Daily Archives: January 11, 2017

Wed, Jan 11 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

11 Jan, 2017 | 00:54h | UTC

 

1 – Report: NCI Tobacco Control Monograph Series 21: The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control – World Health Organization

 

2 – News Release: Tobacco control can save billions of dollars and millions of lives – World Health Organization

Just released WHO report recommends tobacco control measures such as increased taxes and prices to save billions of dollars and millions of lives

 

3 – Association of “Weekend Warrior” and Other Leisure Time Physical Activity Patterns With Risks for All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Mortality – JAMA Internal Medicine

Even 1 or 2 sessions per week of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity seems to be beneficial

 

4 – Invited Commentary – Physical Activity on the Weekend: Can It Wait Until Then? – JAMA Internal Medicine

 

5 – Review: Blood pressure control in type 2 diabetic patients – Cardiovascular Diabetology

 

6 – Meat intake and risk of diverticulitis among men – Gut

Red meat intake was associated with an increased risk of diverticulitis

 

7 – 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Periprocedural Management of Anticoagulation in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document Task Force (PDF)

 

8 – ACC Decision Pathway for Periprocedural Anticoagulation – American College of Cardiology commentary

Related summary with 10 important points

 

9 – Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015 – JAMA

 

10 – Related commentary: Why Blood Pressure Is Rising Worldwide – TIME Health

 

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