Sports Medicine
Research: The Motivational Impact of Wearable Healthy Lifestyle Technologies
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCCommentaries: Young people oppose Fitbits in schools – The Conversation (free) AND Activity Trackers Don’t Always Work the Way We Want Them To – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Fashionable FitBits discourage young teens from exercising, study finds – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:50h | UTCEditorial: No benefit of arthroscopy in subacromial shoulder pain (free)
Commentaries: Common shoulder surgery may offer little pain relief – OnMedica (free) AND Is a common shoulder surgery useless? – MedicalXpress (free) AND Popular Surgery To Ease Chronic Shoulder Pain Called Into Question – NPR (free)
Research: Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCSudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rare During Competitive Sports – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Cardiac arrest study in young athletes raises heart screening questions – Reuters (free) AND Cardiac Arrest Rare in Young Athletes But Tough to Predict – Health (free) AND Screening programs unlikely to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in competitive athletes – St. Michael’s Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Meta-Analysis: Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCExercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Exercise may help prevent low back pain or make it less severe – Reuters (free)
Related meta-analysis: Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Long-term Sustainability of Diabetes Prevention Approaches
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCLong-term Sustainability of Diabetes Prevention Approaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lifestyle Modifications Slow Progression To Diabetes As Effectively As Medications – Medical Research (free) AND Lifestyle changes successfully reduce incidence of diabetes – MedicalXpress (free) AND Lifestyle changes—not medications—linked to sustained risk reduction for diabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Systematic review: The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on health-related quality of life among children and adolescents
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTC
Research: Concussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:16h | UTCConcussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis – Annals of Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Concussions in Teenagers Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Teenage concussion linked to later risk of MS – Medical News Today (free)
Review: Weight Gain in Women at Midlife
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:39h | UTCCommentary: Docs Call Attention to Women Piling on Pounds in Midlife – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Walking in Relation to Mortality
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCCommentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
Research: 25-Year Physical Activity Trajectories and Development of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:36h | UTCCommentaries: Excessive Exercise May Harm The Heart, Study Suggests – Forbes (free) AND Physically active white men at high risk for plaque buildup in arteries – ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:55h | UTCGuideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
News release: WHO releases guidelines to address overweight and obesity in children (free)
Related report: Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults – The Lancet (free) AND Commentaries: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO – World Health Organization (free) Double-duty solutions for the double burden of malnutrition (free)
Guideline – International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:47h | UTC
Research: Exercise and the Prevention of Depression
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:32h | UTCCommentary: Just One Hour of Exercise a Week May Help Prevent Depression – TIME Magazine (free) AND One hour of exercise a week can prevent depression – EurekAlert (free) AND What’s the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise – The Guardian (free)
“Explaining and apologizing to patients after a medical error does not increase lawsuits, large US study finds” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Research: Gestational Age and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Individuals Born At Term
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:14h | UTCCommentaries: Early babies could face lifelong fitness risks – The University of Queensland (free) AND Early-Term Birth Tied to Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Later – Medscape (free registration required) AND Early ‘full-term’ babies have poorer fitness into young adulthood – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Managing Head Trauma in Children
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCManaging Head Trauma in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Articles: Reducing Head CT Use for Children With Head Injuries in a Community Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Treating Children With Mild Head Trauma and Intracranial Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (free PDF) AND Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort stud – The Lancet (free PDF)
Summary: Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCSummary with key points to remember: Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Virtue of Moderation – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology (free)
Original article: Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: A Lesson in the Virtue of Moderation – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review – Concussion: Evaluation and management
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCConcussion: Evaluation and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:42h | UTCEnergy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Commentaries: Energy, sports drinks should be avoided by children and teens, Canadian Paediatric Society warns – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Sports drinks and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say – CBCNews (free)
Death and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCDeath and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants, 1985 to 2016: A Case Series – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Triathlon deaths not rare, and risks rise with age – Reuters (free) AND Risk of death and cardiac arrest during triathlon may be higher in older males – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Study Highlights Hazards of Triathlons – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic review: Exercise for people with cancer
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:23h | UTCExercise for people with cancer: a systematic review – Current Oncology (free)
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)
Vegan diets: practical advice for athletes and exercisers
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:11h | UTC
Cohort Study: Metabolically Healthy Obese and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events
20 Sep, 2017 | 22:23h | UTCMetabolically Healthy Obese and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events Among 3.5 Million Men and Women – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New evidence shows that healthy obesity is a myth – The Conversation (free) AND Study shows so-called ‘healthy obesity’ is harmful to cardiovascular heath – Medical News Today (free) AND Obesity, even without other risk factors, leads to higher rate of cardiovascular disease – STAT (free) AND Another Study Challenges Notion of ‘Healthy Obese’ – TCTMD (free)
See related article and commentaries in our August 21st issue (see #1)
Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer
18 Sep, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCDiet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) (Free PDF)
News release: New Report finds whole grains lower colorectal cancer risk, processed meat increases risk (free)
Infographic: Preventing Colorectal Cancer (free)
Almost half cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented by staying lean, eating healthy, and moving more.
Guideline: Type 2 diabetes – prevention in people at high risk
18 Sep, 2017 | 14:14h | UTC