ORIGIN: No Increase in Cancer With Insulin in Dysglycemia
ORIGIN: No Increase in Cancer With Insulin in Dysglycemia
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Session cochair Bessie A. Young, MD, MPH, VA Puget Sound Healthcare, Seattle, Washington, said: "This is a large randomized controlled study in patients on insulin glargine [Lantus, Sanofi], so it is reassuring that they have over 5 years of follow-up …
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Are Patients Being Misled About Cholesterol-lowering Drugs
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So what's the problem? According to studies, fibrates don't offer clear-cut benefits. There have been two recent projects that looked at the drugs. The ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) trial looked at 10,000 people. Those in …
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Wealthy people more likely to get pain meds in ER
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… oxycodone, e.g., OxyContin, Percocet; morphine, e.g., Kadian, Avinza; codeine, and related drugs. The study took place against the backdrop of a national epidemic of narcotics abuse, combined with a need to satisfy patients' legitimate complaints …
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Friction Emerges Between Council, Court
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The council approved two items related to the court's special Sobriety Court, one of which was a $ 65,000 grant program contract with the nonprofit Dawn Farm to provide in-patient and out-patient drug abuse counseling to 15th District Court defendants …
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