Tue, May 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentaries: Five healthy habits may add more than a decade to life – Circulation Journal Report (free) AND The five habits that can add more than a decade to your life – The Guardian (free) AND Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via ScienceDaily (free)

2 – Meta-Analysis: Radial-Artery or Saphenous-Vein Grafts in Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: More Data Show Benefits of Multiple Arterial Over Saphenous-Vein Grafting in CABG: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Radial Artery or Saphenous Vein Grafts in CABG – American College of Cardiology (free)

3 – Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Stroke: Which Clot Buster Drug Works Best? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Tenecteplase Appears Superior to Alteplase After Ischemic Stroke – Cardiology Advisor (free)

4 – Report: Using Technology to Advance Global Health – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018 (free PDF, registration required)

5 – Are sweet snacks more sensitive to price increases than sugar-sweetened beverages: analysis of British food purchase data – BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Taxing sweet snacks may bring even greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Soda Tax Backers Eye Cookies and Candy – MedPage Today (free)

Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)

 “A 10% tax would reduce the purchase of chocolates and other candy by 7.4%, of cookies by 6.9%, and of cake-type snacks by 6.6%” (via @medpagetoday see Tweet)

6 – Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies – The American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Regular exercise may help lower your risk of depression – NHS Choices (free) AND Regular Exercise Lowers Odds of Developing Depression, Meta-Analysis Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free)

7 – Report: Using dietary intake modelling to achieve population salt reduction – A guide to developing a country-specific salt reduction model (2018) – WHO Europe (free PDF)

“The Salt Reduction Model is a 5-step plan to help countries achieve a 30% reduction in population salt intake. Reducing salt consumption will help prevent and control noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease and stroke” (via @WHO_Europe see Tweet)

8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 30 April 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

9 – Economics of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Adults With Serious Illness: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Study: Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Stay, Cost of Sickest Patients – U.S. News (free) AND Prompt Palliative Care Saves Money, Especially in Sickest Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)

10 – Exploring the Role of Infographics for Summarizing Medical Literature – Health Professions Education (free)

“Are #infographic / #visualabstract summaries of literature preferred to abstracts? Do they decrease cognitive load? Do they increase retention? Check out our latest!” (via @Brent_Thoma see Tweet and Visual Abstract)