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 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.

Healthcare social media - top articles

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks:

Doctors and social media: “How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet” http://goo.gl/pIrgh

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

Why all hospitals need Twitter accounts: Google ranking of a URL linked to number of Tweets about that URL http://goo.gl/AYf9t

Interviewee eliminated as a candidate because his Klout score was too low (34), “They hired a guy whose score was 67”. Even if you have no idea what your Klout score is, there’s a chance that it’s already affecting your life. People with formidable Klout will board planes earlier, get free access to VIP airport lounges, stay in better hotel rooms, and receive deep discounts from retail stores. A two-week vacation from social media might causes your Klout score to nose-dive. http://goo.gl/ABu2S

13 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On LinkedIn http://goo.gl/mh4da

100 Ways To Use Twitter In Education, By Degree Of Difficulty http://goo.gl/lAs5v

Pack the Right Gadgets for the Road - NYTimes http://goo.gl/SmQgA

A Review of Living Language and Rocket Languages - App Smart - NYTimes http://goo.gl/kpvJT

10 HTML Tags All New Bloggers Should Learn http://goo.gl/24FpW

Is this the future of Khan Academy? http://goo.gl/xtErX - Bozeman Biology on YouTube http://goo.gl/GUry5

Many consumers worldwide worry that technology is overtaking their lives http://goo.gl/cJj5e

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

Comments from Twitter:

Heidi Allen @dreamingspires: Healthcare social media - worth reading - Klout and Google rankings linked to tweets.

Healthcare social media - top articles

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks:

Doctors and social media: “How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet” http://goo.gl/pIrgh

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

Why all hospitals need Twitter accounts: Google ranking of a URL linked to number of Tweets about that URL http://goo.gl/AYf9t

Interviewee eliminated as a candidate because his Klout score was too low (34), “They hired a guy whose score was 67”. Even if you have no idea what your Klout score is, there’s a chance that it’s already affecting your life. People with formidable Klout will board planes earlier, get free access to VIP airport lounges, stay in better hotel rooms, and receive deep discounts from retail stores. A two-week vacation from social media might causes your Klout score to nose-dive. http://goo.gl/ABu2S

13 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On LinkedIn http://goo.gl/mh4da

100 Ways To Use Twitter In Education, By Degree Of Difficulty http://goo.gl/lAs5v

Pack the Right Gadgets for the Road - NYTimes http://goo.gl/SmQgA

A Review of Living Language and Rocket Languages - App Smart - NYTimes http://goo.gl/kpvJT

10 HTML Tags All New Bloggers Should Learn http://goo.gl/24FpW

Is this the future of Khan Academy? http://goo.gl/xtErX - Bozeman Biology on YouTube http://goo.gl/GUry5

Many consumers worldwide worry that technology is overtaking their lives http://goo.gl/cJj5e

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

Comments from Twitter:

Heidi Allen @dreamingspires: Healthcare social media - worth reading - Klout and Google rankings linked to tweets.

Top articles in medicine in May 2012

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

Is Geriatric Medicine Terminally Ill? asks Annals of Internal Medicine http://goo.gl/J4jMU

Low vitamin D (below 50 nmol/L (20 ng/mL) increases risk for clinical disease among older adults http://goo.gl/tBXS4

Senior physicians keep working, putting off the R-word - 20% of U.S. physicians are older than 65 http://goo.gl/Dxgip

Many young doctors worried about future of medicine - amednews http://goo.gl/r61lW

"One of the greatest risks of social media is ignoring social media" says chief integrity officer of Cleveland Clinic. Patients want to use social media tools to manage health care http://goo.gl/9SAry

Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients - amednews points to books about patients as examples http://goo.gl/QhqFS

Coffee is the most complex food known to man. It has 1200 flavor components. The nearest comparison is red wine with 450 chemical compounds in the flavor make-up. In most commercial blends there are 10 to 12 different coffees, from different farms. http://goo.gl/m2LwD

Guidelines for social media use by Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) describe in detail what NOT to do: http://goo.gl/Raq2e

Prevention of acute knee injuries in adolescent female football (soccer) players: warm-up could help http://goo.gl/dBgSS

Is It Possible To Walk And Work At The Same Time? Kaiser Permanente tries walking meetings http://goo.gl/cRu8l

Corneal transplantation - 2012 state of the art review in The Lancet http://goo.gl/JBAag

Towards an optimum strategy in rheumatoid arthritis: For RA patients who fail initial methotrexate treatment, add-on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are appropriate http://goo.gl/ONq6u

Time Spent Behind the Wheel May Increase Heart Health Risks, linked to less time spent exercising http://goo.gl/NUYX7

Recipe For Safer Drinking Water (from bacteria)? Add Sun, Salt And Lime http://goo.gl/kU2ZK

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

Top articles in medicine in May 2012

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

Is Geriatric Medicine Terminally Ill? asks Annals of Internal Medicine http://goo.gl/J4jMU

Low vitamin D (below 50 nmol/L (20 ng/mL) increases risk for clinical disease among older adults http://goo.gl/tBXS4

Senior physicians keep working, putting off the R-word - 20% of U.S. physicians are older than 65 http://goo.gl/Dxgip

Many young doctors worried about future of medicine - amednews http://goo.gl/r61lW

"One of the greatest risks of social media is ignoring social media" says chief integrity officer of Cleveland Clinic. Patients want to use social media tools to manage health care http://goo.gl/9SAry

Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients - amednews points to books about patients as examples http://goo.gl/QhqFS

Coffee is the most complex food known to man. It has 1200 flavor components. The nearest comparison is red wine with 450 chemical compounds in the flavor make-up. In most commercial blends there are 10 to 12 different coffees, from different farms. http://goo.gl/m2LwD

Guidelines for social media use by Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) describe in detail what NOT to do: http://goo.gl/Raq2e

Prevention of acute knee injuries in adolescent female football (soccer) players: warm-up could help http://goo.gl/dBgSS

Is It Possible To Walk And Work At The Same Time? Kaiser Permanente tries walking meetings http://goo.gl/cRu8l

Corneal transplantation - 2012 state of the art review in The Lancet http://goo.gl/JBAag

Towards an optimum strategy in rheumatoid arthritis: For RA patients who fail initial methotrexate treatment, add-on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are appropriate http://goo.gl/ONq6u

Time Spent Behind the Wheel May Increase Heart Health Risks, linked to less time spent exercising http://goo.gl/NUYX7

Recipe For Safer Drinking Water (from bacteria)? Add Sun, Salt And Lime http://goo.gl/kU2ZK

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