Global & Public Health (all articles)
Systematic review of dietary trans-fat reduction interventions
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:14h | UTCRelated: Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks, study finds – STAT News (free) AND The Worst Fat in the Food Supply – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Global Human Trafficking and Child Victimization
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:05h | UTCGlobal Human Trafficking and Child Victimization – Pediatrics (free)
Research: Association between adolescents’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with oral health and weight status
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:03h | UTCCommentary: Study highlights overlooked impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health – News Medical (free)
Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCEditorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:09h | UTCBook: Child and Adolescent Health and Development – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: DCP3 Publishes Latest Volume: Child and Adolescent Health and Development (free)
Key Messages From the Series: Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition – The Lancet (7 reviews – free registration required)
Other books in the series: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases /Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders / Disease Control Priorities (all free)
“Third edition of Disease Control Priorities launches today. A vast resource evaluating policy choices affecting the access, uptake & quality of interventions & delivery platforms to improve health in LMICs”. (RT @MRCTEG_LSHTM see Tweet)
Research: Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:02h | UTCCommentaries: Walking to a pathway for cardiovascular effects of air pollution – The Lancet (free) AND Traffic fumes in city streets ‘largely wipe out exercise benefits for over-60s’ – The Guardian (free)
Research: Oral Sex and Condom Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCOral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
Research: Impact of road traffic air and noise pollution on birth weight
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:01h | UTCEditorial: Traffic pollution is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes (free)
Commentary: Air pollution from London traffic is affecting the health of unborn babies – Imperial College London (free) AND Traffic pollution linked to low birth weight of unborn babies, study reveals – Medical News (free)
Research: Contraceptive use in world’s poorest countries
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:59h | UTCRelated Report: FP2020 – The Way Ahead (free)
Commentaries: Contraceptive use gaining momentum in world’s poorest countries – Reuters (free) AND FP2020 reports progress on family planning, but faces an uphill battle – Devex (free)
Research: Newborn Screening Policies For Congenital Heart Disease Associated With Lower Infant Deaths
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:53h | UTCCommentaries: Newborn Screening Policies For CHD Associated With Lower Infant Deaths – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Infant CCHD deaths cut by 33% after mandatory pulse oximetry testing – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease at Birth Saves Lives – CDC (free)
Related guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association Position Statement on Pulse Oximetry Screening in Newborns to Enhance Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease (free)
WHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCWHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use – Reuters (free)
Related: Brazil recommends restrictions on Sanofi dengue vaccine – Reuters (free) AND Sanofi restricts dengue vaccine but downplays antibody enhancement – CIDRAP (free) AND New dengue vaccine could worsen disease in some people – STAT (free)
Research: HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCHIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Combination HIV prevention reduces new infections by 42 percent in Ugandan district – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Combination HIV Prevention Reduces Infections – MD Magazine (free)
Research: Disparities in the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Between HIV‐Infected Versus HIV‐Uninfected Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCCommentaries: HIV-positive adults are under-treated for cardiovascular problems compared to those without HIV – UCLA Research Alert (free) AND HIV patients less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins despite increased cardiovascular risk – Cardiovascular Research (free)
Related: Cardiovascular risk and dyslipidemia among persons living with HIV: a review – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Systematic review: zoonotic enteric parasitic diseases among nomadic and pastoral people
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC
World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:21h | UTCWorld AIDS Day, 1 December 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:19h | UTC
Book: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:20h | UTCCardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders (free)
Summary: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)
Previous volumes: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases (all free)
Research: Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:16h | UTCEditorial: Diabetes and adiposity: a heavy load for cancer (free)
Commentaries: Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide – Imperial College London (free) AND ‘Alarming’ rise in cancer rates driven by diabetes, obesity – Medical News Today (free) AND Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide are attributable to diabetes and obesity – eCancer News (free)
Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCCommentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Research: The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCThe potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States – BMC Medicine (free) (via @ArsenaultBenoit)
Related Guideline: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free)
Related articles: Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modelling study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health (free)
Research: Treatment eligibility and retention in clinical HIV care:
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:15h | UTCCommentary: Immediate ART treatment improves retention rates – Boston University School of Medicine (free)
Report: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTC“The European Atlas of Cardiology brings together data from 56 countries to demonstrate the prevalence and cost of cardiovascular disease, and the need to utilise resources more effectively” (RT @OUPMedicine see Tweet)
Review: Chikungunya Virus
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCChikungunya virus: clinical aspects and treatment – A Review – Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (free)
World Malaria Report 2017
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCWorld Malaria Report 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Global response to malaria at crossroads (free)
“After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled”
Tens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:48h | UTCTens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says – Reuters Health (free)
Related: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake, U.N. says – Associated Press (free)