Daily Archives: December 6, 2016
Tue, Dec 6 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
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1 – Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies – BMC Medicine (RT @EricTopol)
Higher nut consumption seems to be associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality
2 – Related Commentary: Wise to go nuts? – On Medicine
3 – Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia in Australia (summary of the new dementia guidelines – Link to PDF)
4 – Practice guideline summary: Treatment of restless legs syndrome in adults
Source: Medscape – AAN Releases First Treatment Guideline on Restless Legs Syndrome (Free registration required)
6 – The BMJ – Blog Archive – Richard Lehman’s journal review-5 December 2016
Low dose aspirin has the most favorable risk:benefit profile
Prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin was not effective in both trials
9 – Statins for Primary Prevention in Older Adults: Uncertainty and the Need for More Evidence – JAMA (RT @pascalmeier74)
10 – It’s time to overhaul the secretive peer review process – STAT News