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20 Apr 2018 - The Lancet - FULLTEXT Use of fiscal measures to promote healthy behaviours
Socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of consumption and household expenditure on potentially unhealthy products
19 Apr 2018 - UK Medical News BTS quality standards for the management of pulmonary nodules
The British Thoracic Society has also developed an app which offers a risk calculator based on the current guidelines.
24 Apr 2018 - International Medical News CPME responds to proposals for regulation of Health Technology Assessments
CPME believes healthcare professionals could contribute to a number of the activities involved.

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23 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Dev Med Child Neurol Pediatric headache: distinguishing ischemic stroke from migraine
Face, arm, or leg weakness were far more common in stroke in a single-ED study.
19 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Acad Emerg Med NEXUS Head CT decision instrument for children: a validation study
The rule displayed 100% sensitivity, while reducing unneeded head CTs by one-third.
18 Apr 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from Laryngoscope Oral cavity SCC: evidence for providing upfront adjuvant RT
Waiting for recurrence may be a bad idea.
18 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Microbleeds do not affect prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage
Secondary analysis of the ATACH-2 trial.
17 Apr 2018 - Oncology Conference Roundups AACR 2018 — 124I-8H9-directed radioimmuno-PET shows promise in DSRCT
Phase 1 study of radioiodinated 8H9 to evaluate toxicity, pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and efficacy
18 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Trauma Acute Care Surg Blunt abdominal trauma in children: PedSCR CT decision rule externally validated
99.3% negative predictive value may allow for less irradiation of trauma victims.
17 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Acad Emerg Med Infant lumbar puncture using ultrasound vs palpation: a randomized clinical trial
Ultrasound did not increase success rates. Providers liked it anyway.
16 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Brain Inj Sports-related concussion: what standard imaging does not reveal
This systematic review of advanced neuroimaging uncovers changes across all measures.
16 Apr 2018 - Oncology Conference Roundups AACR 2018 — CDX-301 and SBRT exert synergistic effect in advanced NSCLC
CDX-301 (FLT3 ligand) combined with stereotactic radiotherapy led to frequent abscopal effects and high rate of PFS.
16 Apr 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from BMC Cancer 3-D mammography improves cancer detection in dense breasts
A meta-analysis of 5 diagnostic and 11 screening studies.
16 Apr 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from BJU Int Post-prostatectomy LNM: adding EBRT to ADT boosts survival
Observation is an acceptable option for patients lacking adverse features.
16 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Stroke Migraine history raises odds of PFO in patients with cryptogenic stroke
Retrospective cohort study of 712 adults with ischemic stroke.
16 Apr 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Acad Psychiatry PTSD is high among internal medicine residents, especially in year 3
Many reported at least 1 clinically significant symptom.
13 Apr 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from Lancet Oncol Is it the end of chemoradiotherapy for resectable GC?
CRITICS head-to-head study trial sheds doubt on standard US treatment regimen.

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