Sep 30, 2019
A recently published study that has appeared in the BMJ has assessed whether fenofibrate, added to statin treatment, reduces persistent cardiovascular risk in adults with metabolic syndrome. Investigating nearly 30,000 people with metabolic syndrome (≥40 years)...
Sep 30, 2019
Major gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients treated with antiplatelet (AP) or anticoagulant (AC) agents is a potentially catastrophic clinical event and researchers in Spain have recently conducted an observational cohort study to assess the risk and rates of...
Sep 27, 2019
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has examined the 30 day risk of hospital admission with rhabdomyolysis connected to the initiation of treatment with the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil, compared to other agents (rivastigmine and...
Sep 25, 2019
Cholesterol: is lower always better? In light of recent trends in treatment approaches that essentially are set to drive LDL cholesterol to very low serum concentrations, the results of a study published in the prestigious journal Neurology are of interest. 96,043...
Sep 23, 2019
A retrospective cohort study conducted in the United Kingdom has examined preventative medication prescribing on hospital admission and discharge for patients with advanced lung cancer, and the factors affecting this prescribing. The study included patients from two...
