Family Medicine

Viewpoint: Nutrition Counseling in Clinical Practice: How Clinicians Can Do Better

19 Sep, 2017 | 22:23h | UTC

Nutrition Counseling in Clinical Practice: How Clinicians Can Do Better – JAMA (free)

Systematic Review: Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care

19 Sep, 2017 | 22:18h | UTC

Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care – Cochrane Library (free)

Original article: Clinician-targeted interventions to influence antibiotic prescribing behaviour for acute respiratory infections in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Trends in standardized mortality among individuals with schizophrenia

19 Sep, 2017 | 22:20h | UTC

Trends in standardized mortality among individuals with schizophrenia, 1993–2012: a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Schizophrenia linked to threefold increase in death risk – Medical News Today (free) AND People with schizophrenia have threefold risk of dying – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)

Study: Safety of Medical Abortion Provided Through Telemedicine

18 Sep, 2017 | 16:33h | UTC

Safety of Medical Abortion Provided Through Telemedicine Compared With in Person – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free PDF)

Commentaries: Abortion via telemedicine as safe as seeing doctor in person – Reuters (free) AND Abortion Via Telemedicine Is Totally Safe, Study Says – HuffPost (free) AND Medical Abortion Via Telemedicine Found Safe – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer

18 Sep, 2017 | 15:38h | UTC

Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) (Free PDF)

News release: New Report finds whole grains lower colorectal cancer risk, processed meat increases risk (free)

Infographic: Preventing Colorectal Cancer (free)

Almost half cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented by staying lean, eating healthy, and moving more.

Guideline: Type 2 diabetes – prevention in people at high risk

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:14h | UTC

Type 2 diabetes: prevention in people at high risk – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

Guideline: Depression in children and young people

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:12h | UTC

Depression in children and young people: identification and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

Cohort Study: Meat, Dietary Heme Iron, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:09h | UTC

Meat, Dietary Heme Iron, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Singapore Chinese Health Study – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Eating meat linked to higher risk of diabetes – DukeNUS Medical School, via EurekAlert (free)

“The Singapore Chinese Health Study reveals increased risk of diabetes with higher intake of red meat and poultry, partially attributed to the dietary iron content in these meats” (from EurekAlert)

Guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Surgery in the elderly

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:05h | UTC

European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Surgery in the elderly – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free PDF)

Evaluation of a Rapid Molecular Drug-Susceptibility Test for Tuberculosis

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:07h | UTC

Evaluation of a Rapid Molecular Drug-Susceptibility Test for Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Detecting Tuberculosis Resistance (free)

Commentary: New rapid molecular test for MDR-TB shows promise – CIDRAP (free)

Meta-analysis: Low-FODMAP Diet Improves Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms

18 Sep, 2017 | 13:57h | UTC

Low-FODMAP Diet Improves Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis – Nutrients (free)

Study: pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes

18 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTC

Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Sulfonylureas, Pioglitazone Similarly Safe for Add-On Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Study: Effects of acarbose on cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease and impaired glucose tolerance

18 Sep, 2017 | 13:56h | UTC

Effects of acarbose on cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease and impaired glucose tolerance (ACE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Acarbose Offers No CVD Protection in ACE, but May Cut Diabetes Risk – Medscape (free registration required)

Guideline: Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:39h | UTC

Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (free)

News release: Group B Streptococcal Disease, Early-onset (free)

Commentaries: Antibiotics for women in early labour to combat Group B Strep – OnMedica (free) AND More pregnant women to get Group B Strep treatment – BBC News (free)

Commentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendation Eliminates Cervical Cytology-HPV Cotesting for Women Over 30 – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF: Pap Test or HPV Test, Not Both, For Most Cervical Ca Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND USPSTF Has New Draft Guidance for Cervical Cancer Screening – Medscape (free registration required) AND Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical câncer – STAT (free)

Study: Recurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:32h | UTC

Association Between Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery and Recurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Associated With High Rate of Recurrence of GERD – The JAMA Network (free) AND GERD Recurrence Fairly Common Following Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High recurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients treated with laparoscopic antireflux surgery – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

Systematic Review: Risk of relapse after antidepressant discontinuation in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

Risk of relapse after antidepressant discontinuation in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of relapse prevention trials – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Researchers: Antidepressants for Anxiety Should Be Continued for at Least a Year After Treatment Response – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Guideline: Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:24h | UTC

Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free guideline and infographic)

Study: Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:23h | UTC

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Taking Hormones for Menopause Doesn’t Raise Early Death Risk – The New York Times (free) AND Menopause hormone therapy not linked to premature death – Reuters (free) AND Menopause hormones don’t shorten lives, long follow-up says – STAT (free)

Study: LDL-Cholesterol Lowering for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:20h | UTC

LDL-Cholesterol Lowering for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men with Primary Elevations of LDL-Cholesterol Levels of 190 mg/dL or Above: Analyses from the WOSCOPS 5-year Randomised Trial and 20-year Observational Follow-Up – Circulation (free)

Commentary: Statins cut heart deaths in men by 28% finds study – NHS Choices (free)

Systematic Review: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:21h | UTC

Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (free)

Original article: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Urinary and sexual quality of life-related outcomes appear similar”.

Review: Erectile dysfunction in the elderly male

16 Sep, 2017 | 17:57h | UTC

Erectile dysfunction in the elderly male – Turkish Journal of Urology (free)

Review: Stent thrombosis and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting

16 Sep, 2017 | 18:01h | UTC

Stent thrombosis and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting in contemporary practice – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)