Quick-and-dirty DNA repair sets the stage for smoking-related lung cancer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126142917.htm
Smoke-free policy cuts nicotine detected in Philadelphia public housing in half
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130133343.htm
Second-hand smoking in James Bond movies [study]
http://www.improbable.com/2017/01/24/second-hand-smoking-in-james-bond-movies-study/
Patients brace for post-Obamacare out-of-pocket health costs
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/31/patients-brace-post-obamacare-out--pocket-health-costs/97103030/
Emily Godbout
#1: Regular E-Cigarette Use Linked to CVD Risk Markers -Vaping shows physiological effects similar to smoking, not attributable to nicotine - February 1, 2017
http://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/62860
Journal Article:
Moheimani RS, et al "Increased cardiac sympathetic activity and oxidative stress in habitual electronic cigarette users: implications for cardiovascular risk" JAMA Cardio 2017; DOI: 10.1001jamacardio.2016.5303.
#2: Lung Cancer Screening Proves Challenging in Real-Practice Setting - False positives in VA patients double that of lung screening trial – January 30, 2017
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/62819?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-31&eun=g332005d0r&pos=0
Journal Article:
Kinsinger LS, et al "Implementation of lung cancer screening in the Veterans Health Administration" JAMA Intern Med 2017; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9022.
#3: Gene that protects against inflammatory bowel disease identified – February 1,2017
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201150622.htm
Journal Article:
Emre Turer, William McAlpine, Kuan-wen Wang, Tianshi Lu, Xiaohong Li, Miao Tang, Xiaoming Zhan, Tao Wang, Xiaowei Zhan, Chun-Hui Bu, Anne R. Murray, Bruce Beutler. Creatine maintains intestinal homeostasis and protects against colitis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017; 201621400 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1621400114
Colin Benusa
1. A glitch in 'gatekeeper cells' slowly suffocates the brain (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110940.htm)
2. Immunotherapy, pembrolizumab, is active against mucosal melanoma tumors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170129084220.htm
3. Europe Needs to Scale Up HIV Prevention, Testing and Treatment
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2017/01/europe-needs-to-scale-up-hiv-prevention-testing-and-treatment.aspx
Danielle Shelton
Quick-and-dirty DNA repair sets the stage for smoking-related lung cancer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126142917.htm
Smoke-free policy cuts nicotine detected in Philadelphia public housing in half
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130133343.htm
Second-hand smoking in James Bond movies [study]
http://www.improbable.com/2017/01/24/second-hand-smoking-in-james-bond-movies-study/
Patients brace for post-Obamacare out-of-pocket health costs
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/31/patients-brace-post-obamacare-out--pocket-health-costs/97103030/
1) "How to Treat an Opioid Epidemic"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-treat-an-opioid-epidemic-1484323662
"Addiction isn’t an illness like any other. Patients need not just the right medicines but therapy, support and, in some cases, tough supervision."
2) "Healthcare Supply Chain Redesign: Waging A War On Chronic Disease"
"Chronic disease (a condition lasting for more than three months) drives 85% of today's healthcare expense. Over the next decade it will get worse not better. Leading the list of chronic diseases are cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Eighty-eight percent of Americans over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition; and 25% of adults in the United States have two chronic diseases."
3) "Researchers develop new method for early prediction of crises in chronic diseases"
"Migraine is a neurological disease that affects around 15% of the European population and generates large costs to public and private health care systems. The prediction of this type of event will allow doctors to act and mitigate pain according to the pharmacokinetics of current treatments."
Food wrappings- http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00435
Metabolic health and colon cancer- http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/MetabolicSyndrome/62844?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-01&eun=g332005d0r&pos=2
Microbiome and ALS- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170129084234.htm
1. Regular E-Cigarette Use Associated with CVD Risk Markers
Vaping shows physiological effects similar to smoking, not attributable to nicotine: Regular use of e-cigarette appears to be associated with shifts in cardiac sympathetic activity similar to that seen in smokers of combustible cigarettes, a small case-control study found.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/62860?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-02&eun=g332005d0r&pos=1
2. Paltry Numbers for Lung Cancer Screening
Rate for 2015 failed to reach 4% of eligible smokers: Fewer than 5% of eligible smokers had lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in the first 2 years after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended it, according to a review of national data.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/62884?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-03&eun=g332005d0r&pos=0
3. Insomnia May Increase Adult Asthma Risk
New diagnoses seen three times as often in Norwegians with sleep trouble: Adults with chronic symptoms of insomnia were more than three times as likely to receive a new diagnosis of asthma as those without sleep issues over 11 years of follow-up in a longitudinal, population-based study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Asthma/62883?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-03&eun=g332005d0r&pos=3
1. Prevention medicine for and against
http://theconversation.com/preventative-medicine-the-argument-for-and-against-72022
2. Killer fruit? Lychee
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/health/lychee-fatal-illness-india/
3. Poor Metabolic Health Tied to Colon Ca Risk in Women
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/MetabolicSyndrome/62844?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-01&eun=g332005d0r&pos=2
Attitudes and Perceptions about Smoking Cessation in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening
from JAMA Internal Medicine
Increased Cardiac Sympathetic Activity and Oxidative Stress in Habitual Electronic Cigarette Users
from JAMA Cardiology
Adherence to Newly Prescribed Diabetes Medications Among Insured Latino and White Patients With Diabetes
From JAMA Internal Medicine
New diagnoses seen three times as often in Norwegians with sleep trouble
http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Asthma/62883?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-02-03&eun=g332005d0r&pos=3
False positives in VA patients double that of lung screening trial
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/LungCancer/62819?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-31&eun=g332005d0r&pos=0