to public health’
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCUnpublished medical research ‘a threat to public health’ – BBC (free)
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain Conditions
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:29h | UTC“It seems unlikely that cannabinoids are highly effective medicines for chronic noncancer pain conditions.”
Guidelines for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:21h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Oral Curcumin in Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCEditorial: Take turmeric with a grain of salt (free)
Commentary: Oral curcumin shows no benefit in reducing inflammation following vascular surgery – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Deep Learning for MR Angiography: Automated Detection of Cerebral Aneurysms
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:20h | UTCDeep Learning for MR Angiography: Automated Detection of Cerebral Aneurysms – Radiology (free) (@EricTopol)
The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCBook: The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – The World Bank (free PDF)
Perspective: Surgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:22h | UTCSurgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments – NEJM Catalyst (free)
WHO Report: Air Pollution and Child Health
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCAir pollution and child health: prescribing clean air – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year – Reuters (free) AND 90% of world’s children are breathing toxic air, WHO study finds – The Guardian (free)
Related: How air pollution is destroying our health – World Health Organization (free) AND Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head – The Guardian (free)
Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCModernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs – Circulation (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCCommentary: DOACs in AF: Observational and Randomized Studies Don’t Always Agree – Medscape (free registration required)
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews – 29 October 2018
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s research reviews, 29 October 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCCommentaries: Effectiveness and Safety of Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Gastric bypass surgery associated with greater weight loss in adults – Kaiser Permanente (free)
Systematic Review: Drug-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCDrug-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Commentary: Drugs’ side effects in lungs ‘more widespread than thought’ – The University of Manchester (free)
Perspective: What a Massive Database of Retracted Papers Reveals About Science Publishing’s ‘Death Penalty’
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCRelated: A huge database of scientific retractions is live. That’s great for science. – VOX (free)
Cohort Study: Benefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCBenefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk – University of Cambridge (free) AND Study Questions Whether Treating Mild Hypertension Benefits Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free)