Wed, October 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of FAITH (Faith-Based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension) in Blacks – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)

Editorial: Of Barbershops and Churches: Can Community-Based Interventions Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients? (free)

Commentaries: Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure – AHA Newsroom (free) AND How church communities can help lower African-Americans’ blood pressure – CNN (free) AND Church-Based Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for Lowering BP in Hypertensive African-Americans – TCTMD (free)

Related Study: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)

2 – Fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics: PRAC recommends new restrictions on use following review of disabling and potentially long-lasting side effects – European Medicines Agency (free)

Commentaries: EMA committee recommends restrictions on fluoroquinolone, quinolone antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND PRAC Recommends Restrictions on Fluoroquinolone, Quinolones – Medscape (free registration required)

Related FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free statement and commentaries)

3 – Evidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @trishgreenhalgh)

4 – Non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity (NCGS)—a currently undefined disorder without validated diagnostic criteria and of unknown prevalence – Position statement of the task force on food allergy of the German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI) (free)

5 – Review: Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)

6 – Review: Office approach to small fiber neuropathy – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

7 – Review: Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

8 – Nine ways research could save the NHS money – NHS Dissemination Centre (free)

New infographic series with selected NIHR Signals covering a range of treatments and initiatives that are cost effective.

9 – 800,000 people kill themselves every year. What can we do? – The Guardian (free) (via @onisillos)

Related Guidelines: Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

“In too many places mental health support services are non-existent and those with treatable conditions are criminalized. Bold action is long overdue”

10 – Electronic cigarette explosion and burn injuries, US Emergency Departments 2015–2017 – Tobacco Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies – George Mason University (free) AND Study: E-Cigarette Injuries Drastically Underestimated – MedPage Today (free registration required)