Daily Archives: September 22, 2016

Point of view: study questions the benefits of tight glycemic control and current diabetes guidelines

22 Sep, 2016 | 11:28h | UTC

Glycemic Control for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Our Evolving Faith in the Face of Evidence – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (Free full-text)

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NICE has just released recommendations for them management of patients with two or more long-term health conditions

22 Sep, 2016 | 13:50h | UTC

Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Free guideline and other resources)

News Release: Tailored care needed for people with more than one complex health condition (Free)

 

Related articles:

Perspective: Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients — An Urgent Priority – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

Latest in Cardiology: Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (Free full text)

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Children exposed to barnyard dust have lower risk for asthma development

22 Sep, 2016 | 10:59h | UTC

Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

Related Editorial: Innate Immunity in Asthma – New England Journal of Medicine (Free full-text)

Farm Living Study Confirms the Hygiene Hypothesis – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

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Study suggests that wearable activity trackers are not helpful for long-term weight loss

22 Sep, 2016 | 11:19h | UTC

Effect of Wearable Technology Combined With a Lifestyle Intervention on Long-term Weight Loss: The IDEA Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (Free full-text)

JAMA Report Video: Monitoring and Feedback for Long-term Weight Loss (Free video)

Author Video Interview: Monitoring and Feedback for Long-term Weight Loss (Free video)

Wearable Fitness Trackers Might Not Aid in Weight Loss – Physician’s First Watch commentary (Free)

Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts – New York Times commentary (Free)

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