Family Medicine
Education and risk of coronary heart disease
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCc: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Review: Meniere’s Disease and Vestibular Migraine
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:55h | UTC
Meta-analysis: More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCAssociation Between More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 5: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive blood pressure lowering linked to decreased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Intensive BP Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Lower Mortality – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Is Strict BP Control a Good Bet for CKD Patients? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Corticosteroid versus NSAIDs for the Treatment of Acute Gout
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Corticosteroids and NSAIDs did not have different effects on pain scores, but there was a higher risk of indigestion, nausea and vomiting with NSAIDs.
Review: The Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCThe Low FODMAP Diet: Recent Advances in Understanding Its Mechanisms and Efficacy in IBS – Gut, via Medscape (free registration required)
A range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCA range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Osteoporosis drug treatment: duration and management after discontinuation
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:09h | UTC
Study: The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS)
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCCommentaries: Sleep improvement by internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy might help prevent mental health disorders – The Lancet (free) AND Lack of sleep could contribute to mental health problems, researchers reveal – The Guardian (free) AND Tackling insomnia may be key to easing mental health issues – OnMedica (free)
Study: Tiotropium in Early-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCTiotropium in Early-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug may slow early lung disease damage – Reuters (free) AND Tiotropium Boosts Lung Function in Early COPD – MedPage Today (free)
Study: Education and coronary heart disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCEducation and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:11h | UTC
Cohort Study: Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Mobility Disability in Older People
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:07h | UTCCommentaries: Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later – NPR (free) AND Prospective Study Shows Just How Bad TV Can Be – Medscape (free registration required) AND Prolonged sitting and TV watching ‘dangerous’ for seniors – Medical News Today (free) AND TV viewing ‘a potent risk factor’ for disability – OnMedica (free)
Guideline: Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCGuideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)
Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:09h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free) AND News Release (free)
Commentaries: Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis – NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines Issued on Evaluating Neck Masses – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Adverse effects of proton-pump inhibitor use in older adults
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:58h | UTC
Review: Present and future perspectives for medical therapy of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:58h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017 (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Review: Polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTCPolycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: Fever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCFever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls – Children (free)
Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – University of Sidney and Coursera
Free Online Course: PrEP for Providers and Patients
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:24h | UTC11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required)
Related: Canadian Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) (free) AND CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND Deprescribing guidelines for the elderly – Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (free) AND Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free) AND Patient often prescribed potentially futile drugs in their final months of life – Science Daily AND The Challenge of Polypharmacy: From Rhetoric to Reality – Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners Partnership (free PDF) Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free)
Review: Comprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCComprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women – Clinical Cardiology (free)
RCT: Palliative Care in Heart Failure
10 Sep, 2017 | 02:00h | UTCPalliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Heart Failure Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Palliative Care & CHF: PAL-HF trial – Pallimed (free)