ADA 2014 Report: National guidelines for lipids and blood pressure
National guidelines for lipids and blood pressure are likely to be a focus of attention at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
National guidelines for lipids and blood pressure are likely to be a focus of attention at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
Pan-European Survey reveals low levels of asthma control in Ireland. Irish respondents are experiencing asthma symptoms nearly 3 days a week. 48% of Irish people with asthma are… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Metformin therapy at 500 twice daily (BID) is not protective against heart failure in non-diabetic patients following a heart attack, researchers reported on March… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA approved drugs – Eplerenone, a drug used to reduce the risk of death in patients with heart failure, shows significant… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Emerging uses of FDA-approved drugs – Treatment with acetazolamide plus a low-sodium weight-reduction diet for patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)mand mild vision… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – A 15% drop in dietary salt use from 2003-2011 in England and a 40% drop in deaths from heart disease and stroke during the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that administering blood pressure lowering drugs to patients in the first 48 hours after a stroke does not lower the risk of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – On March 29, 2014, investigators presented results from three separate evolocumab trials at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting/ACC2014. Evolocumab is a human… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Post non-cardiac surgery treatment with low-dose clonidine increased rates of clinically important hypotension and non-fatal cardiac arrest, researchers from the POISE-2 trial have reported.
by Bruce Sylvester – Severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding bioprosthesis have achieved a significantly higher rate of survival at one… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – For managing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in obese patients, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are each more effective than intensive medical therapy alone.
Application of U.S. and European cholesterol guidelines to a European population found that proportions of individuals eligible for statins differed substantially, with one U.S. guideline recommending statins for… read more.
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