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The novel antithrombotic vorapaxar causes intracranial hemorrhage in patients with a history of stroke, Merck announced, explaining why stroke survivors were dropped from trials of the experimental drug.
Vorapaxar Phase III Update
Author: SupremeCmdr
Vilazodone (Viibryd) = New Antidepressant
Medical News: FDA Approves New Antidepressant – in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today
Vilazodone (Viibryd) has been approved for treatment of major depression, the FDA announced.
Magnesium and SCD in Women
Plasma and dietary magnesium and risk of sudden cardiac death in women — Am J Clin Nutr
If the observed association is causal…
Truth AND Consequences
In an e-mail, an Aurora spokesman said Sagar’s firing was not related to her presentation.
“Dr. Sagar’s contract was terminated for a number of reasons, none related to her study. This was in no way a retaliatory action. As a matter of fact, the study supported our quality improvement initiatives and has resulted in heightened standards in the echo lab.”
If an employee termination is not a retaliatory action then why does an official spokesperson even mention the thought and go on to elaborate further? Sadly, stories like this no longer surprise me.
Life Underwriting Expert Witness Domain Name For Sale
More Statin Stuff 01/11/11
A Day in the Life – Insurance Underwriter (expert or not)
Scary Charts – 01/09/11
Calculated Risk: Summary for Week ending January 8th
Job creation poor, participation rate down, YES unemployment is down!
I sincerely hope my readers continue on to read the source articles of my posts. I always credit my sources and thank them all for providing content.
I do claim credit for the persnickety comments.
DM and Depression – Watch That Combo
In Women, Diabetes Plus Depression a Deadly Combo
Women who had diabetes had about a 35 percent increased risk of dying, and those with depression had about a 44 percent increased risk, compared with women with neither condition, the researchers calculated.
Those with both conditions had about twice the risk of dying, the study authors found.
Thought for Today 01/08/2011
Why Is The US Taxpayer Subsidizing Facebook – And The Next Bubble? « The Baseline Scenario
If you don’t care about Facebook you will after reading this excellent article.
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