A vaccine and an endothelin antagonist -- is the future of antihypertensive therapy foretold? Plus the risks for alcohol, smoking, and stroke. Medscape Cardiology
Conspicuously, the MIST co-principal investigator who first raised concerns about how the study sponsor was managing the data is not listed as an author. Heartwire
One analysis showed that aggressive statin therapy reduced the risk of cardiovascular events in coronary heart disease patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes, while another showed that high-dose statin therapy reduced not only first events but second and third cardiovascular events as well. Heartwire
An outbreak of severe nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia infections in ICU patients was caused by moisturizing body milk contaminated during the manufacturing process. Reuters Health Information
In this interactive video slide lecture, Dr. William Powderly of University College of Dublin discusses the emerging issue of HIV in aging patients and highlights the challenges inherent in their management. Medscape HIV/AIDS
