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Europe ’s doctors urge tighter curbs in Chinese medicine
Chinese medicines ‘must meet’ same standards of proof and evidence as conventional medicine Related items fromOnMedica Pharmacists could offer high-dose statins direct to patients Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication Prescription drug dependence linked to deprivation Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Statins of small and uncertain benefit in primary prevention
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 6, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Traffic exhaust fumes at residential address increases the risk of stroke
Black carbon, the sooty black material emitted from gas and diesel engines, is implicated rather than particulate matter Related items fromOnMedica Pharmacists could offer high-dose statins direct to patients Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths Doctors, charities and patients unite to fight air pollution Particulate levels linked to arrhythmias and embolisms Ending the postcode lottery of stroke care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 30, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Women get half as many heart attack treatments as men
Diagnoses increase but gender gap in treatment persist Related items fromOnMedica Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Glucosamine supplements may reduce stroke risk The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention Statins halve heart attack and stroke risk in healthy adults More Scottish GPs needed to fight heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 14, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Risk of PE significantly raised well beyond six weeks post-surgery
Postoperative pulmonary embolism risk still elevated 7-12 weeks later, regardless of the type of procedure Related items fromOnMedica Prescribe higher dose opioids for shorter time after surgery Poor pain management - a major cause of opioid crisis Statin use after stroke not linked to bleeds Don ’t delay young children’s surgery for fear of GA harms Earlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomes
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 9, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Daily polypill cuts heart attack/ stroke risk by more than 20%
Might substantially cut cardiovascular disease rates if adopted widely, especially in low and middle income countries, suggest researchers Related items fromOnMedica Vitamin D supplements do not confer cardiovascular protection The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention Most supplements offer no real benefit, some might increase risks GPs defend practice on prescribing statins Should we recognise obesity as a disease?
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 22, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Over-75s stopping statins face increased heart attack risk
Stopping statins raises heart attack risk by almost half for over 75s, researchers find Related items fromOnMedica Glucosamine supplements may reduce stroke risk Vitamin D supplements do not confer cardiovascular protection Gestational diabetes raises long-term CVD risk Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 30, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Men ’s dementia risk higher after androgen deprivation therapy
Carefully weigh benefits of hormone suppression against risks for men with prolonged life expectancy Related items fromOnMedica Fund specialist dementia training to improve care and save money New evidence on benzodiazepine link to Alzheimer ’s Statin use after stroke not linked to bleeds Some antipsychotics linked to raised mortality in dementia One in 10 children in phase I cancer trials respond to drugs
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 3, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Statins safe for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to experience the same level of cardiovascular benefits as other individuals Related items fromOnMedica Lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes can have long-term effect Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths CHD and stroke risk seriously elevated with just one daily cigarette Obesity associated with worse mortality and higher CVD risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Half of patients on statins fail to reach ‘healthy’ cholesterol level after two years
Researchers say patients need tailored treatment to stave off heightened heart disease/stroke risk Related items fromOnMedica Ignored cholesterol blamed for heart attacks Polypill could halve cardiovascular events Oral anticoagulants after hospital discharge reduce non-fatal blood clots Hospitals fail women with myocardial infarction New class of chronic angina drug approved for use in Europe
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pharmacists call for more medicines reviews
The regular reviews will cut problematic polypharmacy and save money Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine GPs defend practice on prescribing statins Multidisciplinary prescribing can help reduce errors Guidance issued on prescribing responsibilities Call for NHS England to ‘think again’ on limiting treatment
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Blood-thinning drugs appear to protect against dementia in AF patients
Protective effect seen in patients taking the drugs to reduce the risk of stroke Related items fromOnMedica Heart attack and stroke risk higher with shingles New hope for drugs to prevent some forms of dementia Nine risk factors for dementia identified Taking statins linked to improved heart structure and function Self-managing anticoagulants may cut risks after surgery
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs
Half of people eligible for preventive medicine were not prescribed them before stroke/TIA Related items fromOnMedica Higher dose statins could prolong lives of CVD patients Diabetes, stroke and heart attack cut life expectancy US expert group updates statins recommendations
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 17, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Drug could cut heart events by 26% in diabetics
Experimental drug could also reduce non-fatal strokes Related items fromOnMedica Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria reaps benefits Metformin doesn ’t help HbA1c in teens with type 1 diabetes Statins associated with 46% increased diabetes risk Metformin lowers cardiac deaths better than other drugs
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Lack of trial data may lead to wrong clinical choices
Data access should be mandatory, argue authorsRelated items from OnMedicaDoctors’ leaders consult on ethical use of dataDrug giant agrees to release all Tamiflu trial dataNICE rejects arguments against wider statin useUS doctor says FDA should have withdrawn rosuvastatinTime to rethink 4.5h window for alteplase after stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 23, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
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
