Daily Archives: July 20, 2017
Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:13h | UTCHealthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Some Plant-Based Diets May Increase Heart Disease Risk –American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Not All Vegetarian, Plant-Based Diets Equal for CHD Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Not all plant-based diets are created equal – American College of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement on Ovarian Cancer Screening
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:10h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Again Recommends Against Screening General Population for Ovarian Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Stays Course on Ovarian Cancer Screening: No screening for asymptomatic women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Thu, July 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Jul, 2017 | 02:10h | UTC
1 – WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Full report: WHO Report on The Global Tobacco Epidemic: 2017 Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies (free PDF)
Press release: WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade (free)
Infographics: Protecting people from tobacco (free)
Commentaries: Taxation: Most effective but still the least-used tobacco control measure, by Patricio V. Marquez via The World Bank Blogs (free) AND Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Tobacco firms ‘hamper anti-smoking push’ – BBC News (free) AND Tobacco companies interfere with health regulations, WHO reports – The Guardian (free)
See also our coverage of World No Tobacco Day in our May 31 issue (see #1).
Editorial: The Enduring Challenge of Advanced HIV Infection (free)
Among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression (CD4+ count < 100 cells/mm3), enhanced antimicrobial prophylaxis combined with ART resulted in reduced rates of death.
3 – Efficacy and Safety of Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure: The ATHENA-HF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-dose spironolactone didn’t affect acute heart failure outcomes – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND High-Dose Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
4 – Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations: A population based cohort study – British Journal of Pharmacology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New study finds link between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and risk for birth defects – News Medical (free)
Related article: Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
In this large canadian cohort clindamycin, doxycycline, quinolones, macrolides, and phenoxymethylpenicillin were associated with congenital malformations. Amoxicillin, cephalosporins, and nitrofurantoin were not associated with birth defects.
5 – Position statement: American Society of Clinical Oncology Position Statement On Addressing the Affordability of Cancer Drugs (free PDF)
Commentaries: ASCO Offers Path to Addressing Affordability of Cancer Drugs in New Position Statement – ASCO Post (free) AND ASCO Tackles Affordability of Cancer Drugs – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND ASCO Advocates Value in Drug Pricing – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ASCO Addresses High Cost of Cancer Drugs – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: International Guidelines Say Use Treat-to-Target for SpA, PsA – Medscape (free registration required)
7 – Clinical Review: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: Literature review and clinical update – Canadian Family Physician (free)
8 – The Aging Physician and the Medical Profession: A Review – JAMA Sugery (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
9 – New Choosing Wisely Canada List: Hepatology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6).
10 – Improving people’s health through spatial planning – Public Health England (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Related reports: Spatial planning for health: evidence review – Public Health England (free) AND Healthy people healthy places evidence tool: Evidence and practical linkage for design, planning and health – University of the West of England (free)
Related WHO Report: Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks (free) AND News release: An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments (free)
Emerging arboviruses: Why today?
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCReview: Emerging arboviruses: Why today? – One Health (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
New European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:07h | UTCHomepage – New European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines
New available guidelines are:
– Rectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (free)
– Chronic myeloid leukaemia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (free)
– Multiple myeloma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (free)
– Cervical cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (free)
– Management of infusion reactions to systemic anticancer therapy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)
Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:11h | UTCThe Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis: Vasectomy Likely Does Not Cause Prostate Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Weak Link Between Vasectomy, Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:08h | UTCCochrane What is the best medication for a fungal infection of the toenail? – Cochrane Library (free)
Full review: Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Terbinafine probably leads to better cure rates than azoles, with the same risk of adverse events. Griseofulvin is no better and has more adverse effects than azoles.
Rhabdomyolysis & Exertional Heat Stroke
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:03h | UTCAs Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related practical review: Exercise-Induced Emergencies in the Heat: Rhabdomyolysis & Exertional Heat Stroke – emDocs (free)
Screening Criteria for Ophthalmic Manifestations of Congenital Zika Virus Infection
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCCommentaries: Zika: Check All Potentially Exposed Infants for Eye Damage – Medscape (free registration required) AND Which Infants Exposed to Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy Should Have Eyes Examined? – The JAMA Network (free)
“All infants with potential Zika virus exposure should have ophthalmic screening regardless of other abnormalities” (RT @PreetiNMalani see Tweet)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:02h | UTCRandomized clinical trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Club ($ resource to find articles of interest)
In this RCT, a comprehensive preoperative geriatric assessment and optimization before vascular surgery was associated with shorter length of hospital stay, lower incidence of complications, and patients were less likely to be discharged to a higher level of dependency.
Patient Outcomes in Dose Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:04h | UTCPatient Outcomes in Dose Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tapering long-term opioid therapy may improve outcomes in chronic pain, review finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Opioid Reduction Therapy Offers Some Benefits to Patients with Chronic Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND How tapering off opioids can help people with chronic pain – CNN (free)
“Opioid tapering:
– less pain: 8 of 8 studies
– Improved function: 5 of 5 studies
– Improved QOL: 3 of 3 studies” (RT @DavidJuurlink see Tweet)