2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 4 – January 11, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Adjuvant ...
Tag: statin
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Statin therapy does not prevent osteoporotic fractures [JUPITER trial]
1. Based on the results of the trial, there was no difference in the rates of osteoporotic fractures between the ...
Simvastatin may slow brain atrophy in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis [MS-STAT study]
Image: PD 1. High dose simvastatin therapy reduced the annual brain atrophy rate over two years compared to placebo in ...
New ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines emphasize the appropriate-level statin treatment
Image: PD 1. New clinical guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 20th – October 27th, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Statin use linked to increased risk of cataracts
Image: PD 1. Statin use was associated with a higher risk of cataract formation (OR 1.09; p=0.01). Length of statin ...
