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Added Sugar Labeling Policy for Improving Diet Could Be a Cost-effective Way to Improve Health and Generate Savings

16 Apr, 2019 | 02:45h | UTC

Cost-Effectiveness of the US Food and Drug Administration Added Sugar Labeling Policy for Improving Diet and Health – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentaries: FDA added sugar label could be a cost-effective way to improve health, generate savings – Tufts University (free) AND New Added Sugar Labeling Could Cut CVD, Spur $31 Billion in Healthcare Savings – TCTMD (free) AND Study: Sugar-added labels could prevent 600,000 diabetes cases – UPI (free) AND New ‘added sugars’ labeling could save money and improve health – Reuters (free)

 

World Health Organization Decides Against Declaring Ebola Emergency as Outbreak Worsens

15 Apr, 2019 | 00:26h | UTC

World Health Organization decides against declaring Ebola emergency as outbreak worsens – Nature (free)

Original Report: Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 12th April 2019 – World Health Organization (free)

See also: WHO stops short of declaring Ebola crisis a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The WHO just decided the latest Ebola outbreak is not a global emergency – Vox (free)

 

Study: Global, National, and Urban Burdens of Pediatric Asthma Incidence Attributable to Traffic-related Pollution

12 Apr, 2019 | 01:35h | UTC

Global, national, and urban burdens of paediatric asthma incidence attributable to ambient NO2 pollution: estimates from global datasets – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)

Commentaries: NO2 increases the risk for childhood asthma: a global concern – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) AND Traffic-related air pollution associated with 4 million new cases of childhood asthma every year – The Lancet (free) AND Millions of children worldwide develop asthma annually due to traffic-related pollution – George Washington University (free) AND Expert reaction to air pollution and childhood asthma – Science Media Centre (free)

 

Study: Initiation of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Associated with an Increased Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections

10 Apr, 2019 | 06:13h | UTC

Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Addressing the Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Syndemic (free)

Commentary: Dramatic Rise in STIs With PrEP Among Gay, Bisexual Men – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related Study: Incidence of sexually transmitted infections before and after preexposure prophylaxis for HIV (free)

 

ACP Guideline: Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women

9 Apr, 2019 | 02:26h | UTC

Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Summary for Patients: Breast Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Women (free)

News Release: ACP issues guidance statement for breast cancer screening of average-risk women (free)

Commentaries: ACP Guideline Discourages Breast Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Women in Their 40s – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Most women need mammograms every other year starting at 50 – Reuters (free)

Related Guidelines: Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S.Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND New Canadian Recommendations on Screening for Breast Cancer (free) AND American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Screening Guideline (free) AND Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free) AND Recommendations from European Breast Guidelines (free)

 

WHO World Health Statistics Overview 2019: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:20h | UTC

World Health Statistics Overview 2019: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: WHO (free)

 

Randomized Trial: Effect of Text Messaging on Risk Factor Management in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:16h | UTC

Effect of Text Messaging on Risk Factor Management in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: The CHAT Randomized Clinical Trial – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Editorial: The CHAT Trial:Time for a Heart to Heart Talk (free)

Very important negative study.

 

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Randomized Trial: 10 Year Follow-up of Italian Study Brings New Confirmation of Lung Cancer Screening Efficacy

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:14h | UTC

Prolonged Lung Cancer Screening Reduced 10-year Mortality in the MILD Trial: New Confirmation of Lung Cancer Screening Efficacy – Annals of Oncology (free PDF)

 

Study: Mass Drug Administration Reduces Scabies Cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ Communities

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:13h | UTC

Efficacy of mass drug administration with ivermectin for control of scabies and impetigo, with coadministration of azithromycin: a single-arm community intervention trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

Commentaries: Control of scabies and secondary impetigo: optimising treatment effectiveness in endemic settings – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ communities – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)

 

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Real Cost of Heart Attacks and Strokes: Double the Direct Medical Expense

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:11h | UTC

Patient and caregiver productivity loss and indirect costs associated with cardiovascular events in Europe – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)

News Release: Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: double the direct medical expense – European Society of Cardiology (free)

 

Candida Auris – “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy”

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:03h | UTC

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: CDC Guideline: Candida auris (free) AND A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention (free) AND Review: Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally (free) AND Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Resistance, and Treatment of Infections by Candida Auris (free)

“The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.”

 

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Study: Alcohol Consumption Uniformly Increases Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk

8 Apr, 2019 | 01:01h | UTC

Conventional and genetic evidence on alcohol and vascular disease aetiology: a prospective study of 500 000 men and women in China – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Unite for a Framework Convention for Alcohol Control – The Lancet (free) AND Even one alcoholic drink a day can raise risk of stroke, study says – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to research on alcohol intake and stroke – Science Media Centre (free) AND Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy – Reuters (free)

Related: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free study and commentaries) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free study and commentaries)

 

State of Global Air 2019 Report

4 Apr, 2019 | 22:21h | UTC

Report: State of Global Air / 2019 – Health Effects Institute (free PDF)

News Release: State of Global Air 2019 Report – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

See also: State of Global Air Website (free resources)

Commentary: Toxic air will shorten children’s lives by 20 months, study reveals – The Guardian (free)

“A Special Report on Global Exposure to Air Pollution and Its Disease Burden”

 

Cohort Study: Screening Intervals Should be Individualized for High-Risk Patients

4 Apr, 2019 | 22:23h | UTC

5-year versus risk-category-specific screening intervals for cardiovascular disease prevention: a cohort study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Screening interval: a public health blind spot – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND The screen interval for high cardiovascular disease risk should be individual – University of Helsinki (free)

 

Study: Reduction in Preinvasive Cervical Disease after HPV Immunization

4 Apr, 2019 | 22:19h | UTC

Prevalence of cervical disease at age 20 after immunisation with bivalent HPV vaccine at age 12-13 in Scotland: retrospective population study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: The remarkable impact of bivalent HPV vaccine in Scotland (free)

Commentaries: Tim Palmer: Bivalent HPV vaccine in Scotland is having a considerable and sustained effect – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND HPV Vaccination Program Brings Lower Rates of Cervical Disease in Scotland – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease – OnMedica (free)

 

FDA Safety Alert: Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures

4 Apr, 2019 | 22:16h | UTC

FDA Safety Alert: Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures, Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA is investigating reports of seizures after vaping – STAT (free) AND Seizures After E-Cigarette Use Prompt FDA Investigation – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

Study: Bans on Texting While Driving Linked to Fewer Car Crash Related Emergency Department Visits

4 Apr, 2019 | 22:15h | UTC

Texting-While-Driving Bans and Motor Vehicle Crash–Related Emergency Department Visits in 16 US States: 2007–2014 – American Journal of Public Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Bans on texting while driving tied to drop in ER visits for crash injuries – Reuters (free) AND Car crash ER visits fell in states that ban texting while driving, study says – CNN (free) AND Fewer car crash victims at ERs after texting while driving bans – UPI (free)

 

REPORT – Medication Overload: How the Drive to Prescribe is Harming Older Americans

4 Apr, 2019 | 02:24h | UTC

REPORT – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)

Executive Summary: Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)

Press Release: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans (free)

Commentaries: Medication Overload: How the drive to prescribe is harming older Americans – Lown Institute (free) AND Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem – STAT (free)

Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)

 

Global Burden of Disease Study: 1 in 5 Deaths are Associated with Poor Diet

4 Apr, 2019 | 02:14h | UTC

Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries:  Global diet and health: old questions, fresh evidence, and new horizons – The Lancet (free) AND Globally, 1 in 5 deaths are associated with poor diet – The Lancet (free) AND Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds – The Guardian (free)

 

WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control

3 Apr, 2019 | 01:11h | UTC

WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update – World Health Organization (free)

Related Guidelines: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free) AND WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND WHO Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (free)

 

Diseases Cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a Year, Says WHO

1 Apr, 2019 | 02:10h | UTC

Report: A Heavy Burden: The Productivity Cost of Illness in Africa – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)

 

Meta-Analysis: Mortality and Complications Associated with Cesarean Section in Low and Middle-income Countries

1 Apr, 2019 | 01:53h | UTC

Maternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free registration required)

Commentaries: Death rates from caesarean section far higher in developing countries, finds major global study – Queen Mary, University of London (free) AND C-section death rates highest in low-income countries – OnMedica (free)

 

Study: Direct Healthcare Costs of Sedentary Behavior

29 Mar, 2019 | 07:25h | UTC

Direct healthcare costs of sedentary behaviour in the UK – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Practice (free)

Commentaries: Does prolonged sitting really kill 70,000 people a year in the UK? – NHS Choices (free) AND Queen’s research shows sedentary lifestyle linked to 70,000 deaths per year in the UK – Queen’s University Belfast (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at sitting down and death – Science Media Centre (free)

 

Study: A Comparison of Cancer Risks Between Alcohol and Tobacco

29 Mar, 2019 | 07:22h | UTC

A comparison of gender-linked population cancer risks between alcohol and tobacco: how many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine? – BMC Public Health (free)

Commentaries: How many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine? – BMC Series Blog (free) AND Cigarettes and alcohol: should we be communicating cancer risk in terms of cigarettes smoked? – Cancer Research UK (free)

 

Study: Climate Change will Lead to a Global Expansion of Aedes-borne Virus Infections

29 Mar, 2019 | 06:56h | UTC

Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)

Commentaries: CHART: Where Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Go In The Future – NPR (free) AND Mosquito-spread diseases may endanger millions in new places due to climate change – The Guardian (free)

Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject)

 

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