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Excess all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality dropped substantially among adults with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, according to a report in Diabetes Care. Data from the National Health Interview Surveys linked to the National Death Index on a nationally representative sample of... »
Meta-Analysis Shows Statins Effective for Primary Prevention
The shifting balance of data for and against broader use of statin treatment tilted again toward more liberal use, with results from a meta-analysis of more than 170,000 participants showing a clear, positive, overall effect from statin treatment in all types of adults, even those with a relatively... »
More Coffee? It May Extend Your Life
Drinking at least one cup of coffee daily may be linked to reduced mortality risks, and people who consume more may enjoy even lower risks, according to a report examining coffee consumption among more than 400,000 people in the May 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Compared with... »
Excess all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality dropped substantially among adults with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, according to a report in Diabetes Care. Data from the National Health Interview Surveys linked... »
Meta-Analysis Shows Statins Effective for Primary Prevention
The shifting balance of data for and against broader use of statin treatment tilted again toward more liberal use, with results from a meta-analysis of more than 170,000 participants showing a clear, positive, overall effect... »
More Coffee? It May Extend Your Life
Drinking at least one cup of coffee daily may be linked to reduced mortality risks, and people who consume more may enjoy even lower risks, according to a report examining coffee consumption among more than 400,000 people in... »
WASHINGTON – The American College of Physicians Foundation* has created pharmaceutical company–sponsored physician and patient education materials aimed at preventing strokes among the estimated 2.6 million Americans... »
ADOPT Nixes Extended Thromboprophylaxis in Medically Ill
ORLANDO – Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with 30 days of oral apixaban in initially hospitalized, acutely medically ill patients proved no more effective and caused more major bleeding than 6-14 days of enoxaparin in a major... »
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