Tue July 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – The Real Deal on Brain Health Supplements: GCBH Recommendations on Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Dietary Supplements – Global Council on Brain Health (free PDF)

Commentaries: On supplements preventing cognitive decline, ‘science says that doesn’t work’ – University of Pennsylvania (free) AND Supplements for Brain Health Panned – Medscape (free registration required)

Related Cochrane Review: Supplements for Preventing Cognitive Decline in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (free)

2 – Moving Matters – Interventions to Increase Physical Activity – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (free)

3 – Association of Radioactive Iodine Treatment With Cancer Mortality in Patients With Hyperthyroidism – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: NIH study finds long-term increased risk of cancer death following common treatment for hyperthyroidism – NIH News Releases (free) AND Treatment for overactive thyroid linked to increased risk of dying from cancer – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at radioactive iodine treatment for overactive thyroid and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre (free)

4 – Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in Biomarkers of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Author Interview: Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in NAFLD Biomarkers (free audio)

Commentaries: Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease—Time to Implement Common Sense Measures – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – University of Oxford (free)

5 – Alcohol’s Secondhand Harms in the United States: New Data on Prevalence and Risk Factors – Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: The secondhand harms of drinking impact 1 in 5 adults, study says – CNN (free) AND Alcohol’s secondhand harms prevalent among U.S. women and men – Reuters (free)

6 – 10 Medical Myths We Should Stop Believing. Doctors, Too. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Original Study: Meta-Research: A Comprehensive Review of Randomized Trials Leading to “Medical Reversals” in Three Medical Journals (free)

7 – Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: results from the sleep apnoea cardiovascular Endpoint randomised trial and meta-analysis – EClinicalMedicine (free)

Commentaries: Mood After CPAP: Fewer Patients With Depression, but not Fewer With Anxiety – EClinicalMedicine (free) AND CPAP provides relief from depression – Flinders University (free)

Related Studies: CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Association of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free)

8 – Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders in Older Age – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free)

9 – Adapting diabetes medication for low carbohydrate management of type 2 diabetes: a practical guide – British Journal of General Practice (free)

10 – Association between regional body fat and cardiovascular disease risk among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Pear shaped women are healthier than apple shaped women, study finds – CNN (free)