May 16th 2024
Data from a meta-analysis of evinacumab trials reveal significant reductions in cholesterol and other lipid markers among patients with dyslipidemia.
Top 5 Mobile Apps for Rheumatologists
From full-motion video demonstrations of orthopedic clinical tests to suites of disease activity score calculators, these apps for Google and Apple mobile devices provide rheumatologists with useful and easy-to-access information at crucial moments in diagnosis and treatment.
Modern Technology Reveals Atherosclerosis Was Prevalent in Ancient Populations
March 11th 2013Investigators in the expanded HORUS trial using CT scans of ancient mummies from multiple populations and geographic regions report finding evidence of probable or definite atherosclerosis in nearly one-third of samples.
FREEDOM Study Reveals CABG is More Cost-Effective than PCI for Patients with Diabetes
November 6th 2012Study results presented at AHA 2012 indicate that revascularization using CABG in diabetic patients with multivessel disease provides better clinical outcomes than PCI and is more cost effective in the long run.
Chelation Therapy Does not Improve Quality of Life in Treated Heart Attack Patients
November 6th 2012Results from a sub-study of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) that focused on quality of life issues in patients who had previously suffered a heart attack and were treated with chelation therapy reveal no improvements in these patients' quality of life.
Restrictions on Sugar Consumption Recommended
February 2nd 2012Consumption of sugar, which helps to drive the obesity crisis and causes millions of deaths worldwide each year, should be controlled like other threats to public health, a team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco argue in the Feb. 2 issue of Nature.