Fri, May 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Inhaled Combined Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed in Mild Asthma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Inhaled Combined Therapy as Needed in Mild Asthma (free)

Related Trial: As-Needed Budesonide–Formoterol versus Maintenance Budesonide in Mild Asthma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: International Study Suggests Alternative Treatment for Mild Asthma – McMaster University, via NewsWise (free) AND On Demand as Effective as Maintenance Therapy for Mild Asthma – Medscape (free registration required)

2 – Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) trial of moderate to high intensity exercise training for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Exercise Doesn’t Slow Cognitive Decline in Patients with Dementia – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Rigorous exercise does not halt dementia decline, study concludes – The Guardian (free) AND Expert reaction to effects of exercise on dementia in old people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Exercise ‘doesn’t slow’ progression of dementia – NHS Choices (free)

3 – WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: As Ebola hits major DRC city, WHO convenes emergency panel – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO to weigh declaration of international emergency over Ebola outbreak – STAT (free) AND Congo and WHO race to prevent runaway Ebola outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Fears of Larger Contagion as Ebola Spreads to Major Congo City  The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

4 – Association of disrupted circadian rhythmicity with mood disorders, subjective wellbeing, and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study of 91 105 participants from the UK Biobank – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – for full-text)

Commentaries: Disrupted sleep-wake cycle linked to mental health problems – new study – The Conversation (free) AND Study: Body clock disruption linked to mood disorders – UPI (free) AND Body clock disruptions linked to mood disorders – NHS Choices (free) AND Maintaining a daily rhythm is important for mental health, study suggests – CNN (free)

5 – Psychological therapies for treatment-resistant depression in adults – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Are psychological therapies effective in treating depression that did not get better with previous treatment? – Cochrane Library (free)

6 – Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Clinical, Neurophysiological, Functional, and Patient-Reported Outcomes – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Peripheral Neuropathy Common in Childhood Cancer Survivors – MPR (free) AND Chemo-Induced Neuropathy Common after Childhood Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)

7 – Opinion: The ten pitfalls of lactate clearance in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

8 – Executive summary of the Clinical Guidelines of Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain: second edition by the Japanese Society of Pain Clinicians – Journal of Anesthesia (free)

9 – Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence – focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentary: EAS Consensus Document Examines Safety of Statins Beyond Muscle Symptoms – TCTMD (free)

10 – Summary: The Practice of Cardio-Oncology in Spain: Position Statement From Scientific Societies Involved in Cancer and Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)

Original Guideline: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)

Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)