Family Medicine
Research: Fiber Intake and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCFiber Intake and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis – JAMA Oncology (free)
Commentaries: Is Eating Fiber After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Lower Death Risk? – The JAMA Network (free) AND Higher Fiber Intake After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Improved Survival – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: Familial hypercholesterolaemia
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:37h | UTCFamilial hypercholesterolaemia: identification and management – NICE Guideline (free)
News release: Inherited risk of high cholesterol should be identified and treated as early as possible, NICE says in updated guidance (free)
Research: Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA)
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:39h | UTCPercutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Small Trial Raises Big Concerns That PCI In Stable Angina Is Just A Placebo – Cardiobrief (free) AND Diving Deep Into The ORBITA Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND ‘Unbelievable’: Heart Stents Fail to Ease Chest Pain – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND ORBITA: PCI Offers No Symptom Improvement Over Sham Procedure – TCTMD (free)
A ‘smart’ approach to performance drugs
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:35h | UTCA ‘smart’ approach to performance drugs – ACP Internist (free)
Related: Growing use of smart drugs by students could be a recipe for disaster – The Conversation (free) AND Brain Hackers Seeking Peak Performance Use Risky Chemical Cocktails: “Smart drugs” are not clinically proven and could be dangerous – Scientific American (free) AND Universities must do more to tackle use of smart drugs, say experts – The Guardian (free) AND Tweaking brains with ‘smart drugs’ to get ahead in Silicon Valley – The Washington Post (free) AND Professors take same ‘smart drugs’ as students to keep up with workloads, claims academic – Independent (free)
Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:31h | UTCUntreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – TIME Health (free)
Guideline: The diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTC
Research: Adolescent Childbirth Is Associated With Greater Framingham Risk Scores for Cardiovascular Disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:30h | UTCNews release: Teen childbirth linked to increased risk for heart disease (free)
Commentaries: Teen childbirth linked to increased cardiovascular risk decades later – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth – News Medical (free)
Guideline – Glaucoma: diagnosis and management
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCGlaucoma: diagnosis and management – NICE Guideline (free)
News release: People at a low risk of developing glaucoma can avoid unnecessary referral, says NICE (free)
Guideline: The Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCThe Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home – Pediatrics (free)
Overdiagnosis and disease labels: the case of polycystic ovary syndrome
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:11h | UTCOverdiagnosis and disease labels: the case of polycystic ovary syndrome – STAT (free)
Related: Are expanding disease definitions unnecessarily labelling women with polycystic ovary syndrome? – The BMJ (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Aspirin reduces a woman’s chance of developing pre-eclampsia in pregnancy
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:02h | UTCAspirin reduces a woman’s chance of developing pre-eclampsia in pregnancy – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Long-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCLong-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori: a population-based study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer – study – The Guardian (free) AND Gastric Cancer Risk Doubled With Long-term PPI Use – Medscape (free registration required) AND PPI Use After H. pylori Eradication Therapy Tied to Increased Risk for Gastric Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Vaginal cleansing before caesarean delivery reduces risk of infections
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:00h | UTCVaginal cleansing before caesarean delivery reduces risk of infections – NIHR signal (free)
Original article: Vaginal Cleansing Before Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:58h | UTC“Among 797 067 individuals on maintenance PPI therapy, the SIR of gastric cancer was over threefold increased (SIR=3.38, 95% CI 3.23 to 3.53)”.
Research: Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47%
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:56h | UTC25th UEG (United European Gastroenterology) Week: Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47% (free)
Commentaries: Long-Term Aspirin Use May Reduce Cancer Risk, Study Finds – Forbes (free) AND Aspirin slashes risk of gastrointestinal cancer – Medical News Today (free)
Systematic Review: Mefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:55h | UTCMefloquine for preventing malaria during travel to endemic areas – Cochrane Library (free)
News release: Can mefloquine prevent malaria during travel to areas where the disease is widespread? (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review provides clarity about safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travelers – News Medical (free)
Joint statement for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:56h | UTC
Research: Economic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCEconomic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients – presented at: 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium (free abstract)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Associated With Decreased Costs For Patients With Advanced Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Early Palliative Care Is Key Driver in Reducing Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related study: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCSee also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold – CHEST Expert Panel Report (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)
Research: Enjoyment of Spicy Flavor Enhances Central Salty
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:46h | UTCCommentary: Can spicy foods curb salt cravings or lower blood pressure? – Reuters (free) AND Need to cut down on salt? Try something spicy instead – Medical News Today (free)
Policy Statement: Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:34h | UTCCord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy reaffirms value of public over private cord blood banks (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrics Group Updates Recommendations on Cord Blood Banking – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk of ADHD
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:35h | UTCPrenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk of ADHD – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: An Association Between Prenatal Acetaminophen Use and ADHD: The Benefits of Large Data Sets – Pediatrics (free) AND Long-term Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and ADHD – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Study links acetaminophen in pregnancy to ADHD, but experts question results – CNN (free)
Research: Electronic cigarette use and smoking initiation among youth
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: E-cigarette use by high school students linked to cigarette smoking – ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCDuration of Breastfeeding and Risk of SIDS: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Breastfeeding for two months halves risk of SIDS – University of Virginia Health System, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Cystic fibrosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:23h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cystic fibrosis: diagnosis and management (free)
News release: People with cystic fibrosis could be monitored through phone or video messaging, says NICE (free)