Thu, May 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action – World Health Organization (free)

Related Infographics: PHE Infographics: Air pollution (free)

Updated Fact Sheets: Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health (free) AND Household air pollution and health (free)

Commentaries: Air pollution inequality widens between rich and poor nations – The Guardian (free) AND Expert reaction to new WHO global air pollution data – Science Media Centre (free)

2 – 2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness (Free)

Commentary: New Expert Consensus Document Provides Best Practices For Ionizing Radiation Safety – American College of Cardiology (free)

3 – Long-Term Effects of Omitting Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Uncomplicated acute diverticulitis: omitting antibiotics found safe in DIABOLO – Univadis (free registration required)

4 – Effect of Glyburide vs Subcutaneous Insulin on Perinatal Complications Among Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Glyburide Should Not Be First-Line for Gestational Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Glyburide Compared With Insulin for First-Line Tx of Gestational Diabetes – MPR (free)

5 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Chronic Asthma – Toward Optimized Practice (free PDF)

See also: Summary (free PDF)

Related: see all TOP Clinical Practice Guidelines, a practical resource for Family Physicians at the point of care.

6 – Viewpoint: In the Era of Precision Medicine and Big Data, Who Is Normal? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

7 – Dietary intake and age at natural menopause: results from the UK Women’s Cohort Study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)

Commentaries: Diet rich in fish and legumes may help to delay natural menopause – BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at dietary intake and age at menopause – Science Media Centre (free) AND Oily fish and fresh beans may be linked to a later menopause – NHS Choices (free)

8 – Interventions for preventing occupational irritant hand dermatitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: Treatments to prevent hand skin irritation in the workplace – Cochrane Library (free)

9 – Indications for the Performance of Intracranial Endovascular Neurointerventional Procedures: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Key Points to Remember: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Procedures – American College of Cardiology (free)

10 – Preventability of Early Versus Late Hospital Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Hospital care quality more likely a factor in early versus late readmissions – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Hospital readmissions occurring within 7 days post-discharge may be more preventable than later readmissions – 2 Minute Medicine (free)