Internal Medicine
Review: topical nonsteroid therapy in atopic dermatitis
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:26h | UTCAtopic dermatitis: a review of topical nonsteroid therapy – Drugs in Context (free)
Case-crossover study: spikes in air pollution linked to increased risk of lower respiratory infections
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:22h | UTCShort-term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Brief SExposure to Tiny Air Pollution Particles Triggers Childhood Lung Infections – Intermountain Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Spikes in air pollution can heighten risk of chest infections, research suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Air Pollution May Pose Serious Risks to Young Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Short-Term Pollution Spikes Trigger Lung Infections in Young Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for the treatment of skin and soft tissue abscesses
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentary: Meta-Analysis Favors Antibiotics After Drainage of Skin Abscesses – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See related guideline with infographic: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses: systematic review and network meta-analysis – BMJ Open (free)
AHA scientific statement: evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentary: Taking the Good With the Bad – Assigning Value and Blame to the Right Heart in Cardiovascular Disease (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure (free PDF)
Guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC
EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet’s syndrome
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Behcet’s Syndrome: Treatment Guidelines Updated – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCCommentaries: Flu and pneumonia infections increase risk of having a heart attack and stroke – European Respiratory Foundation, via Eurekalert (free) AND Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
See also: related study published recently showing a similar six-fold increase in myocardial infarctions in the week following a flu diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries).
EASL guideline: management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis (free PDF)
Cohort study: risk of unnatural mortality in people with epilepsy
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCRisk of Unnatural Mortality in People With Epilepsy – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Deaths in Epilepsy: What We Are Missing (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients with epilepsy have greater risk of unnatural death – OnMedica (free) AND Epilepsy Diagnosis Tied to Suicide, Accident Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Cohort study: solid fuel use and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in rural China
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCAssociation of Solid Fuel Use With Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Rural China – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Solid Fuels Used for Cooking and Heating Pose Cardiovascular and Mortality Risks – TCTMD (free) AND Solid fuel use linked to increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Systematic review: antidepressants versus placebo for panic disorder in adults
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCAntidepressants versus placebo for panic disorder in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Antidepressants for panic disorder in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Antidepressants are moderately effective in panic disorder – Univadis (free registration required)
Retrospective cohort: clinical usefulness of imaging and blood cultures in cellulitis evaluation
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCClinical Usefulness of Imaging and Blood Cultures in Cellulitis Evaluation – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unnecessary blood tests and imaging common in cellulitis hospitalizations, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: how to tackle congestion in acute heart failure
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCReview: How to tackle congestion in acute heart failure – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Cluster-randomised crossover trial: effects of antibiotic cycling and mixing on antibiotic resistance in the ICU
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCThe effects of antibiotic cycling and mixing on antibiotic resistance in intensive care units: a cluster-randomised crossover trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antibiotic cycling, mixing don’t affect resistance, study says – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotic cycling no better than mixing for reducing Gram-negative resistance in the ICU – Univadis (free registration required)
Cross-sectional analysis: noise exposure in workplace tied to hypertension and high cholesterol
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCCardiovascular conditions, hearing difficulty, and occupational noise exposure within US industries and occupations – American Journal of Industrial Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Noisy workplace tied to high blood pressure and high cholesterol – Reuters (free) AND Noisy Workplace Linked to Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort study: multidrug-resistant organisms in newly admitted nursing facility patients
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds high rate of MDRO colonization in new nursing home patients – CIDRAP (free)
Systematic review: diagnostic and management of life-threatening Adult-Onset Still Disease
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:55h | UTC
Systematic review: exercise improves intermittent claudication leg pain on walking
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:54h | UTCExercise improves intermittent claudication leg pain on walking – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Exercise for intermittent claudication – Cochrane Library (free)
Research framework: toward a biological definition of Alzheimer’s disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCCommentaries: Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer’s – NPR (free) AND Researchers Propose New Alzheimer’s Definition Based on Biomarkers – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND New biological research framework for Alzheimer’s seeks to spur discovery – NIH / National Institute on Aging, via EurekAlert (fee)
Meta-analysis: weight loss as a predictor of cancer in primary care
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCCommentaries: Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer – University of Oxford (free)
Guideline: management of alcohol-related liver disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC
Cohort study: associations of exercise and genetic risk with cardiovascular disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCAssociations of Fitness, Physical Activity, Strength, and Genetic Risk With Cardiovascular Disease: Longitudinal Analyses in the UK Biobank Study – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Outrunning Your Genes: Exercise Offsets CVD Events Among High-Risk Subjects – TCTMD (free) AND When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk – Reuters (free)
Guideline: treatment of Hepatitis C
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCEASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Meta-analysis: effect of pasta in the context of low-glycaemic index diet on body weight and markers of adiposity
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCCommentary: Pasta unlikely to cause weight gain as part of a healthy diet – NHS Choices (free)
Guideline: evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuideline: Evaluation and Management of Testosterone Deficiency – American Urological Association (free)
Commentary: AUA: New Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management of Testosterone Deficiency – MPR (free)
Related Guideline: Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)