Top articles in medicine in April-May 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in April-May 2012:

Always advocate for the patient. When in a bind, ask yourself, “Self, what's best for my patient?” You can only see ONE patient at a time. The patient in front of you is the only patient you have. http://bit.ly/HGJcU8

Adolescence is changing: age of onset of puberty is decreasing, age at which mature social roles are achieved is rising http://goo.gl/dshDG

Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane http://bit.ly/INqXjw - "It's happened to most of us", starts CNN... North American-based pilots flying eastbound at night towards Europe are at increased risk of fatigue-related performance issues http://bit.ly/INqXjw

Are we ready to recommend aspirin for cancer prevention? Lancet http://goo.gl/WyRXY and http://goo.gl/oytIK

First described in 1967, Kawasaki disease is now a leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries http://goo.gl/ShL00 -- Addition of prednisolone to standard treatment with IVIG improves coronary artery outcomes in severe Kawasaki disease http://j.mp/JdUbTl

Bullying victimisation is associated with a myriad of emotional and behavioural problems throughout adolescence http://goo.gl/VzBrf

Thoughts for new medical students http://goo.gl/cr5k3 - Advice from the BMJ editor in 2003, still mostly relevant.

Consumer Expectations for Healthcare Social Media http://goo.gl/REXqV

Women are much more responsive than men to the weather, and life satisfaction decreases with rain (study) http://goo.gl/gp5KE

Use of Social Media by Western European Hospitals: Longitudinal Study shows that SoMe awareness is growing http://goo.gl/l41tz

Geriatrics update 2012: What parts of our practice to change, what to ‘think about’ - CCJM http://goo.gl/rvH9O

Family history: Still relevant in the genomics era - CCJM http://goo.gl/ty5vG

The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams.

Top medicine articles for April-May 2013

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for April-May 2013:

Antibiotics for COPD exacerbations: Further Evidence of Benefit http://buff.ly/WOANHG

Diet does not work: substituting dietary linoleic acid in place of saturated fats increased the rates of death - BMJ http://buff.ly/WOAZH5

The Physician in US Cigarette Advertisements, 1930–1953 (illustrated review) http://1.usa.gov/VcuA7W via @Skepticscalpel

Nearsighted kids may get worse in winter http://trib.in/VcvmC1 -- Myopia progression seem to decrease in periods with longer days and to increase in periods with shorter days. Children should be encouraged to spend more time outside during daytime to prevent myopia (study) http://buff.ly/X1cFSm

The average physician spends nearly 11% of his or her career with an unresolved medical liability claim http://buff.ly/WZQZWJ

When Diet Meets Delicious - The Mediterranean Approach http://buff.ly/XCsvTJ -- Mediterranean diet prohibits nothing that was recognized as food by your great-grandmother.

Designing Tomorrow's Vaccines - NEJM free full text http://buff.ly/XCybNK

FDA Approves New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drug: Invokana (canaglifozin) tablet http://buff.ly/16cNuNR

Incidence of coccidioidomycosis ("valley fever") increased 8-fold in the endemic area of U.S. between 1998-2011 http://buff.ly/YpvSyp

Erectile Dysfunction Severity as a Risk Marker for Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalisation and All-Cause Mortality http://bit.ly/16djmSx

More than 80% of prescriptions in the USA are now for generic (not brand name) drugs http://bit.ly/16djvWd

Smoke alarm - mental illness and tobacco - of 10 UK million smokers, up to 3 mln have a mental health disorder http://bit.ly/16djIZx

1 in 3 Americans has dementia at time of death http://buff.ly/11aMpXB

Studies conducted in high-income countries suggest that 2%–14% of scientists may have fabricated or falsified data http://buff.ly/YHHOYG

Discontinuation of Statins: most patients who are rechallenged can tolerate statins long-term http://buff.ly/16uEbe5

"Big Data" for Global Infectious Disease Surveillance - Free dynamic risk maps http://buff.ly/11j8Hq9

The articles were selected from my Twitter and RSS streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases AT gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.