Fri, August 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: No level of alcohol consumption improves health – The Lancet (free) AND No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says – CNN (free) AND New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

“Alcohol was responsible for nearly 3 million deaths in 2016, the study says. It was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths.” (from @cnni see Tweet)

2 – Antibiotics should not be issued as first line of treatment for a cough, says NICE and PHE – NICE News and Features (free)

Commentaries: Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told – The Guardian (free) AND Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say – BBC (free)

Related: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free systematic review and commentary)

3 – How scientists are learning to predict your future with your genes – VOX (free) (via @EricTopol)

“There’s not one light switch but hundreds, each with the ability to slightly increase or decrease the chances of developing the illness.”

4 – Perspective: Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

5 – A Late-Life Surprise: Taking Care Of Frail, Aging Parents – Kaiser Health News (free)

6 – Viewpoint: The Challenge of Reforming Nutritional Epidemiologic Research – JAMA (free)

“…the emerging picture of nutritional epidemiology is difficult to reconcile with good scientific principles. The field needs radical reform.”

7 – Review: Difficult tracheal intubation in critically ill – Journal of Intensive Care (free)

8 – Glucocorticoids for croup in children – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)

Summary: Glucocorticoids for croup in children – Cochrane Library (free)

Commentary: Glucocorticoid Therapy Examined in Pediatric Patients With Croup – MPR (free)

9 – Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma After Antireflux Surgery in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Nordic Countries – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

10 – Association of Cardiovascular Health Level in Older Age With Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study confirms that keeping the heart healthy also reduces dementia risk – NHS Choices (free) AND The Healthier Your Heart, the Healthier Your Brain May Be – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Cardiovascular Risk Factors Also Linked to Dementia – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Reducing CV Risk May Improve Brain Health at Any Stage in Life, Studies Hint – TCTMD (free)