Global & Public Health (all articles)
Emerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCEmerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk – Circulation (free)
Chronic kidney disease and the global NCDs agenda
23 Jul, 2017 | 15:56h | UTCChronic kidney disease and the global NCDs agenda – BMJ Global Health (free)
Related: Global kidney health 2017 and beyond: a roadmap for closing gaps in care, research, and policy – The Lancet (free registration required) AND Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review – The Lancet (free registration required) AND One in 10 People Worldwide Have Chronic Kidney Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
Screening strategies for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
23 Jul, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“A national screening programme for atrial fibrillation is likely to represent a cost-effective use of resources, with systematic opportunistic screening more likely to be cost-effective than systematic population screening”
Three psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:30h | UTCThree psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Cognitive behavioural therapy and short-term psychoanalytical psychotherapy versus a brief psychosocial intervention in adolescents with unipolar major depressive disorder (IMPACT): a multicentre, pragmatic, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Commentaries: From efficacy to pragmatic trials: does the dodo bird verdict apply? – The Lancet Psychiatry? (free) AND New ways to treat depression in teenagers – The Conversation (free)
“Three psychological therapies equally effective for adolescent depression” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Poor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCPoor-Quality Medicine: A Global Pandemic – Devex (free)
“Each year, the proliferation of substandard and falsified medicines puts the lives of millions of people – particularly those living in developing countries – at risk”
Here’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCHere’s how much is needed to meet SDGs’ global health targets by 2030 – Devex (free)
See related Lancet Report and commentaries in our July 18th issue (see #9)
“Low- and middle-income countries will require an additional $134 billion per year between now and 2025 to reach health-related targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, leading to universal health coverage”.
The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCSupplement: The Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: From Research to Public Health Policy – Addiction (free articles)
Commentaries: Evidence Growing of Link Between Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via NewsWise (free) AND Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance
22 Jul, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCQuinolone-resistant gyrase mutants demonstrate decreased susceptibility to triclosan – Journal of Antibiotic Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Toothpaste ingredient linked to antibiotic resistance – NHS Choices (free) AND Antibiotic resistance linked to common household disinfectant triclosan – University of Birmingham, via Science Daily (free)
“”The worry is that this might happen in reverse and triclosan exposure might encourage growth of antibiotic resistant strains”. (from Science Daily)
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCPrevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Strokes in Younger Adults – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Millennials Are Having Strokes – Scientific American (free) AND Ischemic stroke hospitalizations among younger adults increased 30% or more in recent years – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Higher incidence of stroke and greater prevalence of stroke risk factors in younger adults over the last decade – 2 Minute Medicine (free) Is Stroke Trending Younger? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND More Data Suggest Stroke Rates Rising in Younger Adults – Medscape (free registration required)
Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCReview: Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Influenza Pandemics – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Mental health should be a priority for WHO’s new director-general
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:15h | UTCOpinion: Mental health should be a priority for WHO’s new director-general – STAT News (free)
Health care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:29h | UTCHealth care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health – The Health Foundation (free)
Related: What proportion of health outcomes are attributable to health care – Sheffield DPH (free)
Maternal immunisation: collaborating with mother nature
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:11h | UTCReview: Maternal immunisation: collaborating with mother nature – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
HPV vaccines – A review of the first decade
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:07h | UTCHPV vaccines – A review of the first decade – Gynecologic Oncology (free)
Report: Ending AIDS: Progress Towards the 90-90-90 Target
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCReport: Ending AIDS: Progress Towards the 90-90-90 Target – Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (free PDF)
Fact Sheet: Latest Statistics on The Status of The Aids Epidemic – UNAIDS (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Related editorial: The global HIV/AIDS epidemic—progress and challenges – The Lancet (free)
Commentary: For first time in history, half of all people with HIV are getting treatment – Science (free) (source: GlobalHealthNOW newsletter)
HIV drug resistance report 2017 – World Health Organization
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCReport: HIV drug resistance report 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: WHO urges action against HIV drug resistance threat (free)
Commentaries: HIV drug resistance could undermine progress in AIDS battle: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Drug-Resistant HIV Is On the Rise – TIME (free)
Effect of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCEditorial: Diet and exercise in pregnancy (free)
Commentaries: Risk of caesarean reduced by healthy diet and physical activity during pregnancy, study finds – NewsMedical (free) AND C-Section Risk Reduction Linked to Healthy Lifestyle – MedPage Today (free)
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:40h | UTCReport: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Experts: 1 in 3 cases of dementia preventable, nonmedical therapies ideal for dementia – University of Southern California, via EurekAlert (free) AND One Third of Dementia May Be Preventable With Lifestyle Change – Medscape (free registration required) AND Over a Third of Dementia Cases Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Living healthily, learning more could cut dementia cases by a third – Reuters (free) AND Lifestyle changes could prevent a third of dementia cases, report suggests – The Guardian (free)
Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations
21 Jul, 2017 | 00:22h | UTCUse 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)
Related article: Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion – Canadian Medical Association Journal (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.
WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017
21 Jul, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCWHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Full report: WHO Report on The Global Tobacco Epidemic: 2017 Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies (free PDF)
Press release: WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade (free)
Infographics: Protecting people from tobacco (free)
Commentaries: Taxation: Most effective but still the least-used tobacco control measure, by Patricio V. Marquez via The World Bank Blogs (free) AND Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Tobacco firms ‘hamper anti-smoking push’ – BBC News (free) AND Tobacco companies interfere with health regulations, WHO reports – The Guardian (free)
See also our coverage of World No Tobacco Day in our May 31 issue (see #1).
Enhanced Prophylaxis plus Antiretroviral Therapy for Advanced HIV Infection
21 Jul, 2017 | 00:20h | UTCEditorial: The Enduring Challenge of Advanced HIV Infection (free)
Among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression (CD4+ count < 100 cells/mm3), enhanced antimicrobial prophylaxis combined with ART resulted in reduced rates of death.
Emerging arboviruses: Why today?
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCReview: Emerging arboviruses: Why today? – One Health (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Screening Criteria for Ophthalmic Manifestations of Congenital Zika Virus Infection
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCCommentaries: Zika: Check All Potentially Exposed Infants for Eye Damage – Medscape (free registration required) AND Which Infants Exposed to Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy Should Have Eyes Examined? – The JAMA Network (free)
“All infants with potential Zika virus exposure should have ophthalmic screening regardless of other abnormalities” (RT @PreetiNMalani see Tweet)
Risk factors for delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV-seropositive patients
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:55h | UTC
Malaria in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela: current challenges in malaria control and elimination
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCReview: Malaria in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela: current challenges in malaria control and elimination – Malaria Journal (free)