The Federal Aviation Administration has barred pilots and air traffic controllers from using the smoking cessation drug varenicline (Chantix), due to some occurrences of seizures, heart attacks, vision…
A 50-week, placebo-controlled trial shows that combining infliximab and methotrexate provides no extra benefit in treating Crohn’s disease. References and Resources Feagan B. A randomized trial of methotrexate…
A meta-analysis of observational studies showed that oral estrogen, but not transdermal estrogen, increased the risk of venous thromboembolism. References and Resources Canonico M, Plu-Bureau G, Lowe GD,…
Using a multivariate regression analysis, it has been shown that people with a common genetic mutation have up to twice the risk of lung cancer as do people…
New research indicates that treatment with the investigational anti-amyloid drug Tarenflurbil appears to be well-tolerated in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and may exert a dose-related…
Results from the PRoFESS trial show dipyridamole plus aspirin failed to establish non-inferiority with clopidogrel in preventing second strokes, even though the study found little difference between the…
Pamela B. Morris, MD, Director, Preventive Cardiology, Co-Director, Women’s Heart Care, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses hormone therapy and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. References…
Pamela B. Morris, MD, Director, Preventive Cardiology, Co-Director, Women’s Heart Care, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses cardiovascular disease in women. References and Resources Dey S, Flather MD,…
John Kratz, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses infections in pacemakers. References and Resources Cawley PJ, Ravindrin BK, Poole JE. Not the usual…
John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the risk of mortality associated with aortic valve replacement. References and Resources Dewey…