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Guideline: Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:36h | UTC

Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (free)

See also: Advisory Highlights: Seven steps to keep your brain healthy from childhood to old age (free) AND News release: As brain problems increase, experts offer advice to keep yours healthy (free) AND Commentary: Optimal Cardiovascular Health and a Healthy Brain (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know: Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults (free PDF)

Commentary: Heart and Stroke Groups Issue Advisory on Optimal Brain Health – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Medication Adherence in Hypertension: The Role of Patient–Provider Communication

11 Sep, 2017 | 00:21h | UTC

Addressing the Social Needs of Hypertensive Patients: The Role of Patient–Provider Communication as a Predictor of Medication Adherence – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Editorial: Talking With Patients Is Better Than Talking to Patients (free)

Commentaries: Hypertension Medication Adherence May Be Improved by Collaborate Communication – Cardiology Advisor (free) AND Better Provider Communication Might Improve Medication Adherence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Talk Why, Not What for Better Antihypertensive Adherence – MedPage Today (free)

“Odds of poor med adherence 6x greater when patient-provider interactions don’t address patients’ unmet social needs” (RT @CircOutcomes see Tweet)

Report: Everybody active, every day: an evidence-based approach to physical activity

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC

Everybody active, every day: an evidence-based approach to physical activity – Public Health England (free report and other documents)

Press release: 6 million adults do not do a monthly brisk 10-minute walk (free)

Commentaries: 10-minute walk a day app to tackle ‘inactivity epidemic’ – NHS Choices (free) AND 6 million middle-aged people take no exercise – The Guardian (free)

Report: Size matters: The impact of upselling on weight gain

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:34h | UTC

Size matters: The impact of upselling on weight gain – Royal Society for Public Health; Slimming World (free PDF)

Study: Safety and Feasibility of Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:30h | UTC

Safety and Feasibility of Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men Aged 15 to 17 Years in the United States – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

Editorial: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis for Adolescent Men (free)

Commentaries: Safety, Feasibility of PrEP for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men – The JAMA Network (free) AND PrEP safe and effective for young men who have sex with men – OnMedica (free) AND HIV PrEP for adolescent men found to be safe, effective – UPI (free)

Cohort Studies: Extreme high HDL cholesterol is paradoxically associated with high mortality

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:33h | UTC

Extreme high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is paradoxically associated with high mortality in men and women: two prospective cohort studies – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol linked to excessive mortality – University of Copenhagen, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Does ‘good cholesterol’ really deserve its name? – The Conversation (free) AND Can Your “Good” Cholesteral Be To High? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Study: Antipsychotic Use With and Without Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnosis Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC

Antipsychotic Use With and Without Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnosis Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Antipsychotics common for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (free) AND Antipsychotics Overused in Intellectually Disabled Adults – Medscape (free registration required)

“Antipsychotics are used inappropriately particularly in vulnerable groups: Poor children; Intellectually challenged; Autistic; Nursing homes. (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)

Chronic Health Conditions and Key Health Indicators Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:28h | UTC

Chronic Health Conditions and Key Health Indicators Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older US Adults, 2013–2014 – American Journal of Public Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Older Adults Suffer More Chronic Health Conditions Than Heterosexuals, Study Finds – The University of Washington, via NewsWise (free) AND LGB Older Adults Suffer More Chronic Health Conditions Than Heterosexuals, Study Finds – Science Magazine (free)

Study: Differential blood pressure effects of ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib in patients with arthritis

9 Sep, 2017 | 22:16h | UTC

Differential blood pressure effects of ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib in patients with arthritis: the PRECISION-ABPM (Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety Versus Ibuprofen or Naproxen Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement) Trial – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: Under Pressure: PRECISION Substudy Shows Adverse BP Effects of Ibuprofen – TCTMD (free) AND Increases in BP, Hypertension Incidence Linked to Certain NSAIDs – MPR (free) AND Ibuprofen Ups Systolic BP, New-Onset Hypertension Risk – Medscape (free registration required)

A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications

9 Sep, 2017 | 21:46h | UTC

A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications – Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Most Melanomas Not Malignant Transformation of Moles – Medscape (free registration required)

Study: polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of diabetes

9 Sep, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC

Development and risk factors of type 2 diabetes in a nationwide population of women with polycystic ovary syndrome – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Type 2 diabetes risk four times higher in women with PCOS – Medical News Today (free) AND Researchers reveal link between PCOS, type 2 diabetes – The Endocrine Society, via EurekAlert (free)

Does This Child Have Pneumonia? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review

9 Sep, 2017 | 18:55h | UTC

Does This Child Have Pneumonia? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Hypoxia, increased work of breathing outweigh tachypnea, auscultatory findings in diagnosing pneumonia – Clinical Advisor (free)

Should kids be sedated for dental work?

9 Sep, 2017 | 17:18h | UTC

Should kids be sedated for dental work? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Systematic Review: Efficacy of dietary and physical activity intervention in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

9 Sep, 2017 | 18:44h | UTC

Efficacy of dietary and physical activity intervention in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review – BMJ Open Gastroenterology (free)

Source: Medscape

Stop smoking services can work for people in treatment or recovery from substance misuse disorders

9 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTC

Stop smoking services can work for people in treatment or recovery from substance misuse disorders – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Interventions for tobacco use cessation in people in treatment for or recovery from substance use disorders – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)