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“One of the expectations our patients have is that pain can be completely eliminated. We as a medical community are coming to an understanding that this is not realistic.” (RT @KariTikkinen and @voxdotcom and see Tweet)

Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth

8 Jun, 2017 | 15:48h | UTC

Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Eggs Significantly Increase Growth in Young Children – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free) AND An egg a day appears to help young children grow taller – BBC Health News (free)

“Surpassing previous research, study finds eggs are more viable nutrition, better intervention for children in developing countries” (from NewsWise)

Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes

8 Jun, 2017 | 15:50h | UTC

Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: RCOG statement on gestational weight gain or loss and adverse outcomes – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists(free) AND Weight gain greater, less than recommended during pregnancy linked with increased risk of adverse outcomes – The JAMA Network Journals, via EurekAlert (free) AND Pregnancy Weight Gain Status Tied to Adverse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Gaining Too Much, Too Little Weight in Pregnancy Tied to Adverse Outcomes for Mother, Baby – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Global study finds 75% of pregnant women don’t have healthy weight gain – The Guardian (free)

Uncovered: an unexpected source of superbugs

8 Jun, 2017 | 15:42h | UTC

Uncovered: an unexpected source of superbugs – The Conversation (free)

#ASCO2017 – Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Does Not Increase Chance of Recurrence

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:23h | UTC

#ASCO2017 (Unpublished results) – Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Does Not Increase Chance of Recurrence – ASCO News Releases (free)

Commentaries: Yes, a Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Is Safe – Medscape (free registration required) AND Pregnancy after breast cancer doesn’t raise recurrence risk – Reuters Health News (free) AND Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Does Not Increase Recurrence Risk – Oncology Times (free)

Six decades of struggle over the pill

8 Jun, 2017 | 15:41h | UTC

Six decades of struggle over the pill – Nature News (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

“A notable anniversary highlights the progress and benefits of contraceptives, but also the continuing battle for access to them”.

Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:19h | UTC

Data fabrication and other reasons for non-random sampling in 5087 randomised, controlled trials in anaesthetic and general medical journals – Anaesthesia (free)

Commentaries: Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data, claims study – The Guardian (free) AND Two in 100 clinical trials in eight major journals likely contain inaccurate data: Study – Retraction Watch (free)

WHO updates Essential Medicines List

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:26h | UTC

News release: WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer (free)

Report 1: The 2017 Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (free PDF)

Report 2: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (free PDF)

Report 3: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (free PDF)

Commentaries: WHO creates controversial ‘reserve’ list of antibiotics for superbug threats – The Washington Post (free) AND Health officials set to release a list of drugs everyone on Earth should be able to access – STAT News (free) AND WHO’s New Essential Medicines List Includes a 40-Year First – Medscape (free registration required)

WHO Essential Medicines List is used by many countries to guide decisions regarding which medications should be available for their population.

The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:14h | UTC

The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports

News release: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)

Report 1: Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health – World Health Organization (free)

Report 2: Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment – World Health Organization (free)

Related links: WHO’s work on environmental health (free) AND 10 facts on children’s environmental health (free)

Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:17h | UTC

Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years — Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 61 Countries, 2012–2015 – MMWR: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentaries: What’s The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd? – NPR Goats and Soda (free)

#ASCO2017 – Small studies get big headlines

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:12h | UTC

#ASCO2017 – Small studies get big headlines at ASCO 2017 – HealthNewsReview (free)

“Claim – Biggest breakthrough in a decade”. “Reality – The trial included only 15 women; no survival outcomes measured” (RT @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)

More people now die from NCDs than from causes like malaria and polio

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:10h | UTC

Small Steps Can Save Millions of Lives – Bloomberg (free) (RT @ghn_news see Tweet)

“More people now die from noncommunicable diseases than from causes like malaria and polio. Policy makers need to catch up”.

20 million starving to death

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:05h | UTC

20 million starving to death: inside the worst famine since World War II – VOX (free)

What is the best antidote for a jellyfish sting?

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:08h | UTC

Assessing the Efficacy of First-Aid Measures in Physalia sp. Envenomation, Using Solution- and Blood Agarose-Based Models – Toxins (free)

Commentary: What is the best antidote for a jellyfish sting? (Clue: it’s not urine) – The Guardian (free)

Vinegar seems to be the best treatment.

Prenatal antidepressant use and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:07h | UTC

Prenatal antidepressant use and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Editoral: The safety of antidepressants in pregnancy (free)

Commentary: Kids’ ADHD Risk May Be Linked to Mother’s Underlying Mental Health, Not Prenatal Antidepressant Use – Physician’s First Watch(free)

The Specialists’ Stranglehold on Medicine

7 Jun, 2017 | 15:04h | UTC

The Specialists’ Stranglehold on Medicine – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

#ASCO2017 – Survival in a Trial Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes for Symptom Monitoring During Cancer Treatment

5 Jun, 2017 | 14:52h | UTC

#ASCO2017 – Overall Survival Results of a Trial Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes for Symptom Monitoring During Routine Cancer Treatment – JAMA (free)

Commentaries: Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survival – STAT News (free) AND If This Were a Drug, the Price Would Be $100,000 – Medscape (free registration required) AND How a simple tech tool can help cancer patients live longer – The Washington Post (free)

“For surveillance of cancer, digital tracking of patient-generated data improves survival”. “The cost of digital tracking is very low and > 5 months median survival improvement is more than cancer drugs that cost > $100,000” (RT @EricTopol see Tweets and Answers)

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