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“Bringing genetics into medicine leads to more accuracy, better diagnosis, and personalized treatment—but for some, gene testing has only resulted in unanswered questions”.

Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations

21 Jul, 2017 | 00:22h | UTC

Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations: A population based cohort study – British Journal of Pharmacology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: New study finds link between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and risk for birth defects – News Medical (free)

In this large cohort clindamycin, doxycycline, quinolones, macrolides, and phenoxymethylpenicillin were associated with congenital malformations. Amoxicillin, cephalosporins, and nitrofurantoin were not associated with birth defects.

Rhabdomyolysis & Exertional Heat Stroke

20 Jul, 2017 | 00:03h | UTC

As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Report: 1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016

18 Jul, 2017 | 00:11h | UTC

Report: Progress and Challenges with Achieving Universal Immunization Coverage: 2016 Estimates of Immunization Coverage – WHO / UNICEF (free PDF) (RT @WHO see Tweet )

News Release: 1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016 – World Health Organization (free)

Why are these countries the most obese?

18 Jul, 2017 | 00:04h | UTC

Why are these countries the most obese? Walking is just one reason – CNN (free) (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)

What proportion of health outcomes are attributable to health care

18 Jul, 2017 | 00:08h | UTC

What proportion of health outcomes are attributable to health care – Sheffield DPH (free) (RT @gmacscotland and @felly500 see Tweet)

Meta-analysis: Artificial sweeteners do not help with weight loss

18 Jul, 2017 | 00:10h | UTC

Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Artificial Sweeteners Not Tied to Lower BMI and May Even Increase It – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Artificial Sweeteners Don’t Help People Lose Weight, Review Finds – NPR (free) AND The Irony Of Artificial Sweeteners – Forbes (free) AND Low-calorie sweeteners don’t help with weight loss — and may lead to gained pounds – STAT News (free)

How to spot a misleading graph

17 Jul, 2017 | 01:32h | UTC

How to spot a misleading graph, by Lea Gaslowitz – TED Talks (free YouTube video)

“How to spot a misleading graph – Great video by Lea Gaslowitz @TEDTalks” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)

Perspective on “Machine Learning and Prediction in Medicine

17 Jul, 2017 | 01:29h | UTC

A must read perspective on “Machine Learning and Prediction in Medicine — Beyond the Peak of Inflated Expectations” – Cross Invalidation (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)

Editorial: WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir

16 Jul, 2017 | 12:45h | UTC

Editorial: WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir – The BMJ (free)

“@WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir. BMJ editorial discusses important lessons from the Tamiflu story” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)

Surgery for early prostate cancer may not save lives

16 Jul, 2017 | 12:40h | UTC

Follow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Long-term, surgery for localized prostate cancer offers little extra benefit – Reuters (free) AND No Benefit with Surgery for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer Doesn’t Improve Long-Term Survival – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer May Not Save Lives – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free)

“Most men just as likely to survive with limited or no treatment” (from NewsWise)

Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO

13 Jul, 2017 | 20:50h | UTC

Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO – The Guardian (free) (RT @AthaliaChristie see Tweet)

Study: No effect of commercial cognitive training on cognitive function

13 Jul, 2017 | 20:43h | UTC

No Effect of Commercial Cognitive Training on Neural Activity During Decision-Making – The Journal of Neuroscience (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Brain training has no effect on decision-making or cognitive function – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via NewsWise (free) AND Brain Training: No Effect on Cognitive Performance – Medscape (free registration required) AND Brain-training games don’t really train brains, a new study suggests – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)

Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality

12 Jul, 2017 | 16:02h | UTC

Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality – Nature (link to abstract and free graphics – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: NIH-funded team uses smartphone data in global study of physical activity – NIH News Release (free) AND Do you live in the world’s laziest country? – BBC News (free)

“Big data in action! Scientists analyzed smartphone data from 700k+ ppl&100 countries to study physical activity” (RT @NIHDirector see Tweet)

New Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization

12 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTC

Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization (free)

News release: 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation (free)

“New WHO/UNICEF report: 2.1 billion ppl lack safe drinking water at home, more than 2x as many lack safe sanitation” (RT @WHO see Tweet with Infographics)