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CKD Guideline Recommendations for Primary Care

Author/s: Mold, James W.

Leveraging Practice-Based Research Networks to Accelerate Implementation and Diffusion of Chronic Kidney Disease Guidelines in Primary Care Practices
Keywords/Tags:
ckd chronic kidney disease primary care

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery in the Medicare Population

Author/s: Orestis, A. Panagiotou, Markozannes, Georgios, Kowalski, Rishi, Di, Mengyang, Bond, Dale S., Ryder, Beth A., Adam, Gaelen P., Trikalinos, Thomas A.

Introduction. We conducted a technology assessment to summarize and appraise the current evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of bariatric surgery in the Medicare-eligible population.

Data Sources. We searched six bibliographic databases and...

Keywords/Tags:
medicare gastric bypass weight loss bariatric surgery

Screening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Author/s: US Preventive Services Task Force

IMPORTANCE:

The number of deaths from cervical cancer in the United States has decreased substantially since the implementation of widespread cervical cancer screening and has declined from 2.8 to 2.3 deaths per 100 000 women from 2000 to 2015.

OBJECTIVE:

To update the US...

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cervical cancer screening

Making Sense of Probiotics and Prebiotics – What We Know, Have Yet to Learn

Author/s: Rosen, Sharon

They are everywhere – foods and supplements containing bacteria that claim to improve your gut health and overall wellness. Can these bacteria improve your digestion, boost your immune system and even combat disease?
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gut health digestive health prebiotics probiotics synbiotics

Effects of Aspirin on Risks of Vascular Events and Cancer According to Bodyweight and Dose: Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Randomised Trials

Author/s: Rothwell, Peter M., Cook, Nancy R., Gaziano, J. Michael, Price, Jacqueline F., Blech, Jill F. F., Roncaglioni, Maria Carla, Morimoto, Takeshi, Mehta, Ziyah

BACKGROUND:

A one-dose-fits-all approach to use of aspirin has yielded only modest benefits in long-term prevention of cardiovascular events, possibly due to underdosing in patients of large body size and excess dosing in patients of small body size, which might also affect other outcomes...

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aspirin cardiovascular events cancer

BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: CURB-65

Author/s: British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society Pneumonia Guidelines Committee

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adults was published in December 2001 and superseded Guidelines published in 1993. A web-based update of the 2001 Guidelines was published in 2004. The 2004 Guidelines assessed relevant...

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pneumonia decision support CAP community acquired pneumonia

BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: CRB-65

Author/s: British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee, British Thoracic Society Pneumonia Guidelines Committee

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adults was published in December 2001 and superseded Guidelines published in 1993. A web-based update of the 2001 Guidelines was published in 2004. The 2004 Guidelines assessed relevant...

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pneumonia decision support CAP community acquired pneumonia

Featured Review: Vertebroplasty for treating spinal fractures due to osteoporosis

Author/s: Buchbinder, Rachelle, Johnston, Renea V., Rischin, Kobi J., Jomik, Joanne, Jones, C. Allyson, Golmohammadi, Kamran, Kallmes, David F.

High quality evidence shows that vertebroplasty does not provide more clinically important benefits than placebo but may cause people harm.
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vertebroplasty osteoporosis spine

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Author/s: GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators

Background

Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. With our comprehensive approach to health accounting within the...

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alcohol use risk-relations

Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Author/s: Hooper, Lee, Al-Khudairy, Lena, Abdelhamid, Asmaa S., Rees, Karen, Brainard, Julii S., Brown, Tracey J., Ajabnoor, Sarah M., O'Brien, Alex T., Winstanley, Lauren E., Donaldson, Daisy H., Song, Fujian, Deane, Katherine H. O.

BACKGROUND:

Omega-6 fats are polyunsaturated fats vital for many physiological functions, but their effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is debated.

OBJECTIVES:

To assess effects of increasing omega-6 fats (linoleic acid (LA), gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), dihomo-gamma-...

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omega-6 fatty acids cardiovascular disease

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