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Lithium Associated With a Higher Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:53h | UTCLithium Use, but Not Valproate Use, Is Associated With a Higher Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults With Mental Illness – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract -$ for full-text)
Case-control study suggests Lithium is associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease.
Artificial intelligence: augmenting or replacing doctors?
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:06h | UTCArtificial intelligence: augmenting or replacing doctors? – MJA Insight (free)
Impact of Vitamin A and Carotenoids on the Risk of Tuberculosis Progression
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:52h | UTCCommentary: Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk – Harvard Medical School, via Science Daily (free)
Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:27h | UTCSystematic review: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – The American Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related narrative review: Duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome – Heart (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
These People Are Trying To Fix A Huge Problem In Science
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:04h | UTCThese People Are Trying To Fix A Huge Problem In Science – BuzzFeed News (free)
“Big, important findings of previous studies – things we thought we knew – have failed to stand up to scrutiny”… (RT @Students4BE see Tweet)
Aspirin Does Not Increase Heart Failure Events in Heart Failure Patients
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:17h | UTCAspirin Does Not Increase Heart Failure Events in Heart Failure Patients – JACC: Heart Failure (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Aspirin Safe for HF Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND New data show aspirin safe for heart failure patients – Clinical Advisor (free)
Global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:29h | UTCInvited commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
“Blindness is set to rise at an alarming rate reaching 115 million by 2050” (RT @UniMelbMDHS see Tweet)
The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCUpdated Fact Sheet: The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – Kaiser Family Foundation (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Preventing Asthma Exacerbations With Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCPreventing Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children. A Randomized Trial of Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children – News Medical (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual: An Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCPress release: AAFP, Baylor Partner to Create Alcohol Screening Practice Manual (free)
Commentary: Alcohol screening and brief intervention: A practice manual for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)
Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for patients with early breast cancer
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:23h | UTCCommentaries: Early-stage breast cancer: falling risks and emerging options – The Lancet (free) AND Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment – ecancer News (free)
Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes With and Without Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Patients
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:41h | UTCMechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes With and Without Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Better outcomes seen in patients who received IV thrombolysis before thrombectomy – ACP Hospitalist (free)
“The results support current guideline recommendations to give intravenous thrombolysis to eligible patients even if they are being considered for mechanical thrombectomy, according to the meta-analysis authors” (from ACP)
Treatments for reducing menopausal hot flushes are ranked for effectiveness
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:34h | UTCTreatments for reducing menopausal hot flushes are ranked for effectiveness – NIHR Signal (free)
Counseling Adolescents About Contraception
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCGuideline: Counseling Adolescents About Contraception – American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: Contraception and adolescents: ACOG releases counseling recommendations for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)
Breast-feeding for economic growth and prosperity
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:47h | UTCOpinion: Breast-feeding for economic growth and prosperity – Devex (free)
Source: Global Health Now Newsletter
Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:19h | UTCSystematic Review: Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
“Sildenafil may help reduce mortality and improve oxygenation in neonates with pulmonary hypertension” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in very elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:04h | UTCObservational study suggests anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is beneficial even for very elderly subjects.
Risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:52h | UTCSystematic review: Risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery – A systematic literature review of 30 studies – American Journal of Surgery (free)
Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:51h | UTCReview: Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Diarrhea after bariatric procedures: Diagnosis and therapy
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:49h | UTCReview: Diarrhea after bariatric procedures: Diagnosis and therapy – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:49h | UTCReview: Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Endophthalmitis
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:47h | UTCReview: Endophthalmitis – Korean Journal of Ophthalmology (free)
Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:50h | UTCReview: Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:47h | UTCReview: Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Gout: An old disease in new perspective
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:45h | UTCReview: Gout: An old disease in new perspective – Journal of Advanced Research (free)