Daily Archives: March 26, 2019
AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:05h | UTCPublic Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association endorse suite of policies to reduce kids’ consumption of sugary drinks (free)
Commentaries: Tax on sugary drinks recommended by health organizations – UPI (free) AND AHA, AAP recommend policies to limit kids’ sugary drink consumption – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND To Curb Kids’ Sugary Drink Habits, Pediatricians Now Call For Soda Taxes – NPR (free) AND Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids’ access to sugary drinks – CNN (free)
Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject)
Tue, March 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:16h | UTC
1 – Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association endorse suite of policies to reduce kids’ consumption of sugary drinks (free)
Commentaries: Tax on sugary drinks recommended by health organizations – UPI (free) AND AHA, AAP recommend policies to limit kids’ sugary drink consumption – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND To Curb Kids’ Sugary Drink Habits, Pediatricians Now Call For Soda Taxes – NPR (free) AND Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids’ access to sugary drinks – CNN (free)
Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject)
2 – Policy Statement: Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics (free PDF)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children (free)
Related: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
News Release: Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis (free)
Commentary: Managing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
See also: Point of Care Algorithm (free)
5 – Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
6 – Thyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Thyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective (free study and commentary)
7 – A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
“Clinicians who prescribe gabapentinoids off-label for pain should be aware of the limited evidence and should acknowledge to patients that potential benefits are uncertain for most off-label uses.”
8 – Health and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
10 – Differences in Parent-Toddler Interactions with Electronic Versus Print Books – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Does story time with an e-book change how parents and toddlers interact? – University of Michigan (free) AND Print Books Better Than E-Books for Parent-Toddler Interaction – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Reading to Your Toddler? Print Books Are Better Than Digital Ones – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children
26 Mar, 2019 | 02:03h | UTCPolicy Statement: Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics (free PDF)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children (free)
Related: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:59h | UTCNews Release: Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis (free)
Commentary: Managing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
See also: Point of Care Algorithm (free)
State of the Art Review: Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:56h | UTCManagement of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Clinical review summarizes evidence for risk assessment, resuscitation, blood transfusion, medical and endoscopic therapy, and early post-endoscopic management https://t.co/Cd6G8CzVN9 #BMJEducation #MedEd
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 25, 2019
Thyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:43h | UTCThyrotoxicosis: Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Thyroid Storm: A Japanese Perspective (free study and commentary)
2018 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:57h | UTC
Perspective: Health and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCHealth and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study: Joint Association of Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion with Cardiovascular Events and Mortality
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:38h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our new #PURE paper just out in BMJ: 1) Virtually nobody meets the simultaneous target of low sodium (<2 g/d) with high potassium (>3.5 g/d); 2) Combined MODERATE sodium (3-5 g/d) with HIGH potassium intake is assoc w the LOWEST risk of mortality & CVD. https://t.co/WcfklDEunq
— Andrew Mente, PhD (@andrewmente) March 16, 2019
Less is More: A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCA Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Meta-Analysis: Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Radicular Pain (free study and commentaries)
“Clinicians who prescribe gabapentinoids off-label for pain should be aware of the limited evidence and should acknowledge to patients that potential benefits are uncertain for most off-label uses.”
Study: Electronic Versus Print Books in Parent-Toddler Interactions
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:35h | UTCDifferences in Parent-Toddler Interactions with Electronic Versus Print Books – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Does story time with an e-book change how parents and toddlers interact? – University of Michigan (free) AND Print Books Better Than E-Books for Parent-Toddler Interaction – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Reading to Your Toddler? Print Books Are Better Than Digital Ones – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)