Global & Public Health (all articles)
Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCCommentaries: Worldwide, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimating abortion safety: advancements and challenges – The Lancet (free) AND More than 25 million unsafe abortions performed worldwide each year – STAT (free)
Guideline – Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:28h | UTCNICE Guideline: Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children (free)
News Release: Allow underweight children to be ‘messy’ with their food, says NICE (free)
See also: Faltering growth in children: summary of NICE guidance – The BMJ (free infographic and key points – $ for full-text)
Report: Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:24h | UTCPreparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights – The National Academies Press (free PDF)
A Scientific Statement: Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:26h | UTCNews releases: Meditation may decrease the risk of heart disease – AHA News (free) AND Meditation might be useful addition to heart-healthy lifestyle and medical treatment – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free)
Commentary: AHA: Meditation Might Lower Cardiovascular Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCNews release: Interventions for reducing hepatitis C infection in people who inject drugs – Cochrane Library (free)
Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:25h | UTC
Guideline: Treating tobacco dependence
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:19h | UTC
Draft Recommendation Statement: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:07h | UTCCommentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Falls and Fracture Prevention – Medscape (free registration required) AND USPSTF Draft Statement: Vitamin D Supplements No Longer Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related guidelines: Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention – NICE (free) AND Evidence-based guidelines for fall prevention in Korea (free) AND Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons (free PDF) AND Management of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Guidance Statement From the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association (free) AND Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline (free)
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of recommended drugs against soil transmitted helminths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: Reduced Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drugs – MyScience (free)
Effects of a rise in cigarette price on cigarette consumption, tobacco taxation revenues, and of smoking-related deaths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCSee also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue (see #1) AND WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 in our July 20th issue (see #1) AND “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue (see #3).
Pregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCPregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise – NPR (free)
Statement: It is Safe to Receive Flu Shot During Pregnancy – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
See original study showing a possible association between flu vaccine and miscarriage in our September 21st issue (see #6)
Mapping under-5 and neonatal mortality in Africa
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:59h | UTCCommentaries: Precision public health: mapping child mortality in Africa – The Lancet (free) AND ‘Precision public health:’ 5 x 5 kilometer mapping identifies significant differences in child deaths throughout Africa – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
This map shows how many years could be added to you life – if the air you breathe was less polluted
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:26h | UTCRelated: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Report: The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:21h | UTCThe path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa – The Lancet (free registration required)
Invited commentaries: Africa and health: a Commission to accelerate success (free registration required) AND Longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: perspectives and action of WHO AFRO (free registration required)
Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6–12 Years of Age
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: Four questions to ask when reading or writing about water fluoridation and IQ – HealthNewsReview (free) AND High fluoride levels in pregnancy may lower offspring IQ – Medical News Today (free) AND Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says – CNN (free)
Interventions to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Hospital Emergency Department Patients
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:20h | UTCModeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Hospital Emergency Department Patients – Psychiatric Services (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Life-Saving Post-ER Suicide Prevention Strategies are Cost Effective – National Institute of Mental Health (free)
See also related meta-analysis and studies on strategies to prevent suicide in our August 11th issue (see #6 and #7)
The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:40h | UTCThe effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Any type of physical exercise is good for the heart – NHS Choices (free) AND Physical Activity of Any Ilk Cuts CVD, Deaths in Global Study: PURE – TCTMD (free) AND Being active saves lives whether a gym workout, walking to work or washing the floor – McMaster University, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Don’t overthink your exercise: just 2.5 hours per week of any kind could help you live longer – VOX (free) AND A daily half hour’s exercise could prevent 1 in 12 early deaths, study shows – Reuters (free)
Cancer patients need better care, not just more technology
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:29h | UTCCancer patients need better care, not just more technology – Nature News (free)
Lung Cancer Mortality Associated With Smoking and Smoking Cessation Among People Living With HIV
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:23h | UTCEditorial: If We Are Smart Enough to Stop HIV From Replicating, Why Can’t We Help People to Stop Smoking? (free)
Commentaries: People with HIV who smoke are more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV itself – eCancer (free) AND Smoking cuts life expectancy in HIV more than AIDS does – OnMedica (free)
Do interventions that reduce the cost of smoking cessation treatment increase quit rates, quit attempts or use of treatments?
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:22h | UTCOriginal article: Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Full financial interventions directed at smokers when compared to no financial interventions increase the proportion of smokers who attempt to quit, use smoking cessation treatments, and succeed in quitting”.
Hospital Design and Room Decontamination for a Post-Antibiotic Era and an Era of Emerging Infectious Diseases
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:23h | UTCNews release: Hospital design and innovative cleaning can protect patients from resistant bacteria
Source: News Medical
Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:22h | UTCEU Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health – European Comission (free PDF)
Non-communicable diseases in humanitarian settings: ten essential questions
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:22h | UTCNon-communicable diseases in humanitarian settings: ten essential questions – Conflict and Health (free)
The global burden of scabies
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCInvited commentary: Scratching the itch: is scabies a truly neglected disease? (free)
Leprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCLeprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past – NPR (free)