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Fri, Mar 17 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

17 Mar, 2017 | 00:35h | UTC

 

1 – Japanese guidelines for food allergy 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology (free)

 

2 – Older women taking statins face higher risk of diabetes – ScienceDaily (free) (RT @MaryanneDemasi)

Original article abstract ($ required for full-text): New-Onset Diabetes After Statin Exposure in Elderly Women: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health – Drugs & Aging

See also: Cholesterol-lowering statin therapy for healthy people is not as simple as ‘yes’ or ‘no’ – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free) AND BMJ vs The Lancet: there are no winners in the ‘statins war’ – The Conversation (free)

 

3 – In a remote West African village, a revolutionary genetic experiment is on its way — if residents agree to it – STAT News (free) (RT @gatesfoundation)

 

4 – Quick Take Video Summary: Pembrolizumab for Urothelial Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Pembrolizumab as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine

 

5 – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is associated with increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case–time–control study – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free)

See also: Calls for ibuprofen sale restrictions after study finds cardiac arrest risk – The Guardian (free) AND Harmless’ painkillers associated with increased risk of cardiac arrest – EurekAlert (free)

Another study showing the cardiovascular risks of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

 

6 – Heart Rhythm Society: expert consensus statements – part 1 (free)

 

7 – Heart Rhythm Society: expert consensus statements – part 2 (free)

 

8 – Zika: Then, now, and tomorrow – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Zika virus and complications – WHO Programme (free)

 

9 – Overview of Zika infection, epidemiology, transmission and control measures – Journal of Infections and Public Health (free)

 

10 – Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A review of contemporary guidance and literature – JRSM Cardiovascular Diseases (free)

 


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