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Economic evaluation of ezetimibe treatment in combination with statin therapy in the United States.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with statin monotherapy, ezetimibe with statin therapy was cost-effective for secondary prevention of CHD and stroke and for primary prevention of these conditions in patients whose LDL-C level is ≥ 100 mg/dL and in patients with diabetes, taking into account a 90% cost reduction for ezetimibe. PMID: 28426345 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - April 22, 2017 Category: Health Management Tags: J Med Econ Source Type: research

Could exercise be as effective as medication?
Conclusion The researchers found that there are very few trials that directly compare exercise with drug therapy for any condition. They were only able to find enough trials to be able to analyse results for four major conditions. They found that exercise reduced death rates for people after a stroke (although this analysis has limitations and should be interpreted cautiously), and that drug therapy with diuretics improved death rates for people with heart failure. They did not find any difference between exercise and drug therapy for death rates after a heart attack or in people with pre-diabetes. There were several limit...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news