Daily Archives: March 8, 2017

Wed, Mar 8 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

8 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Updated Fact Sheet: Female genital mutilation – World Health Organization

See also: High-quality healthcare needed for girls and women who have experienced female genital mutilation

Today is #WomensDay – “Female Genital Mutilation violates human rights, has NO health benefits & it must NEVER be performed” (RT @WHO)

 

2 – British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for the management of contact dermatitis 2017

 

3 – Migraine Linked to Stroke Caused by Cervical Artery Dissection – Physician’s First Watch

Original article: Association Between Migraine and Cervical Artery Dissection – JAMA Neurology

Editorial: Migraine and the Risk of Carotid Artery Dissection in the IPSYS Registry: Are They Related?

 

4 – Antithrombotic Drugs Tied to Elevated Risk for Subdural Hematoma – Physician’s First Watch

Original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Association of Antithrombotic Drug Use With Subdural Hematoma Risk – JAMA

 

5 – Neurocysticercosis infection and disease: A review – Acta Tropica

 

6 – Review: Pulmonary Hypertension – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International

 

7 – Ten key points for the appropriate use of antibiotics in hospitalised patients: a consensus from the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance Working Groups of the International Society of Chemotherapy – International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

 

8 – Heart Failure Risk Strongly Associated with Inactivity and Obesity – CardioSmart

Original article abstract ($ required for full text): Relationship Between Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

 

9 – Risk of serious infections associated with use of immunosuppressive agents in pregnant women with autoimmune inflammatory conditions: cohort study – The BMJ

 

10 – Report: Environmental Hazards Kill 1.7 Million Kids Under 5 Each Year – NPR

 

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