This study was published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2008 May;67(5):614-9 Study title and authors:Increased exposure to statins in patients developing chronic muscle diseases: a 2-year retrospective study.Sailler L, Pereira C, Bagheri A, Uro-Coste E, Roussel B, Adoue D, Fournie B, Laroche M, Zabraniecki L, Cintas P, Arlet P, Lapeyre-Mestre M, Montastruc JL.Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology, EA 3696, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Paul Sabatier University, 37 Allées Jules Guesdes, 31000 Toulouse, France. sailler.l@chu-toulouse.fr This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17768174This...
Monday, 28 January 2013
High-fibre supplement (psyllium) linked to colon cancer risk
This study was published in the Lancet 2000 Oct 14;356(9238):1300-6 Study title and authors:Calcium and fibre supplementation in prevention of colorectal adenoma recurrence: a randomised intervention trial. European Cancer Prevention Organisation Study Group.Bonithon-Kopp C, Kronborg O, Giacosa A, Räth U, Faivre J.Registre Bourguignon des Tumeurs Digestives, Faculté de Médecine de Dijon, France. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11073017Ispaghula husk is a soluble fibre that comes from a shrub-like herb, Plantago psyllium. Ispaghula husk is also known...
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Abdominal aortic aneurysms expand more with statin use
This study was published in the American Heart Journal 2010 Feb;159(2):307-13 Study title and authors:Association of statin prescription with small abdominal aortic aneurysm progression.Ferguson CD, Clancy P, Bourke B, Walker PJ, Dear A, Buckenham T, Norman P, Golledge J.Vascular Biology Unit, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20152231Abdominal aortic aneurysm is recognized as an important cause of death in older men. An abdominal aortic...
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Low cholesterol leads to an early death
This study was published in the ScientificWorld Journal 2012;2012:930139 Study title and authors:Lipids and all-cause mortality among older adults: a 12-year follow-up study.Cabrera MA, de Andrade SM, Dip RM.Postgraduate Program in Public Health, State University of Londrina-UEL, Robert Koch Avenue, 60 CEP, 86038440 Londrina, PR, Brazil. marcoscabrera@uol.com.brThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666169This study investigated the association between cholesterol levels and death rates in elderly people. The study lasted for 12 years and included 800 people aged...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Statins may induce interstitial lung disease
This paper was published in Chest 2008 Oct;134(4):824-30Study title and authors:Statins and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review of the literature and of food and drug administration adverse event reports.Fernández AB, Karas RH, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Thompson PD.Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18689579This study reviewed the scientific literature to examine the relationship between statins and interstitial lung disease. (Interstitial lung disease is the name for...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Walking is associated with lower total death rates and lower death rates from cardiovascular disease in adults with diabetes
This study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine 2003 Jun 23;163(12):1440-7Study title and authors:Relationship of walking to mortality among US adults with diabetes.Gregg EW, Gerzoff RB, Caspersen CJ, Williamson DF, Narayan KM.Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. edg7@cdc.govThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12824093The objective of the study was to estimate the association between walking and the risk of death...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Use of statins is associated with increased insulin resistance in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
This study was published in Diabetes Care 2012 Oct;35(10):2095-9Study title and authors:Statin intake is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity during cardiac surgery.Sato H, Carvalho G, Sato T, Hatzakorzian R, Lattermann R, Codere-Maruyama T, Matsukawa T, Schricker T.Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. hsatou@yamanashi.ac.jpThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22829524 This study investigated the association between preoperative statin therapy and insulin sensitivity during...
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