Daily Archives: August 14, 2017
Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration
14 Aug, 2017 | 16:44h | UTCNews release: Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements to slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Related news release: Taking vitamin supplements may slow down the progression of a common eye disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Original articles: Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing age-related macular degeneration – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Antioxidants No Help for Age-Related Macular Degeneration – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Incident Dementia
14 Aug, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCAssociations Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and 25-Year Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Midlife cardiovascular risk factors may increase chances of dementia – NIH News Releases (free) AND Midlife smoking, diabetes, and hypertension associated with late life dementia – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Heart-healthy middle age tied to lower risk of dementia – Medical News Today (free) AND Heart disease risk in middle age tied to dementia later – Reuters (free)
Effect of 0.5 mg versus 1 mg varenicline for smoking cessation
14 Aug, 2017 | 15:55h | UTCEffect of 0.5 mg versus 1 mg varenicline for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial – Addiction (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“No difference in smoking cessation effectiveness between 1 mg and 0.5 mg twice daily varenicline” (46.5% vs 46.4%) (RT @JorgeMTamayo see Tweet)
Day-to-Day Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of Dementia
14 Aug, 2017 | 16:12h | UTCCommentaries: Fluctuations in home-monitored blood pressure may raise dementia risk – Circulation Journal Report (free) AND Fluctuations in Blood Pressure Linked to Vascular Dementia – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Fluctuating Home Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia – Medscape (free registration required) AND Blood pressure fluctuations linked to dementia – Reuters (free)
The effects of physical activity and fatigue on cognitive performance in breast cancer survivors
14 Aug, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCThe effects of physical activity and fatigue on cognitive performance in breast cancer survivors – Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Breast CA Survivors – Medscape (free registration required)
Self-management interventions for patients with COPD
14 Aug, 2017 | 15:28h | UTCFull review: Self-management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Related: Asthma self-management programmes can reduce unscheduled care – NIHR Signal (free)
Self-management interventions that include a COPD exacerbation action plan are associated with improvements in health-related quality of life and lower probability of respiratory-related hospital admissions.
Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival
14 Aug, 2017 | 15:23h | UTCThis systematic review and meta-analysis mostly of observational studies suggests early breastfeeding initiation is associated with increased survival. The authors acknowledge that there are many reasons for delayed breastfeeding initiation that may confound the relationship between breastfeeding initiation and mortality, but remember that randomized trials would not be considered ethical, so we must rely on high quality observational data. Based on their analysis, the authors suggest the implementation of programs that emphasize the importance of early initiation of breastfeeding, in addition to promoting exclusive breastfeeding.
Online parental training may help to improve behaviour in children
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:49h | UTCOnline parental training may help to improve behaviour in children – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Technology-Assisted Parent Training Programs for Children and Adolescents With Disruptive Behaviors: A Systematic Review – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Once-Daily, Single-Tablet Regimen Suppressed HIV
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:30h | UTCOnce-Daily, Single-Tablet Regimen Suppressed HIV – Pharmacy Practice News (free)
Risk of Stroke With Various Types of Menopausal Hormone Therapies
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:42h | UTCRisk of Stroke With Various Types of Menopausal Hormone Therapies: A National Cohort Study – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
This large cohort confirms an increased stroke risk with oral hormone therapies, but suggests no increased risk of stroke with transdermal or vaginal estrogen application.
Asthma-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:35h | UTC
Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:15h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – The University of Sydney and Coursera
Free Online Course: An Introduction to Global Health
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:11h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: An Introduction to Global Health – University of Conpenhagen and Coursera
Free Online Course: The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:16h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Coursera
Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum – Stanford University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:14h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety – The George Washington University and Coursera
Free Online Course – Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:10h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:06h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Public Health in Humanitarian Crises
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:01h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Public Health in Humanitarian Crises – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:02h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics – University of Cape Town and Coursera
Mon, August 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Aug, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Use of alternative medicine hastens death of cancer patients – Edzard Ernst (free) AND Cancer Survival Takes a Hit with Alternative Medicine – MedPage Today (free) AND Using Alternative Medicine Only for Cancer Linked to Lower Survival Rate – Yale Cancer Center, via NewsWise (free) AND ‘Alternative Medicine’ for Cancer Ups Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
2 – Free Online Courses Starting Today
– Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
– Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics – University of Cape Town and Coursera
– Public Health in Humanitarian Crises – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
– Health Across the Gender Spectrum – Stanford University and Coursera
– Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
– An Introduction to Global Health – University of Conpenhagen and Coursera
– Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Coursera
– Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety – The George Washington University and Coursera
– The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Commentaries: Regulatory control of highly hazardous pesticides to prevent self-poisoning – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Highly hazardous pesticides: policies should focus on bans, rather than secure storage, Lancet studies suggest – Bristol Health Partners (free)
Related: Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free) AND Learning from a negative trial of lockable pesticide storage – The Lancet (free)
“A worldwide ban on the use of highly hazardous agricultural pesticides is likely to prevent tens of thousands of deaths every year”.
Invited commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
Commentary: Global blindness set to ‘triple by 2050’ – BBC (free) (via Global Health NOW Newslellter)
“Blindness is set to rise at an alarming rate reaching 115 million by 2050” (RT @UniMelbMDHS see Tweet)
5 – Guideline: Counseling Adolescents About Contraception – American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: Contraception and adolescents: ACOG releases counseling recommendations for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)
Commentary: Pneumonia Or Sepsis in Adults Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – European Society of Cardiology Press Releases (free) AND Elevated Cardiovascular Risk May Linger for Several Years After a Severe Infection – TCTMD (free) AND CVD risk may rise sixfold in the year after pneumonia, sepsis – Medical News Today (free)
Observational study suggests anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is beneficial even for very elderly subjects.
8 – Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
“Sildenafil may help reduce mortality and improve oxygenation in neonates with pulmonary hypertension” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
9 – Preventing Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children. A Randomized Trial of Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children – News Medical (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
10 – Treatments for reducing menopausal hot flushes are ranked for effectiveness – NIHR Signal (free)