Daily Archives: February 4, 2018
Research: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCMetformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or 4 – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How I learned to stop worrying and love metformin – NephJC (free) AND Adjusted-Dose Metformin Appears Safe in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 or 4 – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Unnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCUnnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine – NPR Shots (free)
Original report: First, Do No Harm Calculating Health Care Waste in Washington State (free PDF)
Related commentary: When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes – The Atlantic (free)
Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCTechnology: Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Medical Education: Bringing Medicine Back to the Bedside
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCBringing medicine back to the bedside – ACP Internist (free)
Report: Global Surveillance of Trends in Cancer Survival 2000–14
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:31h | UTCGlobal surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: What’s the 5-Year-Survival Rate For Cancer Patients Around The World? – NPR (free) AND Global improvement in cancer survival but international differences are still very wide – eCancer News (free)
New Series on Malaria in Pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCNew Series on malaria in pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (via @Onisillos)
Comment: Putting malaria in pregnancy back in the spotlight (free registration required)
Article 1: Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem (free registration required)
Article 2: Prevention of malaria in pregnancy (free registration required)
Article 3: Treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria during pregnancy (free registration required)
Research: History of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:34h | UTCHistory of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Childhood Kidney Disease and Adult ESRD (free)
Commentaries: History of Childhood Kidney Disease Linked to Risk of ESRD – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Childhood Kidney Disease Predicts Adult ESRD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:32h | UTCCDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
Related Guideline: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment – Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Meta-Analysis: Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:29h | UTCMid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donation – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND What Are The Health Risks To Living Kidney Donors? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure – Reuters (free)
Viewpoint: Does Medicine Overemphasize IQ?
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:30h | UTCDoes Medicine Overemphasize IQ? – JAMA (free for a period)
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hypertension
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:28h | UTCMinistry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hypertension – Singapore Medical Journal (free PDF)
Research: Periodontal Disease May Increase Cancer Risk
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:30h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence of link between severe gum disease and cancer risk – eCancer News (free) AND Evidence mounts of link between severe gum disease and various cancers – eCancer News (free) AND Severe Gum Disease Increases Both Cancer Risk and Mortality – Medscape (free registration required)
Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Thoracentesis
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:27h | UTC
Laxatives Naturally Occurring in Plants Such as Aloe or Senna May Increase Cancer Risk
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:26h | UTCSafety of hydroxyanthracene derivatives for use in food – EFSA Journal (free)
Press release: EFSA confirms health concerns for hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food – European Food Safety Agency (free)
Commentary: Europe’s safety watchdog says laxatives may increase cancer risk – Reuters (free)
“This group of substances naturally occurs in plants such as aloe or senna species. Extracts containing them are used in food supplements for their laxative effect”. (from Press Release)
Review: Endoscopic Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:09h | UTCEndoscopic Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis – Annals of Hepatology (free PDF)
Common Oral Complications of Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:10h | UTC
Guideline: Fertility Preservation for Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:08h | UTCRelated guideline: Fertility preservation for medical reasons in girls and women: British fertility society policy and practice guideline – Human Fertility (free)
Guideline: Intrauterine Growth Restriction
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:05h | UTC
Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:02h | UTCPreventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Stopping Biological Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Lead to Twice the Relapse Rate
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:04h | UTCStopping biological drugs for rheumatoid arthritis can lead to twice the relapse rate – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Risk of losing remission, low disease activity or radiographic progression in case of bDMARD discontinuation or tapering in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic analysis of the literature and meta-analysis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses ASTRO Guideline on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage NSCLC – The ASCO Post (free)
Original Guideline: Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: Executive Summary of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline – Practical Radiation Oncology (free)
Review: Coronary Artery Calcium and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:02h | UTCThe evolving view of coronary artery calcium and cardiovascular disease risk – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Opinion: Drug treatment of ADHD – tenuous scientific basis
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:00h | UTCDrug treatment of ADHD – tenuous scientific basis – Tidsskrift (free)
Review: Hemodynamic Instability in Neonatal Shock
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:59h | UTC
Review: Cellular Therapies for Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:00h | UTCCellular Therapies for Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure – Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (free)