Family Medicine | Page 312 of 374 | Links Medicus Content Curation & Alerts in Medicine

Guideline: Screening Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:21h | UTC

Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentaries: USPSTF Recommends Screening Pregnant Women for Syphilis – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND USPSTF: Screening for Syphilis in Pregnant Women Beneficial – MPR (free) AND Syphilis Rising In Newborns, Pregnant Moms: USPSTF Reaffirms Mandatory Testing – American Council on Science and Health (free)

Evidence for Dietary Fibre Modification in the Recovery and Prevention of Reoccurrence of Acute, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC

Evidence for Dietary Fibre Modification in the Recovery and Prevention of Reoccurrence of Acute, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: A Systematic Literature Review – Nutrients (free)

Research: Extrafine Inhaled Triple Therapy Versus Dual Bronchodilator Therapy in COPD

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC

Extrafine inhaled triple therapy versus dual bronchodilator therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (TRIBUTE): a double-blind, parallel group, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Steroid-containing fine-mist triple inhaler comp with dry powder double inhaler resulting in 0.09 fewer exacerbations per year. Yup.” (via @RichardLehman1 see Tweet) See Richard Lehman’s point of view

Being overweight or having diabetes are both linked to cancer

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:03h | UTC

Being overweight or having diabetes are both linked to cancer – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index: a comparative risk assessment – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND Commentary: Diabetes and adiposity: a heavy load for cancer (free)

Evidence Review: Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People with COPD

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:06h | UTC

Pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): evidence review – Evidently Cochrane (free)

Atypical Antipsychotics, Insulin Resistance and Weight; a Meta-Analysis of Healthy Volunteer Studies

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:01h | UTC

Atypical antipsychotics, insulin resistance and weight; a meta-analysis of healthy volunteer studies – Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)

“These findings provide preliminary evidence that atypical antipsychotics cause insulin resistance and weight gain directly, independent of psychiatric disease and may be associated with length of treatment”.

Risky Antipsychotic Drugs Still Overprescribed In Nursing Homes

15 Feb, 2018 | 11:26h | UTC

Risky Antipsychotic Drugs Still Overprescribed In Nursing Homes – NPR (free)

Original article: How Nursing Homes in the United States Overmedicate People with Dementia – Human Rights Watch (free)

Research: Long-term Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD and the Risk of Fracture

15 Feb, 2018 | 11:18h | UTC

Long-term Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD and the Risk of Fracture – CHEST (free)

Commentary: Long-term usage of inhaled corticosteroids may increase risk of bone fractures in patients with COPD – American College of Chest Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)

Guidelines for Colposcopy Practice for Cervical Cancer Prevention

15 Feb, 2018 | 11:00h | UTC

Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Colposcopy Practice for Cervical Cancer Prevention in the United States – Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease (free)

Group-Based Interventions may Help Teenagers Stop Smoking

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:57h | UTC

Group-based interventions may help teenagers stop smoking – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Tobacco cessation interventions for young people – Cochrane Library (free)

Parental Training Improves a Child’s Disruptive Behaviours

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:52h | UTC

Parental training improves a child’s disruptive behaviours regardless of socio-economic disadvantage or ethnicity – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Could scale-up of parenting programmes improve child disruptive behaviour and reduce social inequalities? Using individual participant data meta-analysis to establish for whom programmes are effective and cost-effective – Public Health Research (free)

Systematic Review: Nursing Interventions for Smoking Cessation

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:51h | UTC

Nursing interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Does support and intervention from nurses help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)

“There’s moderate quality evidence that behavioural support to motivate & sustain smoking cessation delivered by nurses can lead to a modest increase in the number of people who achieve prolonged abstinence” (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)

Research: Hypertension Common After Severe Preeclampsia

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:49h | UTC

Blood Pressure Profile 1 Year After Severe Preeclampsia – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: High blood pressure in pregnancy may not disappear afterward – Reuters (free) AND Ambulatory Monitoring Shows Persistent HTN Common After Severe Preeclampsia – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Research: Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Death

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:38h | UTC

Blood pressure variability and risk of cardiovascular events and death in patients with hypertension and different baseline risks – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of CV Events – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Research: Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:35h | UTC

Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes – JAMA Psychiatry (free)

Commentaries: Postnatal Depression Has Greater Impact on Child Development When it is Persistent and Severe – Neuroscience News (free) AND Severe Postnatal Depression Doubles Child Behavioral Problems – Medscape (free registration required)

Guidelines for the Management of COPD: Algorithm of Pharmacologic treatment

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:33h | UTC

Russian guidelines for the management of COPD: algorithm of pharmacologic treatment – International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (free)

Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Addition to Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndromes

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:34h | UTC

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Addition to Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Could NOACs Have a Role for Secondary Prevention After STEMI? – TCTMD (free) AND Meta-Analysis: ACS Type Matters for DOAC Use in Secondary Prevention – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Adding DOACs Beneficial for STEMI — Not Non-STEMI — But with Bleeding Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)

“63 STEMI patients would need to receive a DOAC to prevent one cardiovascular event, while 96 would need to be treated to cause one major bleeding event”. (from Physician’s First Watch)