Daily Archives: May 29, 2017
Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day
29 May, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCPreparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)
See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue, see #3.
See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue, see #1.
“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing in the Era of Value-Based Care
29 May, 2017 | 15:24h | UTCViewpoint: Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing in the Era of Value-Based Care – JAMA (free)
See also a recent discussion on direct-to-consumer genetic testing in our April 10th issue, see #5
Others disagree: “Dissing every consumer medical test as “low value”. Sorry, that’s not true. It’s called paternalism” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
The Weight Loss Trap: Why Your Diet Isn’t Working
29 May, 2017 | 15:23h | UTCThe Weight Loss Trap: Why Your Diet Isn’t Working – Time (cover story) (free)
“The challenges of weight loss and obesity – really well addressed” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline
29 May, 2017 | 15:24h | UTCType 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free)
See also: Algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes (free PDF)
Source: UK NICE Elevates SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Cancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary
29 May, 2017 | 15:17h | UTCCancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary, National Cancer Institute (US) (free)
Exercise and other non-pharmaceutical interventions for cancer-related fatigue in patients during or after cancer treatment
29 May, 2017 | 15:21h | UTCCommentary: Several non-drug options help with fatigue during, after cancer treatment – Reuters Health News (free)
Mon, May 29 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
29 May, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)
See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue, see #3.
See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue, see #1.
“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
2 – Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free)
See also: Algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes (free PDF)
Source: UK NICE Elevates SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
3 – Viewpoint: Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing in the Era of Value-Based Care – JAMA (free)
See also a recent discussion on direct-to-consumer genetic testing in our April 10th issue, see #5
Others disagree: “Dissing every consumer medical test as “low value”. Sorry, that’s not true. It’s called paternalism” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
4 – The Weight Loss Trap: Why Your Diet Isn’t Working – Time (cover story) (free)
“The challenges of weight loss and obesity – really well addressed” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Commentary: Several non-drug options help with fatigue during, after cancer treatment – Reuters Health News (free)
6 – Countries like German and Italy are adopting mandatory vaccination policies
Germany vaccination: Fines plan as measles cases rise – BBC Health News (free) AND German kindergartens must report parents for refusing vaccine advice under new law – Reuters Health News (free)
See also: Italy makes 12 vaccinations compulsory for children and related commentaries in our May 22nd issue, see #2.
7 – #ATS2017 – Antibiotic therapy for nearly one in four adults with pneumonia does not work – American Thoracic Society, via Science Daily (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
See also: Pneumonia Treatment Failure Rates High – Medscape (free registration required) AND Adults With Pneumonia Often Fail First Antibiotic – MedPage Today (free registration required)
8 – Clinical relevance of thrombocytosis in primary care: a prospective cohort study of cancer incidence using English electronic medical records and cancer registry data – British Journal of General Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cautions and caveats help buoy Guardian story on using high platelet count for cancer detection – HealthNewsReview (free) High blood platelet count ‘as good a cancer predictor as a lump in the breast’ – The Guardian (free)
Thrombocytosis seems to be a risk marker of cancer in adults, but questions remain about the clinical usefulness of these findings.
9 – New Guideline Summaries – National Guideline Clearinghouse (US):
1 – Systemic therapy of incurable gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours – Cancer Care Ontario (free) AND 2 – Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury, 4th edition – Brain Trauma Foundation (free) AND 3 – American Gastroenterological Association Institute guideline on the management of Crohn’s disease after surgical resection – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free) AND 4 – Management of adult pancreatic injuries: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
10 – Cancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary, National Cancer Institute (US) (free)
Countries like German and Italy are adopting mandatory vaccination policies
29 May, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCCountries like German and Italy are adopting mandatory vaccination policies
Germany vaccination: Fines plan as measles cases rise – BBC Health News (free) AND German kindergartens must report parents for refusing vaccine advice under new law – Reuters Health News (free)
See also: Italy makes 12 vaccinations compulsory for children and related commentaries in our May 22nd issue, see #2.
Thrombocytosis and cancer
29 May, 2017 | 15:18h | UTCClinical relevance of thrombocytosis in primary care: a prospective cohort study of cancer incidence using English electronic medical records and cancer registry data – British Journal of General Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cautions and caveats help buoy Guardian story on using high platelet count for cancer detection – HealthNewsReview (free) High blood platelet count ‘as good a cancer predictor as a lump in the breast’ – The Guardian (free)
Thrombocytosis seems to be a risk marker of cancer in adults, but questions remain about the clinical usefulness of these findings.
Antibiotic therapy for nearly one in four adults with pneumonia does not work
29 May, 2017 | 15:20h | UTC#ATS2017 – Antibiotic therapy for nearly one in four adults with pneumonia does not work – American Thoracic Society, via Science Daily (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
See also: Pneumonia Treatment Failure Rates High – Medscape (free registration required) AND Adults With Pneumonia Often Fail First Antibiotic – MedPage Today (free registration required)