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Thu, July 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!

12 Jul, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC

 

1 – Guideline: Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

2 – Guideline: Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

3 – Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Expert reaction to study looking at American blood pressure guidelines and how many people in the USA and China would be classed as having high blood pressure – Science Media Centre (free)

 

4 – Efficacy of short-course antibiotic treatments for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Is Short-Course Antibiotic Treatment for CAP Effective? – MPR (free)

 

5 – News Release: Trial wipes out more than 80 per cent of disease-spreading mozzie – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Government (free)

Commentary: Australian experiment wipes out over 80% of disease-carrying mosquitoes – CNN (free)

 

6 – Perspective: Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination — Advancing the Evidence Base – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Related Research: Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak — Preliminary Report – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

7 – Cumulative Incidence of Hypertension by 55 Years of Age in Blacks and Whites: The CARDIA Study – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

Commentaries: Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55 – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND New CARDIA Data: 75% of African-Americans Have Hypertension by Age 55 – TCTMD (free)

 

8 – News Release: FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (free)

Commentaries: FDA Strengthens Warnings for Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics – MPR (free) AND FDA Announces Labeling Changes for Fluoroquinolones Due to Mental Health AEs, Blood Sugar Disturbances – MD Magazine (free)

 

9 – Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: A painful lesson: are we repeating previous mistakes in pain management? – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Use of illicit cannabis does not reduce chronic pain, according to new Australian study – RACGP (free)

Related: Efficacy and adverse effects of medical marijuana for chronic noncancer pain: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Benefits and Harms of Cannabis in Chronic Pain or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review – VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program (free) AND Cannabis products for adults with chronic neuropathic pain – Cochrane Library (free)

 

10 – Marijuana Use, Respiratory Symptoms, and Pulmonary Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Smoking Marijuana May Be Tied to Cough, Sputum Production – HealthDay (free) AND Regular marijuana use is associated with development of respiratory issues – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 


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