Daily Archives: May 3, 2017
World Asthma Day (May 2, 2017)
3 May, 2017 | 17:33h | UTCWorld Asthma Day (May 2, 2017): Asthma Updated Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Cochrane Evidence resources related to World Asthma Day (free summaries)
Alternate-day fasting does not seem to lead to greater weight loss
3 May, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCCommentaries: Fasting Studies Clash With Our Desire To Eat What We Want, When We Want It – NPR Health News (free) AND Fasting Every Other Day Does Not Lead to Greater Weight Loss – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Same Weight Loss With Alternate-Day Fasting vs Cutting Calories – Medscape (free registration required) AND Alternate-Day Fasting Doesn’t Lead to Speedier Weight Loss – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized trial with 100 patients showed no difference in weight loss between alternate-day fasting versus calorie restriction.
What is public health? Some reflections for teaching
3 May, 2017 | 17:29h | UTC
Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization
3 May, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCReport: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) (See @WHO Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)
Related publication: Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free)
PCSK9 inhibitors for prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
3 May, 2017 | 17:28h | UTCSystematic review: PCSK9 inhibitors for prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (free summary – $ for full-text))
The evidence so far suggests that PCSK9 inhibitor use probably leads to little or no difference in mortality and leads to a modest absolute risk reduction (often less than 1%) in cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.
ASCO Guideline on Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer
3 May, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCSource: ASCO Issues Guideline on Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection
3 May, 2017 | 17:25h | UTCUpdated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection – AIDSInfo (free)
Wed, May 3 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
3 May, 2017 | 00:02h | UTC
1 – World Asthma Day (May 2, 2017): Asthma Updated Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Cochrane Evidence resources related to World Asthma Day (free summaries)
2 – Report: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) (See @WHO Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)
Related publication: Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free)
3 – Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
Related: The amazing power of vaccines, explained in 6 seconds – World Economic Forum (free) AND World Immunisation Week: The Rise of Anti-Vaccine Movement and What it Means for Public Health – Independent (free) (RT @LSHTMpress see Tweet)
See also our coverage on World Immunization Week in our April 25 issue, see #1.
5 – Systematic review: PCSK9 inhibitors for prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (free summary – $ for full-text))
The evidence so far suggests that PCSK9 inhibitor use probably leads to little or no difference in mortality and leads to a modest absolute risk reduction (often less than 1%) in cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.
Commentaries: Fasting Studies Clash With Our Desire To Eat What We Want, When We Want It – NPR Health News (free) AND Fasting Every Other Day Does Not Lead to Greater Weight Loss – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Same Weight Loss With Alternate-Day Fasting vs Cutting Calories – Medscape (free registration required) AND Alternate-Day Fasting Doesn’t Lead to Speedier Weight Loss – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized trial with 100 patients showed no difference in weight loss between alternate-day fasting versus calorie restriction.
7 – Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection – AIDSInfo (free)
Source: ASCO Issues Guideline on Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
9 – Interesting read: Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like – Fortune (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
According to this point of view “tomorrow’s office visit will increasingly take place everywhere but the office”, with a sharp increase in virtual visits and home visits, with doctors coming to patients.
10 – Viewpoint: Conflict of Interest: Why Does It Matter? – JAMA (free)
Editorial 1: The Complex and Multifaceted Aspects of Conflicts of Interest (free)
Editorial 2: Conflict of Interest and Medical Journals (free)
Source: Bruno Besen, MD
Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization
3 May, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCEmbrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
Related: The amazing power of vaccines, explained in 6 seconds – World Economic Forum (free) AND World Immunisation Week: The Rise of Anti-Vaccine Movement and What it Means for Public Health – Independent (free) (RT @LSHTMpress see Tweet)
See also our coverage on World Immunization Week in our April 25 issue, see #1.
Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like
3 May, 2017 | 17:22h | UTCInteresting read: Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like – Fortune (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
According to this point of view “tomorrow’s office visit will increasingly take place everywhere but the office”, with a sharp increase in virtual visits and home visits, with doctors coming to patients.