Tue, September 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2017 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

2 – Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free)

See also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)

“The number of men >65 needed to screen to prevent one AAA related death is 796 (95% confidence interval 621–1242) @ 3-5 yr follow-up” (RT @cantaskforce see Tweet)

3 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults – American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (free)

See also: Executive Summary (free) AND News Release (free)

Commentaries: Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis – NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines Issued on Evaluating Neck Masses – Physician’s First Watch (free)

4 – A Comparison of Alkaline Water and Mediterranean Diet vs Proton Pump Inhibition for Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux – JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery (free)

Commentaries: Could a Mediterranean diet be as good as drugs for acid reflux? – NHS Choices (free) AND Dietary Approach Found as Effective as Medications for Treating Type of Reflux Disease – The JAMA Network (free) AND Treating Reflux With Diet – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

A small retrospective cohort study suggests a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet may be as effective as medication.

5 – The Joint Associations of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Mobility Disability in Older People: The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study – The Journals of Gerontology (free)

Commentaries: Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later – NPR (free) AND Prospective Study Shows Just How Bad TV Can Be – Medscape (free registration required) AND Prolonged sitting and TV watching ‘dangerous’ for seniors – Medical News Today (free) AND TV viewing ‘a potent risk factor’ for disability – OnMedica (free)

6 – Guideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)

Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)

7 – Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: Guidance Statement – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News release: Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception? (free)

Frequently asked questions: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV (free)

Guideline Summary: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

8 – Cardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with localised prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study – British Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Prostate cancer treatment associated with higher risk of heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Tied to Heart Risks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

9 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017 (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

10 – Adverse effects of proton-pump inhibitor use in older adults: a review of the evidence – Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety (free)