Daily Archives: October 10, 2018
Wed, October 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!
10 Oct, 2018 | 00:29h | UTC
Editorial: Of Barbershops and Churches: Can Community-Based Interventions Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients? (free)
Commentaries: Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure – AHA Newsroom (free) AND How church communities can help lower African-Americans’ blood pressure – CNN (free) AND Church-Based Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for Lowering BP in Hypertensive African-Americans – TCTMD (free)
Related Study: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
Commentaries: EMA committee recommends restrictions on fluoroquinolone, quinolone antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND PRAC Recommends Restrictions on Fluoroquinolone, Quinolones – Medscape (free registration required)
Related FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free statement and commentaries)
3 – Evidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @trishgreenhalgh)
5 – Review: Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
6 – Review: Office approach to small fiber neuropathy – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
7 – Review: Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
8 – Nine ways research could save the NHS money – NHS Dissemination Centre (free)
New infographic series with selected NIHR Signals covering a range of treatments and initiatives that are cost effective.
9 – 800,000 people kill themselves every year. What can we do? – The Guardian (free) (via @onisillos)
Related Guidelines: Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
“In too many places mental health support services are non-existent and those with treatable conditions are criminalized. Bold action is long overdue”
10 – Electronic cigarette explosion and burn injuries, US Emergency Departments 2015–2017 – Tobacco Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies – George Mason University (free) AND Study: E-Cigarette Injuries Drastically Underestimated – MedPage Today (free registration required)