Thu, July 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 Jul, 2017 | 02:10h | UTC
1 – WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Full report: WHO Report on The Global Tobacco Epidemic: 2017 Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies (free PDF)
Press release: WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade (free)
Infographics: Protecting people from tobacco (free)
Commentaries: Taxation: Most effective but still the least-used tobacco control measure, by Patricio V. Marquez via The World Bank Blogs (free) AND Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Tobacco firms ‘hamper anti-smoking push’ – BBC News (free) AND Tobacco companies interfere with health regulations, WHO reports – The Guardian (free)
See also our coverage of World No Tobacco Day in our May 31 issue (see #1).
Editorial: The Enduring Challenge of Advanced HIV Infection (free)
Among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression (CD4+ count < 100 cells/mm3), enhanced antimicrobial prophylaxis combined with ART resulted in reduced rates of death.
3 – Efficacy and Safety of Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure: The ATHENA-HF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-dose spironolactone didn’t affect acute heart failure outcomes – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND High-Dose Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
4 – Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations: A population based cohort study – British Journal of Pharmacology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New study finds link between certain antibiotics during pregnancy and risk for birth defects – News Medical (free)
Related article: Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and risk of spontaneous abortion – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
In this large canadian cohort clindamycin, doxycycline, quinolones, macrolides, and phenoxymethylpenicillin were associated with congenital malformations. Amoxicillin, cephalosporins, and nitrofurantoin were not associated with birth defects.
5 – Position statement: American Society of Clinical Oncology Position Statement On Addressing the Affordability of Cancer Drugs (free PDF)
Commentaries: ASCO Offers Path to Addressing Affordability of Cancer Drugs in New Position Statement – ASCO Post (free) AND ASCO Tackles Affordability of Cancer Drugs – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND ASCO Advocates Value in Drug Pricing – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ASCO Addresses High Cost of Cancer Drugs – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: International Guidelines Say Use Treat-to-Target for SpA, PsA – Medscape (free registration required)
7 – Clinical Review: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: Literature review and clinical update – Canadian Family Physician (free)
8 – The Aging Physician and the Medical Profession: A Review – JAMA Sugery (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
9 – New Choosing Wisely Canada List: Hepatology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6).
10 – Improving people’s health through spatial planning – Public Health England (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Related reports: Spatial planning for health: evidence review – Public Health England (free) AND Healthy people healthy places evidence tool: Evidence and practical linkage for design, planning and health – University of the West of England (free)
Related WHO Report: Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks (free) AND News release: An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments (free)