Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 15:24 - http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs...
Cholesterol: A Calculated Risk
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:00 - http://www.medscape.com/Peter Jones, MD, FACP, presents a discussion about cardiovascular residual risk in patients at LDL goal, with a focus on lipid components and management of mixed dyslipidemia. Medscape Cardiology
Cholesterol: A Calculated Risk (Slides With Transcript)
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 15:50 - http://www.medscape.com/Peter Jones, MD, FACP, presents a discussion about cardiovascular residual risk in patients at LDL goal, with a focus on lipid components and management of mixed dyslipidemia. ' Medscape Cardiology
Cholesterol: A Calculated Risk (Slides With Video)
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 15:50 - http://www.medscape.com/Peter Jones, MD, FACP, presents a discussion about cardiovascular residual risk in patients at LDL goal, with a focus on lipid components and management of mixed dyslipidemia. ' Medscape Cardiology
Statins may lower delirium odds in elderly
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 06:14 - http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/TORONTO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- 'Researchers in Canada say taking statins before cardiac surgery may lower the odds of developing delirium in the elderly. 'The Toronto General Hospital study found...
'Podginess' raises heart risk
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 12:26 - http://www.nhs.uk/“Being just a little overweight dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks,” reports the Daily Express. It claims that it is not only the obese who have a higher risk of heart attacks, but that...
Neurology Scans - a new Flesh & Stone feature
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 02:16 - http://www.fleshandstone.net/The field of neurology intersects with so many aspects of research, culture, business and politics that it seems important to pass along some of the interesting finds that might not have received a...
FDA Contracts With Entelos to Simulate Clinical Trials
Published on Friday 19 December 2008 - 18:35 - http://www.fdanews.com/The FDA has signed a contract with Entelos to conduct large-scale computer simulations of cholesterol regulation, atherogenesis and cardiovascular risk that mimic clinical trials on virtual...
Glaxo Places Big Bet On Drug For Clogged Arteries
Published on Thursday 18 December 2008 - 14:49 - http://www.pharmalot.com/At a time when rivals are cutting back on cardiovascular research, the drugmaker is launching an expensive three-year clinical trial involving more than 15,000 patients worldwide to test an...
Gene Mutations Linked To Statin Resistance
Published on Wednesday 17 December 2008 - 20:38 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified genetic mutations that may help explain why some people don't respond very well to statins, drugs taken by millions of Americans to...
