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Tag Archives: Statins
Mediterranean Diet Combats Obesity: Further Evidence of Wider Health Benefits (BBC News / PMJ)
Summary A review of the state of medical knowledge on obesity reduction indicates that a Mediterranean diet is more effective than low-fat diets for sustained weight loss. Such diets – which feature consumption of fruit, vegetables, nuts and olive oil … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Conflicts of Interest at NICE? (BBC News)
Summary Doctors and researchers have written to MPs on the Health Select Committee, expressing concern about potential conflicts of interest at National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regarding medicines recommendations. This debate appears to have arisen, in particular, … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NICE Guidelines, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Commons Health Select Committee, Concerns Over Statins Use, Conflict of Interests, Conflicts of Interests, Health Select Committee, Health Select Committee (HSC), House of Commons Health Select Committee, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Statins
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Epidemiological Studies, Risk Factors and Prevention
Some of the following articles may (depending on local circumstances) be available freely where indicated below. Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Henderson, VW. … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Air Pollution, CETP Polymorphisms, Cognitive Exercises, Combined Cognitive and Exercise Interventions, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Diabetes Mellitus, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Exercise for Dementia, Gender (Sex), Healthy Lifestyles, Hip Fractures, Homocysteine, Hormone Therapy (HT), Hypertension, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Personality (Risk Factor), Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Prevention, Prevention Approaches, Prevention of Dementia, Regular Exercise, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Delirium, Saturated Fats, Second Hip Fracture (SHF), Smoking, Social Epidemiology, Statin Therapy, Statins, Sub-Saharan Africa, Trans Fats, Type 2 Diabetes, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unintended Effects of Statins, Use of Statins
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Pharmacological Treatments
Some of the following articles may be available freely where indicated (depending on local circumstances). Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Henderson, VW. (2014). … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Chinese Medicinal Plants, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Combination Therapy, Combotherapy, Drug Combination Therapy, Hormone Therapy (HT), Huperzine A, Hypertension, Lithium, Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy, Resistance-to-Care Behaviours, Salvia, Statins, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Vascular Dementia
Access to the full-text of these articles requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. Tsivgoulis, G. Katsanos, AH. Papageorgiou, SG. [et al] (2014). The role of neurosonology in the diagnosis of vascular dementia. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. … Continue reading
Statins for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease (Cochrane Database)
Summary This Cochrane systematic review assesses the clinical efficacy and safety of statins for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and vascular dementia. No studies exist yet assessing role of statins in treatment of vascular dementia. Analysis of four studies concerning … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights
Tagged ADAS-Cog: Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL), Alzheimer’s Disease Functional Assessment and Change Scale (ADFACS), Atorvastatin, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Centre for Public Health: Queen's University Belfast, Cholesterol Reduction, Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC), Cochrane Database, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), Craigavon Area Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Fluvastatin, Hypercholesterolaemia, Kingshill Research Centre: Victoria Hospital (Swindon), Lovastatin, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Pravastatin, Queen's University Belfast, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, Statin Therapy, Statins, Statins for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Statins for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia, University of Oxford, Use of Statins, VaD: Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia
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