Daily Archives: February 17, 2017

Fri, Feb 17 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

17 Feb, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – 10 ways to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities – World Health Organization

See also: Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, 2016-2030 And Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities And WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience

 

2 – Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data – The BMJ

This meta-analysis showed a protective effect of vitamin D against acute respiratory infection. The authors suggest their findings support the introduction of public health measures such as food fortification to improve vitamin D status

 

3 – Related Editorial: Do vitamin D supplements help prevent respiratory tract infections? – The BMJ

“A clinically useful effect remains uncertain despite hints in a new analysis… current evidence does not support the use of vitamin D supplementation to prevent disease, except for those at high risk of osteomalacia, currently defined as 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels less than 25 nmol/L”

 

4 – Vitamin D supplements & acute respiratory infections – BMJ Press Release (RT @trished)

 

5 – State of Global Air 2017: Your source for the latest global, regional, and country-specific data on air quality and health – Health Effects Institute & Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

New comprehensive resource on the subject

 

6 – State of Global Air 2017 Report – Health Effects Institute & Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

 

7 – Efficacy of Some Wearable Devices Compared with Spray-On Insect Repellents for the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) – Journal of Insect Science

Source: For mosquito repellents, stick with the spray – Medical Xpress

None of the bracelets caused any significant reduction in mosquito attraction. Bracelets in general do not offer adequate protection from mosquito bites.

 

8 – Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

 

9 – Benefits of Bariatric Surgery in Diabetic Patients Persist at 5 Years – Physician’s First Watch

 

10 – Point of View: Prostate Cancer 2017: Light at the End of the Tunnel? – Broome Docs

 

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