Daily Archives: May 23, 2017
Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1
23 May, 2017 | 14:31h | UTCCommentaries: Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1 – NPR Health News (free) AND Pediatricians Say No Fruit Juice in Child’s First Year – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Effect of Statin Treatment vs Usual Care on Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Older Adults
23 May, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCEffect of Statin Treatment vs Usual Care on Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Older Adults: The ALLHAT-LLT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Editorial: Risks of Statin Therapy in Older Adults (free)
Commentaries: Older adults may not benefit from taking statins to prevent heart disease – Medical News Today (free) AND Pravastatin Doesn’t Improve Clinical Outcomes in Seniors – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Patients > 65 years with moderate hyperlipidemia and hypertension had no benefit from pravastatin for primary prevention. “A nonsignificant direction toward increased all-cause mortality with pravastatin was observed among adults 75 years and older” (HR 1.34; 95% CI, 0.98-1.84; P = .07).
Tue, May 23 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
23 May, 2017 | 00:10h | UTC
1- Effect of Statin Treatment vs Usual Care on Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Among Older Adults: The ALLHAT-LLT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Editorial: Risks of Statin Therapy in Older Adults (free)
Commentaries: Older adults may not benefit from taking statins to prevent heart disease – Medical News Today (free) AND Pravastatin Doesn’t Improve Clinical Outcomes in Seniors – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Patients > 65 years with moderate hyperlipidemia and hypertension had no benefit from pravastatin for primary prevention. “A nonsignificant direction toward increased all-cause mortality with pravastatin was observed among adults 75 years and older” (HR 1.34; 95% CI, 0.98-1.84; P = .07).
Commentaries: Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1 – NPR Health News (free) AND Pediatricians Say No Fruit Juice in Child’s First Year – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
3 – #ATS2017 – Effect of Home Noninvasive Ventilation With Oxygen Therapy vs Oxygen Therapy Alone on Hospital Readmission or Death After an Acute COPD Exacerbation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)
Editorial: Home Noninvasive Ventilation to Reduce Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (free)
Commentary: Addition of Home Noninvasive Ventilation Tied to Fewer Readmissions After COPD Exacerbation – Physician’s First Watch (free)
4 – #ATS2017 – Directly Observed Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant TB Decreases Mortality – ATS 2017 Conference (free summary)
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was associated with a 77 percent decrease in mortality in observational study.
7 – Reoperation and Medicare Expenditures After Laparoscopic Gastric Band Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly – Science Daily (free) AND Safety, Effectiveness of Gastric Banding Called Into Question – Medscape (free registration required) AND 1 In 5 Gastric Band Surgeries Require Corrective Operations – American Council on Science and Health (free)
See also: Complete American Urological Association list with 15 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free)
9 – Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects: a cluster-randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Belief in health bullshit is a global problem; a big study points to solutions – HealthNewsReview (free) AND This researcher may have discovered the antidote to health bullshit – VOX (free)
10 – Metformin, Lifestyle Intervention, and Cognition in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-term Metformin Use ‘Has No Cognitive Impact’ – Medscape (free registration required)
Contradicting previous studies suggesting a link between metformin use and cognitive impairment, possibly related to an impaired absorption of B12, this study has shown no such association.
Cancer screening in the United States, 2017
23 May, 2017 | 14:27h | UTC
Home Noninvasive Ventilation to Reduce Readmissions for COPD
23 May, 2017 | 14:30h | UTCEditorial: Home Noninvasive Ventilation to Reduce Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (free)
Commentary: Addition of Home Noninvasive Ventilation Tied to Fewer Readmissions After COPD Exacerbation – Physician’s First Watch (free)
American Urological Assn. Adds 5 More Unnecessary Practices to Choosing Wisely
23 May, 2017 | 14:24h | UTCSee also: Complete American Urological Association list with 15 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free)
Directly Observed Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant TB Decreases Mortality
23 May, 2017 | 14:29h | UTC#ATS2017 – Directly Observed Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant TB Decreases Mortality – ATS 2017 Conference (free summary)
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was associated with a 77 percent decrease in mortality in observational study.
Reoperation and Medicare Expenditures After Laparoscopic Gastric Band Surgery
23 May, 2017 | 14:25h | UTCReoperation and Medicare Expenditures After Laparoscopic Gastric Band Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly – Science Daily (free) AND Safety, Effectiveness of Gastric Banding Called Into Question – Medscape (free registration required) AND 1 In 5 Gastric Band Surgeries Require Corrective Operations – American Council on Science and Health (free)
Guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis
23 May, 2017 | 14:26h | UTC