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Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
To the Editor A recent recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that there is no convincing evidence that vitamin supplements are beneficial for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. However, we would like to highlight an important exception: B vitamins used to lower homocysteine levels do prevent stroke.
Source: JAMA - October 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Incorrect Data
This article was corrected online.
Source: JAMA - June 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Every Little Anniversary
One of the things they tell you after they’ve informed you that you have cancer or that you’ve had a stroke—after they tell you about the resections and the radiation—after they tell you about the aspirin and the clopidogrel—after you’re stable medically but still more than a little unstable emotionally—is to look for a support group. I had the kind of cancer that you learn about in medical school and then never see. I was decades younger than most of my physicians’ patients with stroke. The local support groups didn’t seem to fit me. I looked online at first, but then—even though I found a few people w...
Source: JAMA - December 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Role of Glycemic Index in the Context of an Overall Heart-Healthy Diet
Randomized trials designed to assess possible effects of a dietary intervention on hard outcomes such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, cancer incidence, or all-cause mortality are nearly nonexistent. Clinical end point studies such as these require large sample sizes, long-term follow-up measured in years, and high levels of dietary adherence to attain a valid result. These studies are difficult and expensive to conduct and are consequently rare. An important exception was the PREDIMED Study wherein a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extravirgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major CVD events (mostly...
Source: JAMA - December 17, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research