Daily Archives: April 16, 2016

Another study suggests that PPIs may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease, especially with prolonged use

16 Apr, 2016 | 13:58h | UTC

Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Incident CKD and Progression to ESRD – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – registration required for full text)

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Kidney Disease – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

 

Related Article

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

PPIs Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (Free)

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Kidney Disease – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

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Coverage of the spread of Zika virus

16 Apr, 2016 | 15:06h | UTC

Zika Recent News – CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Zika Resources & Literature – CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Zika virus infection: Disease outbreak news – World Health Organization (WHO)

Zika virus – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Zika reports – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Zika Virus – New England Journal of Medicine

Zika virus – Latest from The BMJ

Zika virus resource centre – The Lancet

Zika virus resource center – Medscape

Zika virus infection – UpToDate

Zika virus – STAT: reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine

Zika virus – New York Times Health: complete coverage of the spread of Zika virus and efforts to contain it

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New ACG guideline on the management of acute diarrheal infections in adults

16 Apr, 2016 | 13:33h | UTC

ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Infections in Adults – American College of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

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