Tag: risk
Ethics in Medicine
Statins Controversial in the Elderly
More controversy over statins. This time for seniors over 70 with no heart risk. There is evidence of harm linked to statin use in seniors, he added, including muscle aches, liver toxicity and gastrointestinal distress; growing evidence of impaired memory and a heightened risk of diabetes; and some evidence of an increased risk of…
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Ethics in Medicine
Statins Linked to Increase In Catarracts
One more reason to resist statins unless absolutely necessary.
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Ethics in Medicine
Off Label Marketing OK'd. Do Not Get. Do Not Like.
A ruling came down protecting drug detail people who suggest using drugs for “off label” uses. The ruling was a 2 to1 ruling in New York and was argued on “Freedom Of Speech” grounds. According to the article, doctors are allowed to use drugs off label and they talk among themselves, so drug sales…
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