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Cohort Study: Temporal Associations of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption With Cancer Mortality
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCTemporal Associations of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption With Cancer Mortality – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentary: Policies That Lower Drinking and Smoking Reduce Cancer Deaths – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Medical Management of Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:17h | UTC
Cardio-Oncology Services: Rationale, Organization, and Implementation
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:14h | UTC
Review: Clinical Applications of Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Disease and its Relevance to Cardiac Imaging
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCGrand Rounds: Alcoholic Hepatitis – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Position Paper: Imaging the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:15h | UTC
Study: Immediate Hypersensitivity to Contrast Agents
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:13h | UTCImmediate Hypersensitivity to Contrast Agents: The French 5-year CIRTACI Study – EclinicalMedicine (free)
Guideline: Pediatric CAR T-Cell Therapy
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:16h | UTCCommentary: Guidelines for Pediatric CAR T-Cell Therapy Developed – The ASCO Post (free)
Perspective: Managing De-implementation in General Practice
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:11h | UTCManaging de-implementation in general practice – Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (free)
Study: Nuts as a Replacement for Carbohydrates in the Diabetic Diet
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:10h | UTC
Study: Factors in Men’s Choice of Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:12h | UTCFactors in men’s choice of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Factors Influencing Men’s Choice of and Adherence to Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer: A Mixed-method Systematic Review – European Urology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: Sex and BMI Alter the Benefits and Risks of Sulfonylureas and Thiazolidinediones in Type 2 Diabetes
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:09h | UTCSex and BMI Alter the Benefits and Risks of Sulfonylureas and Thiazolidinediones in Type 2 Diabetes: A Framework for Evaluating Stratification Using Routine Clinical and Individual Trial Data – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doctors should use gender and body mass to personalise diabetes care, study says – The Irish News (free)
Source: The BMJ Research News ($)
Study: Use of Oximetry to Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:11h | UTCUse of Oximetry to Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Oximetry Results Help Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Genetic Testing and Counseling After Sudden Cardiac Death
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:06h | UTC
Things We Do for No Reason: Blood Cultures for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Children
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:08h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Adrenocortical Carcinoma in Adults
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCEuropean Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Adrenocortical Carcinoma in Adults, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors – European Journal of Endocrinology (free PDF)
Study: Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCOpioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient’s fatal overdose – Science (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Notification of patient overdose deaths reduces clinician opioid prescriptions – NIH News Releases (free) AND Clinicians were told their patient had died of an overdose. Then opioid prescribing dropped – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: Treatment Choices for ADHD
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCCommentaries: Refining treatment choices for ADHD – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND ADHD medications: Of all available drugs, methylphenidate should be first option for short-term treatment in children – ScienceDaily (free) AND Analysis of ADHD Drugs: Use Methylphenidate in Kids, Amphetamines in Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: Cochrane Review: Adverse Events of Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and free summary) AND Short Review: Stimulants for ADHD in children (free) AND Opinion: Drug treatment of ADHD – tenuous scientific basis (free)
Clinical Practice Guidelines: What’s Next?
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:22h | UTCClinical Practice Guidelines: What’s Next? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
AHA Scientific Advisory: A Diverse Diet May Not Be the Healthiest One
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCNews Release: A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one (free)
Commentary: Diet Recommendations for Obesity Prevention: Time to Ditch Diversity (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Dietary Diversity: Implications for Obesity Prevention in Adult Populations (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Urinary Sodium Excretion, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCUrinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lancet Paper Adds To Evidence That Reducing Salt To Very Low Levels May Be Dangerous – CardioBrief (free)
Related Report: Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease (free report and commentaries)
Study: Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Strategies at the Global Level
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:20h | UTCCommentary: Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms – ScienceDaily (free)
Related: To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Policy lessons from health taxes (free research and commentaries)
Study: Modified Mosquitoes to Reduce Dengue Rates
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCCommentary: Dengue rates plummet in Australian city after release of modified mosquitoes – Nature News (free)
WHO: Update on Ebola Outbreak
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:16h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes more suspected Ebola cases, rules out 3 – CIDRAP (free) AND War zone complicates roll-out of Ebola vaccine in latest outbreak – Nature News (free)
Systematic Review: Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer Risk
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:15h | UTCAssociation of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How common is endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding? – eCancer News (free) AND Postmenopausal Bleeding: Reliable Sign of Endometrial Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)