Wed, April 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Toward a United States of Health: Implications of Understanding the US Burden of Disease (free)

Author interview: US Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Disease Risk Factors, 1990-2016 (free)

Commentaries: Warning Signs: New US Health Study Reveals ‘Dangerous Disparities’ among States – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND The states where disease and death are highest: A visual guide – CNN (free)

“NEW global burden of disease study on US health is most comprehensive state-by-state health assessment ever undertaken & includes estimates for all 50 states & Washington DC & the nation overall” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet)

2 – Associations of Fitness, Physical Activity, Strength, and Genetic Risk With Cardiovascular Disease: Longitudinal Analyses in the UK Biobank Study – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)

Commentaries: Outrunning Your Genes: Exercise Offsets CVD Events Among High-Risk Subjects – TCTMD (free) AND When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk – Reuters (free)

3 – Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free)

“Honey probably relieves cough symptoms to a greater extent than no treatment, diphenhydramine, and placebo, but may make little or no difference compared to dextromethorphan.” 

4 – Effect of pasta in the context of low-glycaemic index dietary patterns on body weight and markers of adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in adults – BMJ Open (free)

Commentary: Pasta unlikely to cause weight gain as part of a healthy diet – NHS Choices (free)

5 – Weight loss as a predictor of cancer in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of General Practice (free)

Commentaries: Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer – University of Oxford (free)

6 – A Mini Review of the Zoonotic Threat Potential of Influenza Viruses, Coronaviruses, Adenoviruses, and Enteroviruses – Frontiers in Public Health (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

7 – EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of alcohol-related liver disease – Journal of Hepatology (free)

8 – EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma – Journal of Hepatology (free)

9 – EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)

10 – Associations Between Brain Structure and Connectivity in Infants and Exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors During Pregnancy – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Author interview: Associations Between SSRI Exposure During Pregnancy and MRI-Assessed Brain Structure and Connectivity in Infants (free)

Commentaries: We’re beginning to learn how moms’ antidepressants can affect fetuses – VOX (free) AND MRI study finds prenatal exposure to certain antidepressants may alter brain development – Health Imaging (free) AND SSRI use in pregnancy may affect fetal brain development – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressants in pregnancy tied to changes in babies’ brains – Reuters (free)