Prescription for Change: Hold the Statins, STAT! Reprinted from The Women’s Health Activist (2014) By Adriane Fugh-Berman and Charlea Masssion New statin guidelines released in November 2013 by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) advised preventing heart attacks by treating cardiovascular risk factors instead of high cholesterol. Seemed […]
AHA, Cardiology, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, Medications, Pharmacology
In response to a review of clinical trials on drug bioequivalence, Larry Cahill , PhD, a Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, at the University of California/Irvine, argues that the exclusive reliance on testing generic drugs in males in indefensible. Turns out “inactive” ingredients can produce very different- even opposite- reactions to the effectiveness of the […]
Clinical trials, Medications, prescription drugs
G Koren1, H Nordeng2 and S MacLeod3 1Motherisk Program, Division of Clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology, SickKids Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2School of Pharmacy, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway; 3Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Correspondence: G Koren ([email protected]) Received 3 October 2012; accepted 20 November 2012; advance online publication 9 […]
Clinical trials, Medications, prescription drugs, research reporting
A Sex-Specific Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS; Maria C. Roncaglioni, MD; Fausto Avanzini, MD; Ierta Pangrazzi, MD; Gianni Tognoni, MD; David L. Brown, MD JAMA. 2006;295(3):306-313 ABSTRACT Context: Aspirin therapy reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults who are at increased risk. However, it is unclear if women derive […]
Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, Medications, Pharmacology
