The evidence base for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): what can we believe?
The ‘facts’ that most women and clinicians consider in making the decision to use, or not use, HRT are frequently wrong or incorrectly applied says Professor Robert D…
NSAIDs associated with increased risk of cardiac arrest
Researchers advise avoiding diclofenac and limiting ibuprofen to 1200 mg per day
Fish oil supplements may help prevent death after a heart attack but lack evidence of cardiovascular benefit for the general population
Omega-3 fish oil supplements prescribed by a healthcare provider may help prevent death from heart disease in patients who recently had a heart attack and may prevent death…
Only 1 in 5 patients seeking specialist for resistant HBP take meds as prescribed
Only one in five patients seeking specialty care for resistant hypertension are taking all their prescribed medications, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.“Another…
Statin side effects are strongest predictor of failure to meet cholesterol targets
Statin side effects are the strongest predictor of failure to meet low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol targets, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Other predictors…