Daily Archives: December 15, 2016

Thu, Dec 15 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

15 Dec, 2016 | 00:57h | UTC

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1 – Differing association of alcohol consumption with different stroke types: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine

Light and moderate consumption is associated with a lower risk of ischemic stroke, whereas heavy drinking increases the risk of all stroke types, with a stronger association for hemorrhagic strokes

 

2 – Shared Decision-Making Reduces Admissions in Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients – Physician’s First Watch

 

3 – Shared decision making in patients with low risk chest pain: prospective randomized pragmatic trial – The BMJ

 

4 – The Long-Term Benefits of Increased Aspirin Use by At-Risk Americans Aged 50 and Older – PLOS One

Increased use by high-risk older individuals could generate substantial population health benefits at a low price

 

5 – First hard look at Zika pregnancies finds nearly half result in miscarriage or birth defects – Science

 

6 – Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro: Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine

 

7 – Medicine’s secret: Some drugs won’t help most of those who take them – Journal Sentinel

 

8 – Sustained enjoyment of life and mortality at older ages: analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – The BMJ

 

9 – Pessimism and risk of death from coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Finns: an eleven-year follow-up study – BMC Public Health

 

10 – Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Ischemic Heart Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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