Daily Archives: February 13, 2017
Mon, Feb 13 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
13 Feb, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Tight Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Children – New England Journal of Medicine
“Critically ill children with hyperglycemia did not benefit from tight glycemic control targeted to a blood glucose level of 80 to 110 mg per deciliter, as compared with a level of 150 to 180 mg per deciliter”
2 – Epidemic of untreatable back and neck pain costs billions, study finds – The Guardian
5 – The effect of a reduction in alcohol consumption on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Public Health (RT @hswapnil and @drjohnm)
More evidence that less alcohol improves hypertension
6 – Comment: Alcohol and blood pressure – The Lancet Public Health
7 – The three questions that every patient should ask their doctor – The Guardian
Despite widespread multimorbidity, more than three-quarters of ongoing trials assessing interventions for patients with chronic conditions excluded patients with concomitant chronic conditions. This indicates that the external validity or generalisability of much of the current evidence is relatively weak.
Source: PracticeUpdates – PPIs Do Not Reduce the Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Associated With Barrett’s Esophagus (free registration required)