Family Medicine
Research: Insulin Pump vs Insulin Injection in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCAssociation of Insulin Pump Therapy vs Insulin Injection Therapy With Severe Hypoglycemia, Ketoacidosis, and Glycemic Control Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Insulin Pumps Associated With Lower Risk of Serious Complications among Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free) AND Insulin-Pump Use Benefits Young People With Type 1 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Can insulin pumps work better than injections for kids with diabetes? – Reuters (free)
Review: The Treatment of Illnesses Arising in Pregnancy
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:34h | UTCThe Treatment of Illnesses Arising in Pregnancy – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Meta-analysis on shift work and risks of specific obesity types
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCMeta-analysis on shift work and risks of specific obesity types – Obesity Reviews (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis Links Night Shift to Obesity Risk, Especially “Belly Fat” – AJMC (free) AND Night Shift Work Linked To Increased Risk of Obesity – Medical Research (free) AND Shift Work Increases Risk of Apple-Shaped Overweight/Obesity – Medscape (free registration required) AND Night shift work linked to an increased risk of obesity – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Changes in marital quality and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in men
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCChanges in marital quality over 6 years and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in men: findings from the ALSPAC prospective cohort study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
Commentaries: Marital ups and downs affect heart health – OnMedica (free) AND Marital ups and downs may impact men’s heart health – Medical News Today (free) AND Cardiovascular risk factors for married men linked to changes in relationship quality over time – News Medical (free)
Research: Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:32h | UTCCommentaries: Gabapentin, Opioid Combo May Up the Risk of Opioid-Related Death – MPR (free) AND Gabapentin Plus Opioids a Deadly Combination? – MPR (free)
Research: morphine versus ibuprofen for postoperative orthopedic pain in children
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:31h | UTCCommentaries: Ibuprofen Better Than Morphine After Minor Surgery in Kids – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ibuprofen better choice over oral morphine for pain relief in children after minor surgery – MedicalXpress (free)
Systematic review: Diagnostic and therapeutic treatment modalities for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTC
Research: Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCDiscontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Deprescribing Intervention Improves Nursing Home Care – Medscape (free registration required) AND Multistep tool is effective for discontinuing inappropriate medication use in the nursing home setting – MedicalXpress (free)
Review – Cardiotoxicity of cancer chemotherapy: identification, prevention and treatment
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:01h | UTCRelated Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free) AND Radiation Associated Cardiac Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Cardiac Toxicity Of Cancer Chemotherapy – US Cardiology Review (free)
Review: The importance of immunization in cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:02h | UTC
Review: Renal Function Considerations for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:59h | UTC
Review: management of uterine fibroids
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCUpdated approaches for management of uterine fibroids – International Journal of Women’s Health (free)
Review: Dysmenorrhea and related disorders
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCDysmenorrhea and related disorders – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Understanding and Managing Cardiomyopathy
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:54h | UTCRecent Advances in Understanding and Managing Cardiomyopathy – F1000 Research (free)
Review – Acute exacerbations of COPD: risk factors for failure and relapse
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:52h | UTC
Review: Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:48h | UTC
Review: Medial elbow pain
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCMedial elbow pain – Efort Open Reviews (free)
Guidelines on Guild Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:42h | UTCNew NICE Guidelines on Guild Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment
– Child abuse and neglect – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
News release: Responding to child abuse and neglect – a view from NICE (free)
Research: Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:39h | UTCAdjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Midday Light Therapy May Improve Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Bipolar Disorder – Psychiatric News Allert (free) AND Bright Light Therapy Improves Bipolar Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:43h | UTCSee also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: 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)
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent asthma exacerbations
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Vitamin D and asthma: a case to answer – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Vitamin D may prevent asthma worsening for some – NHS Choices (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 9 October 2017
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:37h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 9 October 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Interventions to reduce harm in people who use tobacco
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:36h | UTCInterventions to reduce harm in people who use tobacco. The latest Cochrane Evidence – Cochrane Tobbaco Edition (free summaries) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Comprehensive resource on evidence-based interventions to reduce tobacco related harm.
Study links dental antibiotics to C diff cases
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:10h | UTCStudy links dental antibiotics to C diff cases – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection – Infectious Diseases Society of America, via ScienceDaily (free)
Study Presented at #IDWeek2017
Research: Female sex, early-onset hypertension, and risk of dementia
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:35h | UTCFemale sex, early-onset hypertension, and risk of dementia – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For women, high blood pressure in your 40s may be tied to increased risk of Dementia – American Academy of Neurology, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Women’s dementia risk increased by midlife hypertension – Medical News Today (free) AND Mid-adulthood hypertension linked to dementia risk in women – Clinical Advisor (free)
Related Study: Associations Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and 25-Year Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Midlife cardiovascular risk factors may increase chances of dementia – NIH News Releases (free) AND Midlife smoking, diabetes, and hypertension associated with late life dementia – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Heart disease risk in middle age tied to dementia later – Reuters (free)