Archive: 24/07/2017
Reported doubling in child mortality in Iraq following UN sanctions untrue
The reported almost doubling in child mortality in Iraq following the imposition of economic sanctions in 1990 was a 'remarkable fiction' cooked up by Saddam Hussein's government to stir up international condemnation and ...
Jul 24, 2017
After bunion surgery, immediate x-rays predict recurrence risk
For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return over time, reports a ...
Jul 24, 2017
Expert: Statin denial is an Internet-driven cult with deadly consequences
Steven E. Nissen, MD, researcher, patient advocate, and chairman of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic, says that Internet propaganda promoting bizarre and unscientific criticisms of statins has given these life-saving ...
Jul 24, 2017
Additional studies needed to evaluate CVD risks of hormone therapy for transgender patients
A new narrative review authored by Carl Streed Jr., MD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, discusses how more research is needed to better understand cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
Jul 24, 2017
Benefits of continued statin use after adverse reactions
Statins are known to reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular events for people who are at high risk; however, as many as 75 percent of patients discontinue statin therapy within two years, often after reporting an adverse ...
Jul 24, 2017