Thu, July 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Jul, 2018 | 01:45h | UTC
Editorial: Testing Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free)
Commentary: Using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1 percent more people leaving hospital alive – University of Warwick, via EurekAlert (free)
See also: Infographic detailing result findings (free)
“A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive – but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest”.
2 – Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cochrane Summaries: New Cochrane health evidence challenges belief that omega 3 supplements reduce risk of heart disease, stroke or death (free) AND Omega-3 intake for cardiovascular disease (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to Cochrane review on omega-3 fatty acids and risk of heart disease, stroke and death – Science Media Centre (free) AND Omega 3 supplements don’t protect against heart disease – new review – The Conversation (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk (free article and commentary)
Commentaries: Virtual counseling helps lower blood pressure – AHA News (free) AND E-counseling can lower blood pressure, heart disease risk – Medical News Today (free)
4 – Guideline: Diagnosis, assessment and management of constipation in advanced cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Commentary: Nurse staffing levels linked to reports of missed care in adult wards – NIHR Signal (free)
Commentaries: HIV infection doubles risk of heart disease – University of Edinburgh, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Global Burden of HIV-Related CVD Has Tripled Over Two Decades – TCTMD (free)
7 – Report: Feeding in the first year of life – Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) (free)
Commentaries: SACN publishes ‘Feeding in the first year of life’ report – Public Health England (free) AND Too many babies overfed, experts fear – BBC (free)
Original Article: Why all randomised controlled trials produce biased results – Annals of Medicine (free)
Source: Nature Briefing Newsletter
9 – CBT for anxiety: new meta-analysis confirms significant improvements to target symptoms – The Mental Elf (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)
Original article: Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials – Depression and Anxiety (free)
Commentaries: More Than 90 Percent Of Smokers Using E-cigarettes Still Smoking A Year Later – Georgia State University (free) AND Study casts doubt on effectiveness of e-cigs for smoking cessation – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Vaping May Not Help Smokers Kick the Habit – MedPage Today (free registration required)