Daily Archives: November 21, 2017

Tue, November 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

21 Nov, 2017 | 00:21h | UTC

 

1 – Development and validation of QDiabetes-2018 risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of type 2 diabetes: cohort study – The BMJ (free) (RT @JuliaHCox see Tweet)

See QDiabetes 2018 risk calculator (free)

 

2 – Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults – JAMA (free)

Editorial: The New 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines “Up the Pressure” on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (free)

Related Viewpoint: The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for High Blood Pressure (free)

See original AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13^th issue (see #1)

 

3 – Policy Statement: Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

News release: The AAP and the Obesity Society Address the Social and Emotional Impact of Weight Stigma on Children and Teens (free)

Commentaries: Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise – Reuters (free) AND How Not to Talk to a Child Who Is Overweight – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 

4 – Association between maternal sleep practices and late stillbirth – findings from a stillbirth case-control study – British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (free)

Commentary: Stillbirth risk doubled in women sleeping on their back – OnMedica (free) AND Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth – BBC (free)

 

5 – Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Motorcycle crashes cause 5 times as many deaths as car accidents, 6 times the health costs – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly – STAT (free)

 

6 – Elimination of schistosomiasis: the tools required – Infectious Diseases of Poverty (free)

 

7 – Current and new challenges in occupational lung diseases – European Respiratory Review (free)

 

8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017 – The BMJ (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

 

9 – Practical Considerations for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Older Adults – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

 

10 – Pharmacologic management of chronic neuropathic pain: Review of the Canadian Pain Society consensus statement – Canadian Family Physician (free)

Related article: Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

 

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