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Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980  793 adults from 68 prospective studies
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2018 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Prospective Studies Collaboration and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies CollaborationLGnatiucWGHerringtonJHalseyJTuomilehtoXFangHCKimDDe BacquerAJDobsonMHCriquiDRJacobsJrDALeonSAEPetersHUeshimaPSherlikerRPetoRCollinsRRHuxleyJREmbersonMWoodwardSLewingtonNAokiHArimaEArnesenAAromaaGAssmannDLBachmanCBaigentHBartholomewABenetosCBengtssonDBennettCBjörkelundHBlackburnKBonaaEBoyleRBroadhurstJCarstensenLChamblessZChenSKChewRClarkeCCoxJDCurbRD'AgostinoCDateGDavey SmithGDe BackerSSDhaliwalXFDuanPDucimetiereSDuffyHEliassenPElwoodJEm...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - May 9, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Impact of renal function on the effects of LDL cholesterol lowering with statin-based regimens: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 randomised trials
Publication date: Available online 29 July 2016 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration Background Statin therapy is effective for the prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, but its effects in individuals with more advanced disease, particularly those undergoing dialysis, are uncertain. Methods We did a meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 trials (n=183 419), examining effects of statin-based therapy on major vascular events (major coronary event [non-fatal myoca...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - July 28, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Heart disease research needs £500m boost
Survey reveals huge disparity between research spending and burden of diseaseRelated items from OnMedicaPublic unaware of heart disease signsHigh cholesterol in 30s raises heart disease riskLower salt intake linked to plummeting CVD deaths Reducing threshold for statins even further might be cost-effectiveDementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 19, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Why You Should Avoid Statins
At my anti-aging clinic, I continue to wage war against what I call the “medical-industrial complex.” And I do it for one reason only – I care more about my patients than I do about profits. Big Pharma clearly takes the opposite view. And now it seems these pharmaceutical behemoths won’t be happy until every man, woman and child is popping anti-cholesterol pills. Researchers at Duke University recently issued a report recommending that even children and people as young as 30 should be on statins, if they have just slightly elevated cholesterol levels.1 And why wouldn’t researchers at Duke recommen...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - February 3, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Heart Health Source Type: news