Thu September 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Sep, 2019 | 10:50h | UTC
1 – Consensus Statement: Healthy Beverage Consumption in Early Childhood: Recommendations from Key National Health and Nutrition Organizations – Health Eating Research (free PDF)
News Releases: 4 groups issue consensus report on healthy beverages for 0- to 5-year-olds – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Leading Health Organizations Support First-Ever Consensus Recommendations to Encourage Young Children’s Consumption of Healthy Drinks – American Heart Association (free)
Commentaries: What Should Young Children Drink? Mostly Milk and Water, Scientists Say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Parents Should Limit Kids’ Juice Consumption, Guidelines Say – U.S. News (free)
See also: Health Kids, Health Drinks (free resources for the public)
Related: AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free PDF) AND Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Website (free resources)
Commentaries: Experts detail global pandemic readiness gaps, offer steps – CIDRAP (free) AND World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns – Reuters (free) AND Experts warn world ‘grossly unprepared’ for future pandemics – The Guardian (free)
3 – Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Polypill Drops BP, LDL Cholesterol in a Disadvantaged US Population – TCTMD (free) AND One daily combo pill helps lower heart disease risk in study of underserved patients – American Heart Association (free) AND Fixed Dose Combination Polypill Can Reduce Barriers to Cardiovascular Care – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND One pill with four drugs may lower heart risks in poor population – Reuters (free) AND All-in-One Pill Reduces Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels in U.S. Study – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Polypill for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases (link to abstract and commentaries)
See also: Clinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology – Global Heart (free) AND Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact (opinion and reviews on the subject) AND Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care (free commentaries)
4 – C-section babies are missing key microbes – Nature News (free)
Original Study: Stunted microbiota and opportunistic pathogen colonization in caesarean-section birth – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Other Commentaries: Babies’ gut bacteria affected by delivery method, Baby Biome project shows – Wellcome Sanger Institute (free) AND Babies born by C-section have more potentially infectious bacteria in their guts – ScienceNews (free)
“UK study provides the best evidence yet that the way infants are born can alter their microbiomes — but the health effects are unclear.”
5 – Less is more in critical care is supported by evidence-based medicine – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related: Less is More: Ten Reasons for Considering to Discontinue Unproven Interventions (free commentaries)
7 – Alex Nowbar’s journal review, 18 September 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
8 – National Trends in Utilization and 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: HCV-Infected Donor Kidneys Offer Good Short-Term Graft Function – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Hepatitis C-infected kidneys function as well as others after transplant, study says – CNN (free) AND Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Function Similar to Uninfected Organs One Year After Transplant – Penn Medicine (free) AND Kidney Transplants from Donors with HCV Safe and Functional 1 Year Post-Transplantation – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) (free)
Related Studies: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Noninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries)
9 – Testing for Meningitis in Febrile Well-Appearing Young Infants With a Positive Urinalysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Could meningitis testing be omitted in febrile infants with positive UTI? – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (guidelines and reviews on the subject)