- 29/10/2007 :
CHEST: Incorrect use of dry powder inhalers in COPD and asthma patients
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Serum zinc and pneumonia in nursing home elderly
Cochrane Review: Phytoestrogens for vasomotor menopausal symptoms
BMC Medicine: The influence of gender on the effects of aspirin in preventing myocardial infarction
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- 22/10/2007 :
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews : Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea
American Family Physician: Medications for COPD: A Review of Effectiveness
Geriatrics: Restless Legs Syndrome
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine : Statin use reduces decline in lung function
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- 15/10/2007 :
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (OnlineAccepted
Articles): Meta-analysis: Gastrointestinal bleeding due to interaction
between selective serotonin uptake inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs
BMJ: Dietary antioxidants and primary prevention of age related
macular degeneration: systematic review and meta-analysis
New England Journal of Medicine: Cholesterol drugs 'protect
you 10 years after treatment stops'
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy: Drug
Interactions With Smoking
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- 08/10/2007 :
New England Journal of Medicine: Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Annals of Internal Medicine: Medications for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain
Postgraduate Medical Journal: Pharmacist interventions improve HbA1c levels, not other outcomes
American Family Physician: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials of individualised herbal medicine in any indication
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- 01/10/2007 :
New England Journal of Medicine: HDL Cholesterol,
Very Low Levels of LDL Cholesterol, and Cardiovascular Events
New Zealand Medical Journal: Vitamin D and muscle
strength in patients with previous fractures
CMAJ: Diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos): risk of
fracture
CMAJ: Static magnets for reducing pain: systematic
review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
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- 24/09/2007 :
New England Journal of Medicine: Gynecomastia
JAMA: Amiodarone
Medical Journal of Australia: Serotonin toxicity: a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment
Geriatrics: Restless legs syndrome
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- 17/09/2007 :
Archives of Internal Medicine: Vitamin D Supplementation and Total Mortality
American Journal of Health Systems Pharmacy: Drug interactions with smoking
American Family Physician: Herbal and Dietary Supplements for Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
American Family Physician: Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
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- 10/09/2007 :
European Society of Cardiology: ADVANCE - A factorial randomised trial of blood pressure lowering and intensive glucose control for the prevention of vascular disease among high risk individuals with type 2 diabetes: results of the blood pressure intervention
Chest: Comparison of First-Line With Second-Line Antibiotics for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Arthritis & Rheumatism: Drinking 4 or More Cups of Coffee a Day May Help Prevent Gout
Journal for Nurse Practitioners: Detection, Prevention, and Management of Extrapyramidal Symptoms
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- 02/09/2007 :
The Lancet: Use of calcium or calcium in combination with vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and bone loss in people aged 50 years and older: a meta-analysis
New England Journal of Medicine: Rosiglitazone and Cardiovascular Risk
Journal of the Canadian Medical Association: Canada's doctors assail pharmacist prescribing
Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology: Evaluation of Flaxseed for the Management of Hot Flushes
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- 27/08/2007 :
New England Journal of Medicine: The Rosiglitazone Story Lessons from an FDA Advisory Committee Meeting
Neurology: The neuroprotective effects of caffeine
JAMA: Cost-effectiveness of Bone Densitometry Followed by Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Men
MJA: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in general practice: a decision-making dilemma
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- 20/08/2007 :
Archives of Opthalmology: Smoking and the Long-term Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Blue Mountains Eye Study
American Family Physician: Treatment Options for Insomnia
American Family Physician: Herbal and Dietary Supplements for Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
The Pharmaceutical Journal: Pharmacists could have wider role in falls prevention
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- 13/08/2007 :
The Medical Journal of Australia:
Management of migraine in Australian general practice
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health: Pharmaceutical brand substitution in Australia - are there multiple switches per prescription?
Chest: Antibiotics in first year of life associated with later asthma
Pharmacotherapy: Tobacco Interventions Delivered by Pharmacists: A Summary and Systematic Review
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- 06/08/2007 :
National Prescribing Service Fact Sheet:
Rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Nasal saline irrigations for the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry: Atypical Antipsychotics Raise Risk of Femoral Fracture in Nursing Home Residents
British Medical Journal: Meta-analysis says low LDL cholesterol may be associated with greater risk of cancer
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- 30/07/2007 :
Circulation: Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Developing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Adults in the Community
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics: Pharmacists' role in the post-discharge management of patients with heart failure: a literature review
The Lancet: Efficacy and safety of combined use of aliskiren and valsartan in patients with hypertension: a randomised, double-blind trial
American Journal of Hypertension: Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure
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- 22/07/2007 :
Annals of Internal Medicine: Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
The Pharmaceutical Journal: Ibuprofen better analgesic after a single dose
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- 16/07/2007 :
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism: Role of Vitamin D and Calcium in Type 2 Diabetes. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Annals of Internal medicine: Effects of Long-Term Selenium Supplementation on the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
BMJ: Main morbidities recorded in the women's international study of long duration oestrogen after menopause (WISDOM): a randomised controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women
American Journal of Psychiatry: Antidepressants and Suicidal Behavior: Cause or Cure?
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- 09/07/2007 :
New England Journal of Medicine: Use of Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors in Pregnancy and the Risk of Birth Defects
BMJ: Use of probiotic Lactobacillus preparation to prevent diarrhoea associated with antibiotics
JAMA: Dark Chocolate Associated with Lowered Blood Pressure
Annals of Internal medicine: Outcomes of Using High- or Low-Dose Atorvastatin in Patients 65 Years of Age or Older with Stable Coronary Heart Disease
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- 02/07/2007 :
US Pharmacist: Preventing and Treating Cold Sores
MJA: HRT: a reappraisal of the risks and benefits
Archives of Internal Medicine: Use of Antidepressants and Rates of Hip Bone Loss in Older Women
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Evaluation of echinacea for the prevention and treatment of the common cold: a meta-analysis
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- 25/06/2007 :
Lancet: Clinical update: new treatments for hot flushes
FDA: Pregabalin (Lyrica) approved for treating fibromyalgia
New England Journal of Medicine: Estrogen Therapy and Coronary-Artery Calcification
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Effects of dietary calcium compared with calcium supplements on estrogen metabolism and bone mineral density
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- 18/06/2007 :
Australian Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin: Black cohosh and liver toxicity - an update
Diabetes Care: Chromium treatment has no effect in patients with type 2 diabetes in a western population: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Arthritis and Rheumatism: Coffee Itself, Not Caffeine, Reduces Risk of Gout
American Family Physician: Treatment of Menorrhagia
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