Study Explores Timing of Muscle-Related Problems of Statin Use
Statins have been linked with muscle pain and other musculoskeletal adverse events (MAEs) in some patients. A new Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study has examined the timing of…
Many Older Adults Do Not Take Prescribed Statins Properly
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of older adults prescribed statins, first-year nonadherence and discontinuation rates were high.
New Developments in Breast Cancer Detection
by Pierre Vassallo – Imaging options for breast cancer detection have changed significantly over time. There are two goals that drive technological change in breast cancer imaging: a….
Anti hormone Therapy Linked with Higher Heart Failure Risk in Prostate Cancer Patients
Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer.
Link between vaccines and allergies dismissed
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, having compared the development of allergies in children with and without the recommended vaccinations, find no support for the claim that childhood…