The updated clinical guidelines for cholesterol testing and management (Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) IV) from the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults are under development and due to be published in 2012. These influential

Hypercholesterolaemia is a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and is therefore a major target for primary and secondary prevention.1,2 Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle reduces cardiovascular risk.3 ‘Functional foods’ supplemented with phytosterols are advertised for the …

To assess the claim in a Cochrane review that mammographic breast cancer screening could be doing more harm than good by updating the analysis in the Forrest report, which led to screening in the United Kingdom.

To assess the claim in a Cochrane review that mammographic breast cancer screening could be doing more harm than good by updating the analysis in the Forrest report, which led to screening in the United Kingdom.

Prevalence of financial conflicts of interest among panel members producing clinical practice guidelines in Canada and United States: cross sectional study BMJ 2011; 343 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5621 (Published 11 October 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d5621 Introduction The prevalence of financial conflicts of interest (COI) between clinicians and industry has been a topic of concern for […]

Sağlık Bakanlığı ve kardiyologlara bir soru: Yaşlanma teorilerinden biri, zamanla organizmada gelişen steroid moleküllerin azalması ise ve statinlerde hücre içinde bütün steroid oluşumları engelliyorsa, bu ilaçlar hızlı yaşlandırabilir diyebilir miyiz?