General Interest
Research: The Importance of Breakfast in Atherosclerosis Disease
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:59h | UTCThe Importance of Breakfast in Atherosclerosis Disease: Insights From the PESA Study – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Skipping Breakfast May Be Bad For The Heart – But There Are Caveats – Forbes (free) AND Most important meal of the day? Skipping breakfast may be linked to poor heart health – The Guardian (free) AND Cardiologists, moms agree: Breakfast the most important meal of the day – Cardiovascular Business (free) Skipping breakfast associated with hardening of the arteries – American College of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Efficiency and safety of varying the frequency of whole blood donation
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries: The price of blood is measured in iron – The Lancet (free) AND Increasing frequency of blood donation has no major side effects – ScienceDaily (free)
How well do flu shots work?
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:23h | UTCHow well do flu shots work? Here’s what the science says – VOX (free)
What’s the Difference? Global Health Defined
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCWhat’s the Difference? Global Health Defined – Global Health NOW (free)
Meta-Analysis: Relationship of Sleep Duration With All‐Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:12h | UTC“Our findings indicate that both short and long sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular events”.
Research: Association of Vision Loss With Cognition in Older Adults
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:11h | UTCAssociation of Vision Loss With Cognition in Older Adults – JAMA Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Vision and Hearing Loss Are Tied to Cognitive Decline – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Visual impairment among older adults associated with poor cognitive function – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Effect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:13h | UTCEffect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Community Intervention among Low-Income Patients Results in Improved Blood Pressure Control – The JAMA Network (free)
“The proportion of patients with controlled hypertension (BP <140/90 mm Hg) increased from 17 percent at baseline to 73 percent in the intervention group and from 18 percent to 52 percent in the usual care group”.
Research: A single mutation in the prM protein of Zika virus contributes to fetal microcephaly
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:10h | UTCA single mutation in the prM protein of Zika virus contributes to fetal microcephaly – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Single Mutation Helps Modern Zika Cause Birth Defects – Scientific American (free) AND The Zika Virus Grew Deadlier With a Small Mutation, Study Suggests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Zika was a mild bug. A new discovery shows how it turned monstrous – The Washington Post (free) AND How Zika Became So Dangerous For Babies – NPR (free)
Perspectives: Lost in Thought: The Limits of the Human Mind and the Future of Medicine
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:10h | UTC
Research: Evaluation of telephone first approach to demand management in English general practice
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:08h | UTCEditorial: Telephone first consultations in primary care (free)
Commentaries: Phone-first GP consults ‘no panacea for reducing workload’ – OnMedica (free) AND No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP workload or hospital referrals – University of Cambridge (free)
Related study: Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access To Care But Does Not Decrease Spending – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Telehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR (free) AND Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says – Health News Florida (free)
Fathers pass on four times as many new genetic mutations as mothers
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:23h | UTCFathers pass on four times as many new genetic mutations as mothers – study – The Guardian (free)
A Neglected Family Of Killer Viruses
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCA Neglected Family Of Killer Viruses – NPR (free)
Viewpoint: The High Cost of Public Reporting
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCThe High Cost of Public Reporting – The Health Care Blog (free) (RT @CMichaelGibson)
Research: Efficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCEfficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy in Head Start: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Novel Approach Prevents Depression in High-Risk Mothers – Medscape (free registration required) AND Community Intervention Eases Depression in Head Start Moms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCMeta-Analysis of the Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Summary of studies on sleep deprivation didn’t caution that depression benefits are short lived – HealthNewsReview (free) AND Sleep Deprivation May Treat Depression. But Would It Ever Be Prescribed? – Forbes (free) AND Sleep Deprivation a Rapid, Effective Depression Treatment – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sleep deprivation rapidly reduces depression symptoms in nearly half of depressed patients – News Medical (free)
Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:42h | UTCEnergy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Commentaries: Energy, sports drinks should be avoided by children and teens, Canadian Paediatric Society warns – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Sports drinks and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say – CBCNews (free)
Risk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:39h | UTCRisk factors for admission to hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza in young children: birth cohort study – European Respiratory Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protect babies from flu by getting older siblings vaccinated, parents advised – The Guardian (free) AND Older Siblings a Risk Factor for Serious Flu Infections in Infants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCCommentaries: Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimating abortion safety: advancements and challenges – The Lancet (free) AND More than 25 million unsafe abortions performed worldwide each year – STAT (free)
A Scientific Statement: Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:26h | UTCNews releases: Meditation may decrease the risk of heart disease – AHA News (free) AND Meditation might be useful addition to heart-healthy lifestyle and medical treatment – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free)
Commentary: AHA: Meditation Might Lower Cardiovascular Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Death and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCDeath and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants, 1985 to 2016: A Case Series – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Triathlon deaths not rare, and risks rise with age – Reuters (free) AND Risk of death and cardiac arrest during triathlon may be higher in older males – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Study Highlights Hazards of Triathlons – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Effects of a rise in cigarette price on cigarette consumption, tobacco taxation revenues, and of smoking-related deaths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCSee also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue (see #1) AND WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 in our July 20th issue (see #1) AND “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue (see #3).
Clinical Report: Infectious Diseases Associated With Organized Sports and Outbreak Control
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCNews release: AAP Offers New Guidance on Preventing Spread of Infectious Diseases Associated with Organized Sports (free)
Commentary: When Athletes Share Infections – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Olfaction and incident Parkinson disease
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCOlfaction and incident Parkinson disease in US white and black older adults – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Parkinson’s: Sniff test could predict risk up to a decade earlier – Medical News Today (free) AND Can a Smell Test Predict Parkinson’s? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson’s even earlier – Michigan State University, via EurekAlert (free) AND Parkinson’s Disease May Be Diagnosed With Smell Test 10 Years Before Symptoms – Medical Daily (free)
This map shows how many years could be added to you life – if the air you breathe was less polluted
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:26h | UTCRelated: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:40h | UTCThe effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Any type of physical exercise is good for the heart – NHS Choices (free) AND Physical Activity of Any Ilk Cuts CVD, Deaths in Global Study: PURE – TCTMD (free) AND Being active saves lives whether a gym workout, walking to work or washing the floor – McMaster University, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Don’t overthink your exercise: just 2.5 hours per week of any kind could help you live longer – VOX (free) AND A daily half hour’s exercise could prevent 1 in 12 early deaths, study shows – Reuters (free)