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News Release: American Diabetes Association Releases 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, with Notable New Recommendations for People with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes (free)

Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 (free)

Commentaries: ADA 2018 Standards Address Diabetes Drugs With CV Benefit – Medscape (free registration required)

See Updated Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)

Research: Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery

12 Dec, 2017 | 12:14h | UTC

Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study – JAMA Surgery (free)

Commentaries: We’re barely using the best tool we have to fight obesity – VOX (free) AND Gastric bypass patients sustain long-term weight loss, comorbidity reduction – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Weight Loss After Bariatric Procedures Mostly Sustained Over Time – Medical Research (free)

Opinion: Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall?

12 Dec, 2017 | 12:11h | UTC

Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall? Not Necessarily – WBUR (free) (via @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)

“We are not suggesting that cancer screening is useless. Our critique aims to show that screening tests are like any other medical intervention: there are benefits and harms. And it’s why we support informed decision-making”.

Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children

12 Dec, 2017 | 12:12h | UTC

Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children – Global Pediatric Health (free)

Commentary: Screen time before bed linked with less sleep, higher BMIs in kids – Penn State, via ScienceDaily (free)

Research: Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI)

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:23h | UTC

Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)

Practical Recommendations for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:15h | UTC

Practical Recommendations of the Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management (free)

Consensus paper: non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients

10 Dec, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC

Non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients: A consensus paper from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the European Society of Cardiology Council on Hypertension, and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) – European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging (free)

Research: Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:11h | UTC

Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Blood pressure declines 14 to 18 years before death – University of Connecticut, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Long, Slow Decline in BP Often Precedes Seniors’ Death – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Low FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:09h | UTC

Low FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet improves symptoms in adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared to standard IBS diet: A meta-analysis of clinical studies – PLOS One (free)

Research: Association between adolescents’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with oral health and weight status

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:03h | UTC

Association between adolescents’ consumption of total and different types of sugar-sweetened beverages with oral health impacts and weight status – Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (free)

Commentary: Study highlights overlooked impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health – News Medical (free)

Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:08h | UTC

2017 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care in Portuguese-speaking countries – Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (free)

Classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:04h | UTC

2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Exercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis

10 Dec, 2017 | 13:01h | UTC

Exercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Effectiveness of Exercise Programs in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands

7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTC

Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands: population based study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Breast cancer screening (free)

Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)

See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7^th issue (see #4)

Research: Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer

7 Dec, 2017 | 22:08h | UTC

Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development

7 Dec, 2017 | 22:09h | UTC

Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)

Press Release: DCP3 Publishes Latest Volume: Child and Adolescent Health and Development (free)

Key Messages From the Series: Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition – The Lancet (7 reviews – free registration required)

Other books in the series: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases /Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders / Disease Control Priorities (all free)

“Third edition of Disease Control Priorities launches today. A vast resource evaluating policy choices affecting the access, uptake & quality of interventions & delivery platforms to improve health in LMICs”. (RT @MRCTEG_LSHTM see Tweet)