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