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Risk of Irritability With Psychostimulant Treatment in Children With ADHD
22 Jul, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCRisk of Irritability With Psychostimulant Treatment in Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis – Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“MPH decreased risk of irritability vs PLA (RR=0.89), whereas amphetamines increased the risk (RR=2.90)” (RT @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCSupplement: The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy – Addiction (free articles)
Commentaries: Evidence Growing of Link Between Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via NewsWise (free) AND Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Important considerations when reading research papers
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCCocoa and blood pressure: food for thought – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Important considerations when reading research papers.
Educational Attainment And Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:31h | UTCAssociation of Educational Attainment With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Educational Attainment Inversely Associated With Lifetime Risk of CVD – TCTMD (free) AND Inverse relationship between level of education and risk of cardiovascular disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Is Educational Attainment Associated with Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? – The JAMA Network (free)
Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCQuinolone-resistant gyrase mutants demonstrate decreased susceptibility to triclosan – Journal of Antibiotic Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance – NHS Choices (free) AND Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan – University of Birmingham, via Science Daily (free)
“”The worry is that this might happen in reverse and triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains”. (from Science Daily)
Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCAssociation Between Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elevated Brain Amyloid Linked to Later Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required) AND Amyloid Plaque and Cognitive Decline – Diagnostic Imaging (free) More Data Suggests Brain Amyloid Buildup Leads to Cognitive Decline – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Elevated amyloid proves a warning sign of cognitive decline to come – Health Imaging (free) AND Study reveals early indication of Alzheimer’s in adults with normal cognition – News Medical (free)
Helping Those Who Hoard
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:38h | UTCHelping Those Who Hoard – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:59h | UTCReview: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy – Blood (free)
Prognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCPrognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate Aortic Stenosis and LV Systolic Dysfunction – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND High Risk of Clinical Events With Moderate Aortic Stenosis Plus LVSD – Medscape (free registration required)
In this observational study, patients with concomitant moderate aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction were at high risk for clinical events and death.
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCPrevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Strokes in Younger Adults – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Millennials Are Having Strokes – Scientific American (free) AND Ischemic stroke hospitalizations among younger adults increased 30% or more in recent years – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Higher incidence of stroke and greater prevalence of stroke risk factors in younger adults over the last decade – 2 Minute Medicine (free) Is Stroke Trending Younger? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND More Data Suggest Stroke Rates Rising in Younger Adults – Medscape (free registration required)
New frontiers in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:31h | UTCReview: New frontiers in the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis – F1000 Research (free)
Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCReview: Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Mental health should be a priority for WHO’s new director-general
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:15h | UTCOpinion: Mental health should be a priority for WHO’s new director-general – STAT News (free)
Why you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCWhy you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies – VOX (free)
Health care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:29h | UTCHealth care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health – The Health Foundation (free)
Related: What proportion of health outcomes are attributable to health care – Sheffield DPH (free)
Short review: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCShort review: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCVenous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update. Comparative Effectiveness Review – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free report and summary)
See also: Executive summary (free PDF)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($ resource to find articles of interest)
Comprehensive review on the evidence regarding thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopedic surgery.
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:24h | UTCEffect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Electroacupuncture linked to improvements for stress urinary incontinence – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electroacupuncture May Decrease Stress Urinary Incontinence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Mixed Results on Effectiveness of Acupuncture to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence, Infertility – The JAMA Network (free)
Laminar airflow in surgery might not reduce surgical site infections
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCLaminar airflow in surgery might not reduce surgical site infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of laminar airflow ventilation on surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Reversal of liver cirrhosis: current evidence and expectations
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCReview: Reversal of liver cirrhosis: current evidence and expectations – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Approach to cytomegalovirus infections in patients with ulcerative colitis
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCReview: Approach to cytomegalovirus infections in patients with ulcerative colitis – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
A Sensor on Your Skin That Looks and Feels Like a Temporary Tattoo
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:21h | UTCA Sensor on Your Skin That Looks and Feels Like a Temporary Tattoo – The New York Times (free)
Original article: Inflammation-free, gas-permeable, lightweight, stretchable on-skin electronics with nanomeshes – Nature Nanotechnology (free PDF)
Treatment of diabetic kidney disease: current and future targets
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:14h | UTCReview: Treatment of diabetic kidney disease: current and future targets – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Practical management of peripartum cardiomyopathy
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCReview: Practical management of peripartum cardiomyopathy – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Diabetic cardiomyopathy: where we are and where we are going
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCReview: Diabetic cardiomyopathy: where we are and where we are going – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)