Robert Walton, a Cochrane UK Senior Fellow in General Practice, blogs about the evidence on reducing saturated fat in...
Being patient with EBM. “Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should” – supporting informed decision-making
Sarah Chapman and Kit Byatt reflect on their discussion about helping an elderly relative decide whether a test and a treatment offered were in her best interests.
Statins save lives in patients undiagnosed with heart disease
Given that February is National Heart Month (cue Valentine’s Day), I thought I would blog about a recent Cochrane...
Top dose Atorvastatin cuts bad cholesterol by 50%, but what about smaller doses?
Key message: The effect of atorvastatin on lowering total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride was proportional to the dose given....