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“We have reviewed the randomized trial evidence in favor of a target blood pressure (BP) around 130/80 mm Hg in hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus”

Study: Vitamin D Not Linked to Fracture Risk

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC

Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Vitamin D: a pseudo-vitamin for a pseudo-disease – The Conversatio n (free) AND Fracture risk not linked to low vitamin D or calcium levels – OnMedica (free)

Related: Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It (free commentaries and NICE Guideline)

New CDC Analysis Shows Steep and Sustained Increases in STDs in Recent Years

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTC

2018 STD Prevention Conference – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years (free)

Commentaries: 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America – VOX (free) AND Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says – CNN (free) AND Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines – NPR (free) AND STD cases in U.S. hit record highs as officials warn about resistant gonorrhea – STAT (free) AND US sees record STD cases, rising gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free)

Guideline: Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:31h | UTC

Guideline for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis – Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (free PDF)

News Release: Updated osteoarthritis guideline designed to reduce unnecessary imaging and surgery (free)

Commentary: Australia hopes to reduce unnecessary imaging, surgery with updated osteoarthritis guidelines – Health Imaging (free)

““The Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis,” offer up exercise and weight loss as a first line defense, and warn against costly treatments using glucosamine, opioids and arthroscopic surgery, said David Hunter, co-chair of the RACGP group responsible for the update.” (from Health Imaging)

Zackary Berger’s journal reviews, 28 August 2018

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:02h | UTC

Zackary Berger’s journal reviews, 28 August 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Randomized Trial: Cardiovascular Safety of Lorcaserin in Overweight or Obese Patients

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:58h | UTC

Cardiovascular Safety of Lorcaserin in Overweight or Obese Patients – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Lorcaserin — Elixir or Liability? (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: CAMELLIA-TIMI 61: Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin Did Not Increase CV Events – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Weight-Loss Drug Lorcaserin Clears Cardiovascular Safety Hurdle: CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 – TCTMD (free) AND Weight loss drug lorcaserin found safe in large study – Reuters (free)

Guiding Principles for the Care of People with or at Risk for Diabetes

31 Aug, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC

Guiding Principles for the Care of People With or at Risk for Diabetes – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (free PDF)

Commentaries: NIDDK Updates ‘Guiding Principles’ for Diabetes, Prediabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND NDEP revises principles for managing diabetes, prediabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)

Related Book: Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health (free reference book, just released)

Cohort Study: No Survival Benefit with Beta-Blockers Beyond 1 Year Post-MI in Stable CAD

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:55h | UTC

CLARIFY: No Survival Benefit With Beta-Blockers Beyond 1 Year Post-MI in Stable CAD – TCTMD (free)

“The problem, said Sorbets, is that there have never been large randomized trials to test the prognostic effects of beta-blockers in this patient group and instead, recommendations have been drawn from meta-analyses using data extracted from the acute MI setting or from observational studies.”

Study: Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events from Antibiotics in Children

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC

US Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events From Antibiotics in Children, 2011–2015 – Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (free)

Commentaries: Antibiotic side effects send 70,000 children to ER each year, study says – UPI (free) AND Antibiotic side-effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the US each year – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, via ScienceDaily (free)

Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Prolonged Wet Cough in Children

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC

Antibiotics for prolonged wet cough in children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and plain language summary – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antibiotics for pediatric chronic wet cough: Cochrane review – Univadis (free registration required)

Perspective: Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns

23 Aug, 2018 | 23:51h | UTC

Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

NICE Draft Guidance: Antibiotics Should Not Be Issued as First Line of Treatment for a Cough

23 Aug, 2018 | 23:52h | UTC

Antibiotics should not be issued as first line of treatment for a cough, says NICE and PHE – NICE News and Features (free)

Commentaries: Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told – The Guardian (free) AND Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say – BBC (free)

Related: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free systematic review and commentary)

Study: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories

23 Aug, 2018 | 23:53h | UTC

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: No level of alcohol consumption improves health – The Lancet (free) AND No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says – CNN (free) AND New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

“Alcohol was responsible for nearly 3 million deaths in 2016, the study says. It was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths.” (from @cnni see Tweet)