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Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders Guidelines

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:32h | UTC

New National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Summaries in Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders with focus on occupational health.

Low Back Disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)

Cervical and thoracic spine disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)

Interventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:23h | UTC

Interventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Ongoing Antibiotic Prophylaxis Helps Prevent Cellulitis Recurrence – Medscape (free registration required)

Richard Lehman’s journal review, 31 July 2017

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:34h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s journal review, 31 July 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:24h | UTC

Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics – The Conversation (free)

Commentary against a recent article in the BMJ arguing the antibiotic course has had its day.

Impact of electronic health records on patient–physician interaction

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:25h | UTC

“It is like texting at the dinner table”: a qualitative analysis of the impact of electronic health records on patient–physician interaction in hospitals – Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics (free)

Commentary: Doctors frustrated that electronic records steal time from patients – Reuters (free)

Alcohol drinking patterns and risk of diabetes

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:22h | UTC

Alcohol drinking patterns and risk of diabetes: a cohort study of 70,551 men and women from the general Danish population – Diabetologia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Drinking Alcohol 3 to 4 Days a Week Tied to Lowest Risk for Diabetes – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Moderate drinkers less likely to develop diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Regular alcohol consumption could cut diabetes risk, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Diabetes Risk May Be Lowest Drinking 3 to 4 Days Per Week – Medscape (free registration required)

Observational data suggests moderate alcohol consumption may have protective effect against diabetes.

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: an update

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:16h | UTC

Review: Acute-on-chronic liver failure: an update – Gut (free)

Diabetes mellitus and stroke: A clinical update

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Review: Diabetes mellitus and stroke: A clinical update – World Journal of Diabetes (free)

Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:13h | UTC

Review: Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly – World Journal of Diabetes (free)

Metabolic syndrome induced by anticancer treatment in childhood cancer survivors

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Review: Metabolic syndrome induced by anticancer treatment in childhood cancer survivors – Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)

Clinical variants of pityriasis rosea

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:07h | UTC

Review: Clinical variants of pityriasis rosea – World Journal of Clinical Cases (free)

Intensive speech therapy helps stroke survivors with persistent communication difficulties

28 Jul, 2017 | 22:14h | UTC

Intensive speech therapy helps stroke survivors with persistent communication difficulties – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in a health-care setting – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND commentary: Intensive speech therapy helps months after stroke – Reuters (free)

Effectiveness of Tympanostomy Tubes for Otitis Media: A Meta-analysis

28 Jul, 2017 | 17:42h | UTC

Effectiveness of Tympanostomy Tubes for Otitis Media: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Weigh Risks/Benefits of Tympanostomy Tubes: Researchers – Medscape (free registration required)

Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)

“Tympanostomy tubes improve hearing at 1 to 3 months compared with watchful waiting, with no evidence of benefit by 12 to 24 months”

Online education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain

28 Jul, 2017 | 18:10h | UTC

Online education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Effectiveness of an Internet-Delivered Exercise and Pain-Coping Skills Training Intervention for Persons With Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Commentaries: Online Intervention Reduces Knee Pain, Improves Mobility – Medscape (free registration required) AND The Internet may be an effective tool for treating chronic knee pain – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Chronic knee pain eased with the help of Skype – CNN (free text and video)

“Reduced pain for 73% of knee pain patients receiving videoconference physio, pain coaching and online education” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression

28 Jul, 2017 | 16:09h | UTC

Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression: prospective findings from the Whitehall II study – Scientific Reports (free)

Commentaries: Too much sugar could increase depression risk in men, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND High sugar diets linked to heightened depression risk in men – The Independent (free)

Association does not imply causation, but this observational study suggests sugar intake has adverse effects on long-term psychological health.

Diabetic sight loss cut by screening

28 Jul, 2017 | 16:58h | UTC

Retrospective analysis of newly recorded certifications of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in Wales during 2007–2015 – BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Diabetic sight loss cut by screening, research shows – BBC (free) AND Eye screening linked to fall in sight loss in people with diabetes – NHS Choices (free)

Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s – NICE Quality Standard

28 Jul, 2017 | 16:06h | UTC

Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s – NICE Quality Standard (free)

Effectiveness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of pain in knee and hip osteoarthritis

28 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTC

Effectiveness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of pain in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Diclofenac 150 mg/day is the most effective NSAID available at present (are the cardiac and renal risks worth it?) and Paracetamol does not seem to work for this condition.

Chronic kidney disease in adults – NICE Quality Standard

28 Jul, 2017 | 16:05h | UTC

Chronic kidney disease in adults – NICE Quality Standard (free)

Commentary: Give chronic kidney disease patients a statin, doctors urged – OnMedica (free)

Application of a Lifestyle-Based Tool to Estimate Premature Cardiovascular Disease Events in Young Adults

28 Jul, 2017 | 15:48h | UTC

Application of a Lifestyle-Based Tool to Estimate Premature Cardiovascular Disease Events in Young Adults: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @JAMAInternalMed see Tweet)

Commentaries: Healthy Heart Score performed moderately well in assessing cardiovascular disease risk in young adults – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Online tool predicts heart risk in young adults – Reuters Health (free)

See Health Heart Score Calculator

“An online calculator may help young people predict their risk of developing heart disease in middle age – in time to make lifestyle changes to minimize their odds of myocardial infarction or stroke” (from Reuters)