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Wed, November 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!

8 Nov, 2017 | 01:20h | UTC

 

1 – News Release and Summary: More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children (free)

See Guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)

Top Ten Things to Know: AHA Focused Update on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (free PDF)

 

2 – WHO guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals – World Health Organization (free)

News release: Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance (free)

Related Article: Restricting the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals and its associations with antibiotic resistance in food-producing animals and human beings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) and Editorial: Antimicrobial use and resistance in animals and human beings (free)

Commentaries: WHO calls for restrictions on use of antibiotics in food animal production – STAT (free) AND WHO Moves to Contain Superbugs on the Farm – Scientific American (free) WHO calls for an end to antibiotic use in healthy animals – CIDRAP (free)

 

3 – Effect of treatment delay on the effectiveness and safety of antifibrinolytics in acute severe haemorrhage: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 40 138 bleeding patients – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? – The Lancet (free) Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)

 

4 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentary: New USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening – Medscape (free registration required)

 

5 – Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: No Significant Difference in Pain Relief for Opioids vs Non-Opioid Analgesics for Treating Arm or Leg Pain – The JAMA Network (free) AND Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen Noninferior to Low-Dose Oral Opioids for Acute Extremity Pain – Journal Watch (free)

 

6 – Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Exercise, Vision Testing and Osteoporosis Evaluation Are Keys To Fall Prevention – Medical Research (free) AND Exercise may be best intervention to prevent falls among elderly, according to new study – MedicalXpress (free) AND Adding other therapy to exercise may be best for fall prevention – Reuters (free) AND How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults – Consumer Reports (free)

 

7 – Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Commentaries: Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers: experts – Reuters (free) ASCO links alcohol to cancer, calls for reduced consumption – eCancer News (free)

 

8 – The Growing Value of Digital Health: Evidence and Impact on Human Health and the Healthcare System – IQVIA Institute (free)

Commentary: Study Names Top Apps for Patients to Manage Illnesses – Medscape (free registration required)

“An impressive, in-depth report on digital health, shows how the field is taking hold” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

 

9 – Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA (free)

Original Guideline: GOLD 2017  Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD (free PDF)

Related Guidelines: Final Recommendation Statement: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society (free)

 

10 – Projecting the impact of a nationwide school plain water access intervention on childhood obesity: a cost–benefit analysis – Pediatric Obesity (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Making water available to school chilren at lunch may save $13B in health costs – UPI (free) AND Serving water with school lunches could curb obesity, save billions – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Serving water with school lunches could prevent child, adult obesity: study – MedicalXpress (free)

 


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