Daily Archives: January 6, 2019

Guideline: Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis

6 Jan, 2019 | 23:16h | UTC

Korean Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis – Journal of Bone Metabolism (free)

Related: 2017 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (free)

 

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Choosing Wisely Canada – Top Five List in Hepatology

6 Jan, 2019 | 21:58h | UTC

Choosing Wisely Canada-Top Five List in Hepatology: Official Position Statement of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) and Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) – Annals of Hepatology (free)

 

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Review: Overuse Injuries in Sport

6 Jan, 2019 | 21:43h | UTC

Overuse injuries in sport: a comprehensive overview – Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (free)

 

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Grading of Prostate Cancer: A Work in Progress

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:55h | UTC

Grading of prostate cancer: a work in progress – Histopathology (free)

 

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Review: Choice of Fluids in Critically Ill Patients

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTC

Choice of fluids in critically ill patients – BMC Anesthesiology (free)

 

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Review: Recent Updates in Cancer Immunotherapy

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:53h | UTC

Recent updates in cancer immunotherapy: a comprehensive review and perspective of the 2018 China Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop in Beijing – Journal of Hematology & Oncology (free)

 

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Review: Acute Exacerbations of Progressive-fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:54h | UTC

Acute exacerbations of progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases – European Respiratory Review (free)

 

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Review: Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Therapies for the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:51h | UTC

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies: clinical perspective and significance – Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (free)

 

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Meta-Analysis: Association Between Intake of Non-sugar Sweeteners and Health Outcomes

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:25h | UTC

Association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners and health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and observational studies – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Non-sugar sweeteners and health (free)

Commentaries: No evidence of sugar substitutes’ health benefits, finds study – The Guardian (free) AND Evidence Lacking for Benefits from Artificial Sweeteners – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

No compelling evidence for health benefits of non-sugar sweeteners, suggests a review of published studies in @bmj_latest today – find the research and linked editorial here: https://t.co/ZJVhM9LCzX https://t.co/PShqvV7lNJ pic.twitter.com/gu1Souh3PA

— BMJ (@bmj_company) January 3, 2019

 

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Cohort Study: International Variation in Radiation Dose for Computed Tomography Examinations

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:22h | UTC

International variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations: prospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

CT scanning doses varied widely across countries, found this study, with variation chiefly driven by how institutions used the machines, rather than by patient or machine manufacturer or model #BMJResearch https://t.co/eKnz6QFaLW pic.twitter.com/OKbqmIi52J

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 3, 2019

 

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Canadian Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:24h | UTC

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

Related Review: Cardiac Screening of Young Athletes: a Practical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention (free)

Related Position Statement: Recommendations for Participation in Competitive Sports of Athletes with Arterial Hypertension (free)

Related Research: Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports (link to abstract and commentaries)

 

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Position Statement: The Use of Diuretics in Heart Failure with Congestion

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:26h | UTC

The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Heart Failure (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

?Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure vía ➡️The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of @escardio @secardiologia @IcaSemes ? https://t.co/rsyYtnYJza pic.twitter.com/ZnAdudtpVO

— Alfonso Valle (@ValleAlfonso) January 2, 2019

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Meta-analysis: Association of Long-term Exercise Training With Risk of Falls, Fractures, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Older Adults

6 Jan, 2019 | 20:12h | UTC

Association of Long-term Exercise Training With Risk of Falls, Fractures, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Meta-analysis: long-term exercise cuts fall, injury risk in elders – Univadis (free registration required)

Related Study: Follow-up efficacy of physical exercise interventions on fall incidence and fall risk in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Sports Medicine Open (free)

 

Related Commentary in Twitter

Meta-analysis of long-term (>1yr) trials (RCTs) in older (≥60 yrs; total >21k) participants, finds that regular #exercise decreases the risk of falls and injurious falls, with a trend for reduced fractures @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/9724SM3VS4

— Jonathan Cedernaes (@JCedernaes) December 30, 2018

 

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