Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation does not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events, a study has found.
Note that the lack of a significant effect of omega-3 supplementation is consistent with the majority of the large studies on the topic.
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Hep C Drug Linked to Fatal Skin Reactions
The oral hepatitis C drug telaprevir (Incivek) will now carry a boxed warning about potentially fatal skin reactions in the wake of multiple deaths, its manufacturer said Wednesday.
via Hep C Drug Linked to Fatal Skin Reactions.
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Rock Stars: Live Fast, Die Young
It turns out that solo stars are about twice as likely to unplug early as those who play in bands, according to Mark Bellis, DSc, of Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool UK, and colleagues.
And compared with the general population, North American stars are more likely to die than those from Europe, Bellis and colleagues reported in the online journal BMJ Open.
FDA Warns Against Combining Alcohol, Other CNS Depressants With Xyrem – AAFP News
According to the Dec. 17 statement, the FDA recently evaluated reports of patients who died while taking Xyrem — which is used to reduce instances of cataplexy and to manage other symptoms of narcolepsy — along with alcohol or other central nervous system (CNS) depressants. Although the precise cause of the deaths remains uncertain — the reports contained incomplete information and did not adequately address confounding factors, such as pre-existing sleep apnea and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — given some of the circumstances noted in the deaths, the FDA determined that the recommendations in the Xyrem drug label should be strengthened to highlight the risks of using the drug in conjunction with CNS depressant drugs or alcohol.
via FDA Warns Against Combining Alcohol, Other CNS Depressants With Xyrem — AAFP News Now — AAFP.
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BBC News – Diabetes Fuels Heart Failure Risk
People with diabetes are up to 65% more likely to have heart failure, an analysis has found.
The National Diabetes Audit looked at data on almost two million people and also found increased risk of other complications, and premature death.
U-Shaped Link for BMI at DX With Mortality in DM2
U-Shaped Link for BMI at Diagnosis With Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes | insureintell.com.
CONCLUSIONS Patients categorized as normal weight or obese with T2DM within a year of diagnosis of T2DM exhibit variably higher mortality outcomes compared with the overweight group, confirming a U-shaped association of BMI with mortality. Whether weight-loss interventions reduce mortality in all T2DM patients requires study.
via The Association Between BMI Measured Within a Year After Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes and Mortality.
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Simple Sit Test Predicts Long Life
This study evaluated the association between the ability to sit and rise from the floor with and without support and all-cause mortality in adults age 51 to 80.
There was a significant association between the use of more support to sit and rise from the floor and increasing all-cause mortality.
via Simple Sit Test Predicts Long Life.
Our profession typically uses chair-to-stand testing as part of a senior supplement. Should we be considering the use of the sit-rise test instead?
Syncope-Related Risk of Death Linked to Age
The first admission for syncope among healthy individuals significantly predicts the risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, cardiovascular hospitalization, device implantation, and recurrent syncope.
via Syncope-Related Risk of Death Linked to Age.
OK underwriters..pay attention.
Cardio Notes: Stress Test Finds Heart Disease in Seniors
CHOP to be Chopped?
Once the most common treatment for indolent non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the combination chemotherapy known as CHOP is rapidly falling to the wayside in Germany – replaced by bendamustine (Treanda), frequently combined with rituximab (Rituxan), researchers reported here.
via New Combo Replaces CHOP for Lymphoma.
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