Daily Archives: July 12, 2018
Thu, July 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Jul, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
2 – Guideline: Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
4 – Efficacy of short-course antibiotic treatments for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Is Short-Course Antibiotic Treatment for CAP Effective? – MPR (free)
5 – News Release: Trial wipes out more than 80 per cent of disease-spreading mozzie – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Government (free)
Commentary: Australian experiment wipes out over 80% of disease-carrying mosquitoes – CNN (free)
6 – Perspective: Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination — Advancing the Evidence Base – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Research: Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak — Preliminary Report – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55 – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND New CARDIA Data: 75% of African-Americans Have Hypertension by Age 55 – TCTMD (free)
8 – News Release: FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (free)
Commentaries: FDA Strengthens Warnings for Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics – MPR (free) AND FDA Announces Labeling Changes for Fluoroquinolones Due to Mental Health AEs, Blood Sugar Disturbances – MD Magazine (free)
Commentaries: A painful lesson: are we repeating previous mistakes in pain management? – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Use of illicit cannabis does not reduce chronic pain, according to new Australian study – RACGP (free)
Related: Efficacy and adverse effects of medical marijuana for chronic noncancer pain: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Benefits and Harms of Cannabis in Chronic Pain or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review – VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program (free) AND Cannabis products for adults with chronic neuropathic pain – Cochrane Library (free)
10 – Marijuana Use, Respiratory Symptoms, and Pulmonary Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Smoking Marijuana May Be Tied to Cough, Sputum Production – HealthDay (free) AND Regular marijuana use is associated with development of respiratory issues – 2 Minute Medicine (free)