Daily Archives: July 24, 2017
Tai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis
24 Jul, 2017 | 23:41h | UTCTai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tai chi may help prevent falls in older and at-risk adults – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Tai Chi May Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCWHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free PDF)
See also: WHO’s Work on Pre-exposure prophylaxis (free resources)
Review: Organ dysfunction, injury and failure in acute heart failure
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:02h | UTC
Guidelines for the managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:04h | UTCGuidelines for the managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy – World Health Organization (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet with infographic)
Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCWhy cancer is not a war, fight, or battle – CNN (free)
Related: He’s a Fighter – The Atlantic (free)
“Cancer is a process, it’s not a war. No winners or losers. Stop military metaphors”. (RT @lucadf see Tweet)
Effects of NOACs Versus Warfarin in Patients With AF and Valvular Heart Disease
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC“Among patients with AF and native VHD, NOACs reduce stroke and systemic embolism compared with warfarin”.
Fluoroquinolone restriction to control fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Fluoroquinolone restriction to control fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile (free)
“Very important finding! Restricting fluoroquinolones more important than infection control measures to prevent CDI” (RT @sanjaysaint see Tweet)
Mon, July 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:33h | UTC
1 – Guidelines for the managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy – World Health Organization (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet with infographic)
2 – WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free PDF)
See also: WHO’s Work on Pre-exposure prophylaxis (free resources)
Invited Commentary: Fluoroquinolone restriction to control fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile (free)
“Very important finding! Restricting fluoroquinolones more important than infection control measures to prevent CDI” (RT @sanjaysaint see Tweet)
5 – Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle – CNN (free)
Related: He’s a Fighter – The Atlantic (free)
“Cancer is a process, it’s not a war. No winners or losers. Stop military metaphors”. (RT @lucadf see Tweet)
6 – “A misuse of scarce funds”: NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies – The Guardian (free)
Related: NHS to ban homeopathy and herbal medicine, as ‘misuse of resources’ – The Telegraph (free) AND NHS plans to scrap homeopathy treatments – BBC (free)
“Among patients with AF and native VHD, NOACs reduce stroke and systemic embolism compared with warfarin”.
8 – High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 145 studies – Diabetic Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Screening for Erectile Dysfunction Should Be Routine in Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)
“Erectile dysfunction 3.5 times more common in diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
9 – Diabetic retinopathy: current understanding, mechanisms, and treatment strategies – JCI Insight (free)
“It affects 100 M people WW, but under-diagnosed/treated: excellent review of diabetes retinopathy” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
10 – The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates – ProPublica (free)
“Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer”.
High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:56h | UTCHigh prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 145 studies – Diabetic Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Screening for Erectile Dysfunction Should Be Routine in Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)
“Erectile dysfunction 3.5 times more common in diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:00h | UTC“A misuse of scarce funds”: NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies – The Guardian (free)
Related: NHS to ban homeopathy and herbal medicine, as ‘misuse of resources’ – The Telegraph (free) AND NHS plans to scrap homeopathy treatments – BBC (free)
Diabetic retinopathy: current understanding, mechanisms, and treatment strategies
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCDiabetic retinopathy: current understanding, mechanisms, and treatment strategies – JCI Insight (free)
“It affects 100 M people WW, but under-diagnosed/treated: excellent review of diabetes retinopathy” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Free Online Course: Systems Thinking In Public Health
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:27h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Systems Thinking In Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
“Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods. Systems thinking is a core skill in public health and helps health policymakers build programs and policies that are aware of and prepared for unintended consequences”.
Free Online Course: Essentials of Global Health
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:28h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Essentials of Global Health – Yale University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Global Health and Humanitarianism
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:27h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health and Humanitarianism – University of Manchester and Coursera
Free Online Course: Bacteria and Chronic Infections
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Bacteria and Chronic Infections – University of Copenhagen and Coursera
Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity – The University of Edinburgh and Coursera
Free Online Course: Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases – Duke University, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College and Coursera