April 25th 2025
Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.
Novel Risk Factors Improve Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Intermediate-Risk Persons
February 12th 2013It has been predicted that costs for cardiovascular disease will increase to more than $1 trillion dollars annually in the US by 2030. If statins are effective in preventing heart disease, why are costs still rising?
Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Dementia: Reducing the Risk With Every Meal
November 3rd 2012What is a safe, effective, and inexpensive way to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and dementia? What we eat is a key part of the answer. For one thing, doctors can suggest an appropriate diet to motivated patients, or to those who prefer a non-drug approach.