Wed, June 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Colorectal cancer screening: Recommendations for physicians and patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)

Commentaries: Task Force presents new ranking of colorectal cancer screening tests – American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, via EurekAlert (free) AND Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines – Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines – GI and Hepatology News (free)

Related: Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

2 – Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)

Editorial 1: Putting the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Childhood Obesity Screening in Context (free)

Editorial 2: Practical Considerations for the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Obesity in Children and Adolescents (free)

Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents (free audio)

The JAMA Network – for the media: Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents Recommended (free)

Commentary: USPSTF Recommends Screening For Obesity in Children and Adolescents – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status”

3 – The Evidence-Based Medicine Manifesto for Better Healthcare – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)

4 – Review: Differentiating lower motor neuron syndromes – Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry – Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (free)

5 – Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Stents Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery: Continue, Stop, or Something in Between? – JAMA (free)

6 – Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

The JAMA Network – For the media: Study Estimates Age-Specific Overall Risk of Breast, Ovarian Cancer among Women with BRCA1/2 Genetic Mutations (free)

Commentary: Risk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Refining Our Estimates – Physician’s First Watch (free)

7 – Taxing sugary drinks would boost productivity, not just health – The Conversation (free)

Original article: The impact on productivity of a hypothetical tax on sugar-sweetened beverages – Health Policy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See more on the potential benefits of sugar taxes in our June 8^th issue (see #4) and in our April 20^th issue (see #1)

8 – Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain: Which Is More Effective? – Forbes (free) AND Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Yoga as Good for Low Back Pain as Physical Therapy – Medscape (free registration required)

9 – Levocetirizine and Prednisone Are Not Superior to Levocetirizine Alone for the Treatment of Acute Urticaria: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free)

Commentaries: No Benefit From Corticosteroids for Acute, Simple Urticaria – Medscape (free registration required) AND Got hives? Hold the steroids – American College of Emergency Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)

10 – Can Zika infection attack the brains of newborns? Scientists head to field for answers – STAT News (free)

Related: Is Zika Dangerous For Kids? It Probably Depends On The Age – NPR Goats and Soda (free)