Statins don’t work well for half those who take them
For those lovely people who support what I do, this will be my Monday note (22nd April). I’m sharing the
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Surgery & Meds
Statins in the over 75s
A rapid response was published in the BMJ here. Introduction The Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration has been quiet for
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A new miracle diet pill?
We were still digesting ‘that (not) low-carb study’ when stories started to emerge from the European Society of Cardiology conference,
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Painkillers make you deaf?
An article appeared in the press today (15 Dec 2016) “Women who take paracetamol and ibuprofen risk going DEAF –
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Dear Professor Rory Collins
Following the publication of this paper in The Lancet , I wrote to Professor Rory Collins for his evidence. I have done
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Obesity Injection (Horizon prog)
The story On June 7th 2016 overweight and obese people were given a hope – a false hope – that
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Paracetamol, Pain, Pleasure, Prozac and Weight
A couple of years ago, an active 60 something neighbour shared that she had been suffering chronic pain, but she
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And now for diet injections
Saturday’s Daily Mail had a front page advert for a Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk. It wasn’t an advert placed
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NICE, gastric bands and yet more conflicts of interest
Thursday’s headlines last week were “Two million eligible for gastric bands… and if they all had the operation, the bill
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NICE has ended any debate about its independence
On Wednesday February 12th 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (it used to be the National
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