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Neither ibuprofen nor steam improves symptom control compared with paracetamol in patients with acute respiratory tract infections in primary care
Commentary on: Little P, Moore M, Kelly J, et al.. Ibuprofen, paracetamol, and steam for patients with respiratory tract infections in primary care: pragmatic randomised factorial trial. BMJ 2013;347:f6041. Context The achievement of symptom control in patients with respiratory infections is an ongoing challenge, particularly within primary care. Patients and clinicians often view antibiotics, alongside other supportive medication, as the most expeditious intervention to achieve this goal. While we have learnt that antibiotics provide only very limited benefit in cases when bacterial infection is not suspected,1 2 the effe...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 19, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Schuetz, P. Tags: General practice / family medicine, Influenza, Otitis, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, Pain (palliative care), Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases, Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology Therapeutics Source Type: research

When Can A Child Start Strength Training?
Discussion Exercise is an important part of health and daily life. A review of recommendations for general exercise for children and adults can be found here. Many people use pedometers as a marker of their activity and a list of activities and their equivalent steps can be found here. The benefits of strength training includes improved performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation, improved cardiovascular fitness, improved bone mineral density, improved blood lipid profiles and mental health. Improvements in strength can be found in properly structured programs of at least 8 weeks duration occurring at least 1-2 time...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Phases in development of an interactive mobile phone-based system to support self-management of hypertension
Inger Hallberg,1,11 Charles Taft,1,11 Agneta Ranerup,2,11 Ulrika Bengtsson,1,11 Mikael Hoffmann,3,10 Stefan Höfer,4 Dick Kasperowski,5 Åsa Mäkitalo,6 Mona Lundin,6 Lena Ring,7,8 Ulf Rosenqvist,9 Karin Kjellgren1,10,11 1Institute of Health and Care Sciences, 2Department of Applied Information Technology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 3The NEPI Foundation, Linköping, Sweden; 4Department of Medical Psychology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; 5Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, 6Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg...
Source: Integrated Blood Pressure Control - May 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: Integrated Blood Pressure Control Source Type: research

Vegans and Colon Cancer Risk
Vegans have a lower risk of chronic disease such as colon cancer, heart disease and stroke. You can maintain a nutritionally based diet as a vegan, but it requires some planning and knowledge. Learn more about veganism and colon cancer risk here.
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - March 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Probability estimation with machine learning methods for dichotomous and multicategory outcome: Applications
Machine learning methods are applied to three different large datasets, all dealing with probability estimation problems for dichotomous or multicategory data. Specifically, we investigate k‐nearest neighbors, bagged nearest neighbors, random forests for probability estimation trees, and support vector machines with the kernels of Bessel, linear, Laplacian, and radial basis type. Comparisons are made with logistic regression. The dataset from the German Stroke Study Collaboration with dichotomous and three‐category outcome variables allows, in particular, for temporal and external validation. The other two datasets are...
Source: Biometrical Journal - January 1, 2014 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jochen Kruppa, Yufeng Liu, Hans‐Christian Diener, Theresa Holste, Christian Weimar, Inke R. König, Andreas Ziegler Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

What Causes Muscle Weakness?
Discussion Muscle tone is the slight tension that is felt in a muscle when it is voluntarily relaxed. It can be assessed by asking the patient to relax and then taking the muscles through a range of motion such as moving the wrists, forearm and upper arm. Muscle strength is the muscle’s force against active resistance. Impaired strength is called weakness or paresis. There are 5 levels of muscle strength. 0 = No muscle contraction detected 1 = Barely detected flicker of contraction 2 = Active movement with gravity eliminated 3 = Active movement against gravity 4 = Active movement against gravity and some resistance ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Subclinical atherosclerotic calcification and cognitive functioning in middle-aged adults: The CARDIA study
We examined the association of coronary artery and abdominal aortic calcified plaque (CAC and AAC, respectively) with cognitive functioning in middle-aged adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 2510 black and white adults (age: 43–55 years) without heart disease or stroke who completed a year 25 follow-up exam (2010–11) as part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. CAC and AAC were measured with non-contrast computed tomography. Cognition was assessed with the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (psychomotor speed), Stroop Test (executive function), and Rey Auditory Verbal Learni...
Source: Atherosclerosis - October 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jared P. Reis, Lenore J. Launer, James G. Terry, Catherine M. Loria, Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, Stephen Sidney, Kristine Yaffe, David R. Jacobs, Christopher T. Whitlow, Na Zhu, J. Jeffrey Carr Tags: Clinical & Population Research - Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Nutrition Source Type: research

Subconcussive blows and soccer: what’s the headache?
As the fall sports ramps up, teen athletes across the country are donning shin guards and cleats, prepping to return to their beloved sport—soccer. A handful, however, are foregoing the ritual. One child sitting on the sidelines is the 13-year old daughter of Ken Reed, sports policy director of the League of Fans. Reed and his wife decided the risk of short- and long-term brain damage from subconcussive blows to the head outweighed the benefits of the sport. They pulled their daughter from the field, a decision Reed shared on this recent Huffington Post blog. Thriving checked with William Meehan, MD, director of Boston C...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - September 25, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: All posts Concussions Orthopedics Sports & exercise athlete and concussion Bill Meehan soccer injuries Sports Concussion Clinic Source Type: news

Heart disease risk 'higher in men who skip breakfast'
Conclusion This large cohort study of middle-aged and older male American health professionals has found that eating breakfast and not eating after going to bed are associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease. As this was a cohort study, it cannot prove cause and effect, as it is not possible to exclude the possibility that there are other factors responsible for any of the associations seen.  The results remained the same when researchers adjusted for diet, demographic factors and activity level, but were no longer significant if the researchers adjusted for obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol level...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news

157 E-Books New to JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 157 e-books to the growing collection in May and June: Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory Adult Emergency Medicine Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination (4th ed.) Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (2nd ed.) Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (5th ed.) Arrhythmia Essentials Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery Atlas of Clinical Neurology (3rd ed.) Atlas of Hematopathology: Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Atlas of No...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Women...Learn about ways to decrease your chances of heart disease, heart attack and stroke
Although studies show a significant improvement in Europe’s heart health, the number of young women having heart attacks is on the rise.In conjunction with International Women's Day (8 March 2013), the European Cardiology Society reminds women that they may be at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than they think.  Read more Topics: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management
Source: ESC News and Press - March 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Highlights from the literature
An egg a day is ok Sophia was pleased to learn from research published in the BMJ (2013;346:e8539) that consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an increased risk of stroke or coronary heart disease. This news follows the widely publicised counter-intuitive message from research which appeared in JAMA (2013;309:71–82) that ‘overweight people live longer’. Chest compression only CPR Arguments continue about whether compression only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is better than conventional CPR for adult patients who suffer sudden unexpected out of hospital cardiac arrest. A nationwi...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - February 13, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Slabbert, J., Wyatt, J. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research

Wisconsin Women Encouraged to Learn Heart Health Facts on "Wear Red Day" Today
Women are encouraged to learn about their heart health risks as First Lady Tonette Walker and state health officials today mark the 10th anniversary of “Wear Red Day,” an American Heart Association (AHA) event to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke risks among women.
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - February 1, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news