Daily Archives: January 25, 2018
Disease Outbreak News: Yellow Fever in Brazil
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCDisease outbreak news: Yellow Fever: Brazil – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Brazil’s death toll from yellow fever triples – WHO – Reuters (free) AND Yellow fever case counts jump in Brazil – CIDRAP (free)
Reseach: Effects of Exercise in Overweight or Obese Survivors of Breast Cancer
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCEffects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Circulating Biomarkers in Overweight or Obese Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How breast cancer survivors can increase their reduced life expectancy – eCancer News (free) AND Exercise may increase lifespan after breast cancer treatment – Medical News Today (free) AND Regular exercise can increase life expectancy of breast cancer survivors – OnMedica (free)
Meta-Analysis: Preterm Delivery and Future Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCPreterm Delivery and Future Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a period)
Commentaries: Premature birth associated with increased risk of heart disease in mothers – Keele University, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Infection Risk Zones of Yellow Fever Worldwide
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:57h | UTC
Research: Low Carbohydrate Diets May Increase Risk of Neural Tube Defects
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCLow carbohydrate diets may increase risk of neural tube defects – Birth Defects Research (free)
Commentary: Low carbohydrate intake to increased risk of birth defects – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Hysteroscopic vs Laparoscopic Sterilization
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:46h | UTCAssociation of Hysteroscopic vs Laparoscopic Sterilization With Procedural, Gynecological, and Medical Outcomes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks – CNN (free) AND Hysteroscopic Versus Laparoscopic Sterilization — Is One Safer? – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:47h | UTCAssociations Between Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Insufficient evidence to determine if marijuana use can affect cardiovascular risk – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Scant Evidence for Heart Benefits, Risks with Cannabis – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Reduce Adverse Gastrointestinal Effects of Pelvic Radiotherapy for Primary Pelvic Cancers
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:50h | UTCInterventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic cancers – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to reduce digestive side effects of pelvic x-ray treatment – Cochrane Library (free)
Concerns About Composite Reference Standards in Diagnostic Research
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: Concerns about composite reference standards in diagnostic research – The BMJ (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Lung Cancer Patients for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:44h | UTCCommentary: Leading medical organizations update lung cancer guideline – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, via EurekAlert (free)
Busting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History”
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:03h | UTCBusting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History” – Scientific American (free)
Guideline: Laboratory Tests to Monitor Drug Therapy in Pain Management Patients
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:04h | UTCCommentary: AACC Releases Practice Guidelines for Using Laboratory Drug Tests to Combat Opioid Addiction, Overdoses – American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) (free)
Guideline: Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:02h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome in Sepsis
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:00h | UTCCardiorenal syndrome in sepsis: A narrative review – Journal of Critical Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Do You Work More Than 39 Hours a Week? Your Job Could be Killing You
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:01h | UTCDo you work more than 39 hours a week? Your job could be killing you – The Guardian (free)
Guideline: Neuroendovascular Management of Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:58h | UTC
Position Statement: Cross-infection Risk in Patients with Bronchiectasis
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:57h | UTC
Systematic Review: Routine Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Normal Vaginal Birth
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:56h | UTCRoutine antibiotic prophylaxis after normal vaginal birth for reducing maternal infectious morbidity – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Guideline: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Obstetric Procedures – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (free)
Guideline: Leptospirosis
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:59h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Incidence of STI Before and After Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:51h | UTCIncidence of sexually transmitted infections before and after Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: a cohort study – AIDS (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Tied to Increased STI Rates – Medscape (free registration required)
Gene Editing – And What it Really Means to Rewrite the Code of Life
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:53h | UTCGene editing – and what it really means to rewrite the code of life – The Guardian (free)
Related: Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos (free articles and commentaries) AND Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Research: Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:52h | UTCCommentary: Opinion: Restricting access to abortion makes poor women poorer – LA Times (free)
Review: Biology and Therapy of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:46h | UTCRecent advances in the biology and therapy of medullary thyroid carcinoma – F1000 Research (free)
Research: Association of Depression With Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing TAVR and SAVR
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:50h | UTCAssociation of Depression With Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Depression May Increase Risk of Death Following Heart Procedure, Study Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND One-Third of TAVR and SAVR Patients Are Depressed, Upping Mortality Risk – TCTMD (free) AND Association of Depression With Mortality After SAVR and TAVR – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Review: Sleep Apnea and its Role in Transportation Safety
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:45h | UTCSleep apnea and its role in transportation safety – F1000 Research (free)