General Interest
Abuse of online games
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCSee related articles and guidelines on recommended screen time for kids in our April 10th issue (see #6)
“Abuse of online games does not have to rot the brain to be a disorder worth investigating” (RT @NatureNews see Tweet)
Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:53h | UTCTobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016 – MMWR / CDC (free)
Commentaries: A new CDC report could reignite the debate over Hollywood’s influence on teen tobacco use – VOX (free) AND Health Experts Are Worried About a Huge Rise in Smoking in Movies – TIME (free) AND Tobacco gets more screen shots in blockbuster movies, study shows – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
source: Medscape
Experimental HIV Vaccine Regimen Is Well-Tolerated, Elicits Immune Responses
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:48h | UTCRelated: There’s a promising new HIV vaccine candidate in the pipeline – VOX (free)
Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTCCommentary: Small decline in MMR vaccination rates could have dramatic effect, experts warn – The Guardian (free)
“A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations could cause a threefold increase of measles cases, costing the public sector millions, US study shows” (from The Guardian)
Child Living with HIV Maintains Remission Without Drugs Since 2008
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:33h | UTCRelated: Child treated for HIV at birth is healthy nine years on without further treatment – The Guardian (free) AND Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs – STAT News (free)
“Researchers say case of child infected at birth but no longer displaying symptoms may spare others long-term therapy” (from The Guardian)
Protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:21h | UTCA systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Want better muscles? More protein may help . . . up to a point – Reuters Health (free)
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease in the geriatric population
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:22h | UTCReview: Alcohol and cardiovascular disease in the geriatric population – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Public health interventions may offer society a return on investment of £14 for each £1 spent
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPublic health interventions may offer society a return on investment of £14 for each £1 spent – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
The Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCThe Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle: Life Expectancy Increased And Onset Of Disability Delayed – Health Affairs (free)
Commentary: Healthy Lifestyle May Increase Lifespan by 7 Years – Medscape (free registration required)
Tai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis
24 Jul, 2017 | 23:41h | UTCTai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tai chi may help prevent falls in older and at-risk adults – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Tai Chi May Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide?
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCWhy are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT News (free)
Related: Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT News (free)
Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCWhy cancer is not a war, fight, or battle – CNN (free)
Related: He’s a Fighter – The Atlantic (free)
“Cancer is a process, it’s not a war. No winners or losers. Stop military metaphors”. (RT @lucadf see Tweet)
NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:00h | UTC“A misuse of scarce funds”: NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies – The Guardian (free)
Related: NHS to ban homeopathy and herbal medicine, as ‘misuse of resources’ – The Telegraph (free) AND NHS plans to scrap homeopathy treatments – BBC (free)
The trouble with genetic testing
23 Jul, 2017 | 23:29h | UTC‘We are all mutants now’: the trouble with genetic testing – The Guardian (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Related: The uncertain future of genetic testing – Mosaic (free)
“With so many unknowns in our DNA, using genetics in medical testing doesn’t always bring the answers – sometimes it brings only doubt”.
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
23 Jul, 2017 | 21:11h | UTCThe Myth of Drug Expiration Dates – ProPublica (free)
“Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer”.
High-Dose Vitamin D Doesn’t Prevent Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
23 Jul, 2017 | 22:47h | UTCEffect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Wintertime Vitamin D Supplementation on Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Healthy Children – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-Dose Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Kids’ Colds in Winter – Medscape (free registration required) AND High-dose vitamin D ‘doesn’t prevent colds and flu in kids’ – NHS Choices (free)
Emerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCEmerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk – Circulation (free)
Commentary and perspectives on graft-versus-host disease
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:11h | UTCCommentary and perspectives on graft-versus-host disease.
Poor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCPoor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic – Devex (free)
“Each year, the proliferation of substandard and falsified medicines puts the lives of millions of people – particularly those living in developing countries – at risk”
Here’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCHere’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030 – Devex (free)
See related Lancet Report and commentaries in our July 18th issue (see #9)
“Low- and middle-income countries will require an additional $134 billion per year between now and 2025 to reach health-related targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, leading to universal health coverage”.
The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCSupplement: The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy – Addiction (free articles)
Commentaries: Evidence Growing of Link Between Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via NewsWise (free) AND Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Educational Attainment And Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:31h | UTCAssociation of Educational Attainment With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Educational Attainment Inversely Associated With Lifetime Risk of CVD – TCTMD (free) AND Inverse relationship between level of education and risk of cardiovascular disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Is Educational Attainment Associated with Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? – The JAMA Network (free)
Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCQuinolone-resistant gyrase mutants demonstrate decreased susceptibility to triclosan – Journal of Antibiotic Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance – NHS Choices (free) AND Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan – University of Birmingham, via Science Daily (free)
“”The worry is that this might happen in reverse and triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains”. (from Science Daily)
Helping Those Who Hoard
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:38h | UTCHelping Those Who Hoard – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCPrevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Strokes in Younger Adults – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Millennials Are Having Strokes – Scientific American (free) AND Ischemic stroke hospitalizations among younger adults increased 30% or more in recent years – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Higher incidence of stroke and greater prevalence of stroke risk factors in younger adults over the last decade – 2 Minute Medicine (free) Is Stroke Trending Younger? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND More Data Suggest Stroke Rates Rising in Younger Adults – Medscape (free registration required)