Fri, Jan 6 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
6 Jan, 2017 | 00:16h | UTC
1 – Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States – Summary for Clinicians (PDF) NIH News Release
Contrary to past recommendations this guideline advises that children at highest risk should be exposed to peanuts as early as 4 to 6 months of age
2 – Infants should be fed peanuts to stave off allergies, say new NIH guidelines – STAT News Se also Tips for giving babies peanut-based foods to prevent allergy – STAT News
3 – Guidelines for the use of platelet transfusions – British Committee for Standards in Haematology
4 – Dementia rates ‘higher near busy roads’ – BBC News (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
This population-based cohort study suggests a link
5 – How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years – The Guardian
7 – Updated Guideline to Help Docs Treat Earwax – MedPage Today
8 – How Healthcare Will Keep Pace With The Big Data Revolution – Digitalist Magazine (RT @Heart_BMJ)
10 – Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with ‘Screen & Treat’ Seen as Inadequate – Physician’s First Watch