Top articles in medicine in April 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in April 2012 so far:

Dr. Breslow, Who Tied Good Habits to Longevity, Dies at 97 - NYTimes http://goo.gl/ftRDR - It certainly worked for him. His recommendations: do not smoke; drink in moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the seven recommended behaviors would be as healthy as a 30-year-old who followed fewer than three.

Activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) by experimental drug TAK-875 offers hope as new diabetes therapy j.mp/IQTDnd

Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Academic Performance in Children (study) http://j.mp/ICZpyu - It also doesn't help patients with pneumonia

Phthalates May Double Diabetes Risk - Phthalates are chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, plastics http://j.mp/ICZ5j7

Endangered species found in Chinese herbal medications... http://j.mp/HF001J

Google starts ranking journals http://j.mp/HBGIez -- using Google Scholar Metrics for Publications http://j.mp/HBGK6f. Google ranks the top 100 journals and NEJM is no more the "top dog" http://j.mp/HBGYKB according to G Scholar Metrics for Publications. The most cited NEJM article is "Vitamin D Deficiency" followed by "CT - An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure" http://j.mp/HBHsAi

NEJM now has 17 Interactive Medical Cases - free full text online http://j.mp/Hw5F59

12-Word Social Media Policy by Mayo Clinic: Don’t Lie, Don’t Pry, Don’t Cheat, Can’t Delete, Don’t Steal, Don’t Reveal http://bit.ly/Hr8c1E

Chinese herbal medicines made from Aristolochia plants might be responsible for urinary tract cancer - BMJ http://j.mp/I1pCD5

5 Futures for Academic Medicine. "Drivers of Change in Academic Medicine: “Big hungry buyers” demanding more from health care" - PLoS Medicine http://j.mp/Hw07t4

FDA Approves "Alzheimer's PET scan" by Eli Lilly - radioactive agent florbetapir tags clumps of sticky amyloid in brain http://goo.gl/VbQi7

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

Top articles in medicine in April 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in April 2012 so far:

Dr. Breslow, Who Tied Good Habits to Longevity, Dies at 97 - NYTimes http://goo.gl/ftRDR - It certainly worked for him. His recommendations: do not smoke; drink in moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the seven recommended behaviors would be as healthy as a 30-year-old who followed fewer than three.

Activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) by experimental drug TAK-875 offers hope as new diabetes therapy j.mp/IQTDnd

Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Academic Performance in Children (study) http://j.mp/ICZpyu - It also doesn't help patients with pneumonia

Phthalates May Double Diabetes Risk - Phthalates are chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, plastics http://j.mp/ICZ5j7

Endangered species found in Chinese herbal medications... http://j.mp/HF001J

Google starts ranking journals http://j.mp/HBGIez -- using Google Scholar Metrics for Publications http://j.mp/HBGK6f. Google ranks the top 100 journals and NEJM is no more the "top dog" http://j.mp/HBGYKB according to G Scholar Metrics for Publications. The most cited NEJM article is "Vitamin D Deficiency" followed by "CT - An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure" http://j.mp/HBHsAi

NEJM now has 17 Interactive Medical Cases - free full text online http://j.mp/Hw5F59

12-Word Social Media Policy by Mayo Clinic: Don’t Lie, Don’t Pry, Don’t Cheat, Can’t Delete, Don’t Steal, Don’t Reveal http://bit.ly/Hr8c1E

Chinese herbal medicines made from Aristolochia plants might be responsible for urinary tract cancer - BMJ http://j.mp/I1pCD5

5 Futures for Academic Medicine. "Drivers of Change in Academic Medicine: “Big hungry buyers” demanding more from health care" - PLoS Medicine http://j.mp/Hw07t4

FDA Approves "Alzheimer's PET scan" by Eli Lilly - radioactive agent florbetapir tags clumps of sticky amyloid in brain http://goo.gl/VbQi7

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

Top articles in medicine in April 2012 (part 3)

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

Botulinum Toxin for Prophylaxis of Migraine and Tension Headaches: not so great - JAMA http://j.mp/IecqxB

Varicocele Is Associated with Erectile Dysfunction: 3.3% of ED patients have it vs. 1.2% of controls http://goo.gl/R8nPi

Evaluation of nail abnormalities: subungual melanomas, account for 50% of melanomas in persons with dark skin http://goo.gl/ryWVo

Sunscreens & Vitamin D: the overwhelming majority of dermatologists recommend to get your vitamin D from food, not from the sun http://goo.gl/BcFtP

Heat waves that last for more than a week can be deadly, particularly for the elderly. For every 1 degree C increase in summer temperature, death risk of the elderly with chronic conditions rises 3-4% http://goo.gl/2sYh1

Personal vs. Professional: How Doctors Manage Their Social Media Profiles - University of Chicago Medicine blog http://goo.gl/JNyu1

45% of women overestimate the effectiveness of the Pill and condoms for pregnancy prevention (study) http://goo.gl/1QcXW

FDA approves fast-acting Viagra rival: Avanafil (Stendra) starts working in 15 min, the fastest of the 4 ED drugs http://goo.gl/Joskq

More than 40% of people in the U.S. live in counties with unsafe levels of air pollutants http://goo.gl/G2bG8

20% of Americans have gone out on a date with someone they met online. New to Online Dating: Here are 11 Tips http://goo.gl/ulviK

Most Peaceful, Least Peaceful U.S. States - For 11th year in a row, Maine is the most peaceful state in America http://goo.gl/ZTr4X

Damage control on physician-rating websites - "We've all got a megaphone now," says CEO of physician-rating site http://goo.gl/ouxiI

7 steps to responding to angry patients - "RAPSAND" acronym builds "emotional muscle" in staff members http://goo.gl/IXcWP

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

Top medicine articles for April 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Vitamin D supplements are taken by nearly half of American adults. Low levels of vitamin D are a result, not a cause, of poor health. Therefore, supplement may not help http://buff.ly/Ml153n -- Vitamin D supplement sales increased more than 10-fold, from $24 million in 2002 to $605 million in 2011 (US data) http://buff.ly/Mo7Ykj

"Is Your Stethoscope Going to Join Typewriter in the Storage Closet?" http://buff.ly/1dILsbh - However, you can't listen to lungs with ultrasound.

Coffee Hydrates as Well as Water http://buff.ly/1i5Rc3V - Study defined moderate intake of coffee as 4 cups per day.

Caramel color: The health risk that may be in your soda (no real caramel there, it's 4-MeI). Artificial caramel coloring contains a potentially carcinogenic chemical called 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). Caramel color is the single most used food coloring in the world http://buff.ly/1fmZwfn

Older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate of "brain shrinkage" as they age http://buff.ly/1fdxRwI

For preventing colds, frequent hand washing came out on top (review study) http://buff.ly/1fmZLad

Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge made from municipal waste and feces/urine "biosolids" http://buff.ly/1dUhNQK


Study: Children's Vitamins Contain Far More Than Recommended Amounts (except vitamin D) http://buff.ly/1fdyw1e

Adrenal "Incidentalomas" May Increase Cardiovascular Risk http://buff.ly/1fdz1rZ - Follow-up and clinical monitoring may be indicated.

Are Dietary FODMAPs a Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols). IBS symptoms improved with a diet low in short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs - fructose, lactose, polyol sweeteners) http://buff.ly/1fdzBWJ

Pesticide Byproduct Linked to Alzheimer's Disease (DDT metabolite) http://buff.ly/1fn1bSc

We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer: CTs, once rare, are now routine. One in 10 Americans undergo a CT scan every year. 3-5% of all future cancers may result from exposure to medical imaging. A single CT scan exposes a patient to amount of radiation that epidemiologic evidence shows can be cancer-causing. Radiation doses of CT scans are 100 to 1,000 times higher than conventional X-rays (depends on the type of scan) http://buff.ly/1fs0whD

The articles were selected from Twitter and my RSS subscriptions. 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.

Top medicine articles for April 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Vitamin D supplements are taken by nearly half of American adults. Low levels of vitamin D are a result, not a cause, of poor health. Therefore, supplement may not help http://buff.ly/Ml153n -- Vitamin D supplement sales increased more than 10-fold, from $24 million in 2002 to $605 million in 2011 (US data) http://buff.ly/Mo7Ykj

"Is Your Stethoscope Going to Join Typewriter in the Storage Closet?" http://buff.ly/1dILsbh - However, you can't listen to lungs with ultrasound.

Coffee Hydrates as Well as Water http://buff.ly/1i5Rc3V - Study defined moderate intake of coffee as 4 cups per day.

Caramel color: The health risk that may be in your soda (no real caramel there, it's 4-MeI). Artificial caramel coloring contains a potentially carcinogenic chemical called 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). Caramel color is the single most used food coloring in the world http://buff.ly/1fmZwfn

Older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate of "brain shrinkage" as they age http://buff.ly/1fdxRwI

For preventing colds, frequent hand washing came out on top (review study) http://buff.ly/1fmZLad

Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge made from municipal waste and feces/urine "biosolids" http://buff.ly/1dUhNQK


Study: Children's Vitamins Contain Far More Than Recommended Amounts (except vitamin D) http://buff.ly/1fdyw1e

Adrenal "Incidentalomas" May Increase Cardiovascular Risk http://buff.ly/1fdz1rZ - Follow-up and clinical monitoring may be indicated.

Are Dietary FODMAPs a Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols). IBS symptoms improved with a diet low in short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs - fructose, lactose, polyol sweeteners) http://buff.ly/1fdzBWJ

Pesticide Byproduct Linked to Alzheimer's Disease (DDT metabolite) http://buff.ly/1fn1bSc

We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer: CTs, once rare, are now routine. One in 10 Americans undergo a CT scan every year. 3-5% of all future cancers may result from exposure to medical imaging. A single CT scan exposes a patient to amount of radiation that epidemiologic evidence shows can be cancer-causing. Radiation doses of CT scans are 100 to 1,000 times higher than conventional X-rays (depends on the type of scan) http://buff.ly/1fs0whD

The articles were selected from Twitter and my RSS subscriptions. 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.

Top medicine articles for April 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Vitamin D supplements are taken by nearly half of American adults. Low levels of vitamin D are a result, not a cause, of poor health. Therefore, supplement may not help http://buff.ly/Ml153n -- Vitamin D supplement sales increased more than 10-fold, from $24 million in 2002 to $605 million in 2011 (US data) http://buff.ly/Mo7Ykj

"Is Your Stethoscope Going to Join Typewriter in the Storage Closet?" http://buff.ly/1dILsbh - However, you can't listen to lungs with ultrasound.

Coffee Hydrates as Well as Water http://buff.ly/1i5Rc3V - Study defined moderate intake of coffee as 4 cups per day.

Caramel color: The health risk that may be in your soda (no real caramel there, it's 4-MeI). Artificial caramel coloring contains a potentially carcinogenic chemical called 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). Caramel color is the single most used food coloring in the world http://buff.ly/1fmZwfn

Older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate of "brain shrinkage" as they age http://buff.ly/1fdxRwI

For preventing colds, frequent hand washing came out on top (review study) http://buff.ly/1fmZLad

Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge made from municipal waste and feces/urine "biosolids" http://buff.ly/1dUhNQK


Study: Children's Vitamins Contain Far More Than Recommended Amounts (except vitamin D) http://buff.ly/1fdyw1e

Adrenal "Incidentalomas" May Increase Cardiovascular Risk http://buff.ly/1fdz1rZ - Follow-up and clinical monitoring may be indicated.

Are Dietary FODMAPs a Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols). IBS symptoms improved with a diet low in short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs - fructose, lactose, polyol sweeteners) http://buff.ly/1fdzBWJ

Pesticide Byproduct Linked to Alzheimer's Disease (DDT metabolite) http://buff.ly/1fn1bSc

We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer: CTs, once rare, are now routine. One in 10 Americans undergo a CT scan every year. 3-5% of all future cancers may result from exposure to medical imaging. A single CT scan exposes a patient to amount of radiation that epidemiologic evidence shows can be cancer-causing. Radiation doses of CT scans are 100 to 1,000 times higher than conventional X-rays (depends on the type of scan) http://buff.ly/1fs0whD

The articles were selected from Twitter and my RSS subscriptions. 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.

Top medicine articles for April 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Vitamin D supplements are taken by nearly half of American adults. Low levels of vitamin D are a result, not a cause, of poor health. Therefore, supplement may not help http://buff.ly/Ml153n -- Vitamin D supplement sales increased more than 10-fold, from $24 million in 2002 to $605 million in 2011 (US data) http://buff.ly/Mo7Ykj

"Is Your Stethoscope Going to Join Typewriter in the Storage Closet?" http://buff.ly/1dILsbh - However, you can't listen to lungs with ultrasound.

Coffee Hydrates as Well as Water http://buff.ly/1i5Rc3V - Study defined moderate intake of coffee as 4 cups per day.

Caramel color: The health risk that may be in your soda (no real caramel there, it's 4-MeI). Artificial caramel coloring contains a potentially carcinogenic chemical called 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). Caramel color is the single most used food coloring in the world http://buff.ly/1fmZwfn

Older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate of "brain shrinkage" as they age http://buff.ly/1fdxRwI

For preventing colds, frequent hand washing came out on top (review study) http://buff.ly/1fmZLad

Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge made from municipal waste and feces/urine "biosolids" http://buff.ly/1dUhNQK


Study: Children's Vitamins Contain Far More Than Recommended Amounts (except vitamin D) http://buff.ly/1fdyw1e

Adrenal "Incidentalomas" May Increase Cardiovascular Risk http://buff.ly/1fdz1rZ - Follow-up and clinical monitoring may be indicated.

Are Dietary FODMAPs a Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols). IBS symptoms improved with a diet low in short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs - fructose, lactose, polyol sweeteners) http://buff.ly/1fdzBWJ

Pesticide Byproduct Linked to Alzheimer's Disease (DDT metabolite) http://buff.ly/1fn1bSc

We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer: CTs, once rare, are now routine. One in 10 Americans undergo a CT scan every year. 3-5% of all future cancers may result from exposure to medical imaging. A single CT scan exposes a patient to amount of radiation that epidemiologic evidence shows can be cancer-causing. Radiation doses of CT scans are 100 to 1,000 times higher than conventional X-rays (depends on the type of scan) http://buff.ly/1fs0whD

The articles were selected from Twitter and my RSS subscriptions. 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.

Top articles in medicine in April 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in April 2012 so far:

Dr. Breslow, Who Tied Good Habits to Longevity, Dies at 97 - NYTimes http://goo.gl/ftRDR - It certainly worked for him. His recommendations: do not smoke; drink in moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the seven recommended behaviors would be as healthy as a 30-year-old who followed fewer than three.

Activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) by experimental drug TAK-875 offers hope as new diabetes therapy j.mp/IQTDnd

Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Academic Performance in Children (study) http://j.mp/ICZpyu - It also doesn't help patients with pneumonia

Phthalates May Double Diabetes Risk - Phthalates are chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, plastics http://j.mp/ICZ5j7

Endangered species found in Chinese herbal medications... http://j.mp/HF001J

Google starts ranking journals http://j.mp/HBGIez -- using Google Scholar Metrics for Publications http://j.mp/HBGK6f. Google ranks the top 100 journals and NEJM is no more the "top dog" http://j.mp/HBGYKB according to G Scholar Metrics for Publications. The most cited NEJM article is "Vitamin D Deficiency" followed by "CT - An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure" http://j.mp/HBHsAi

NEJM now has 17 Interactive Medical Cases - free full text online http://j.mp/Hw5F59

12-Word Social Media Policy by Mayo Clinic: Don’t Lie, Don’t Pry, Don’t Cheat, Can’t Delete, Don’t Steal, Don’t Reveal http://bit.ly/Hr8c1E

Chinese herbal medicines made from Aristolochia plants might be responsible for urinary tract cancer - BMJ http://j.mp/I1pCD5

5 Futures for Academic Medicine. "Drivers of Change in Academic Medicine: “Big hungry buyers” demanding more from health care" - PLoS Medicine http://j.mp/Hw07t4

FDA Approves "Alzheimer's PET scan" by Eli Lilly - radioactive agent florbetapir tags clumps of sticky amyloid in brain http://goo.gl/VbQi7

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