* Dietary goals for Americans were first published in 1977. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were first published in 1980 and are revised every five years. The two key guidelines that have most ...

This is the final of three articles looking at the statin trials that have been conducted and the pooling together of those trials with the technique called meta-analysis. The Clinical Trial Service ...

* This week's note looks at a classic statin/heart-disease study from 1994 – the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (abbreviated to 4S). * Simvastatin was made by Merck & Co. Merck funded, ...

* This note examines two research questions with original references of the time: i) How was any connection between cholesterol and heart disease first made? ii) Does eating cholesterol raise blood ...

This is the second of a two-part note, which covers: * What are GLP-1 receptor agonists? * Which were the first GLP-1s approved for type 2 diabetes (T2D)? When were they approved? Who makes them? Are ...

Having refreshed the signpost articles on cholesterol and statins, it seemed timely to do a podcast with a heart patient who has done his own research and transformed his own health. Dr Tony Royle is ...

During the recent update of our zoeharcombe.com web site we reviewed the hundreds of articles to assign them the best category and tag matches for optimal searching. I also chose my favourite articles ...

* An unusual and clever study has been published using healthcare data from Wales. * Wales introduced a shingles vaccine policy that had an absolute cut-off date. People born before 2 September 1933 ...

* Last week's note reviewed a Korean population study, which led to headlines such as "Taking statins could slash dementia risk." The claims were not robust. * This week's note reports findings from a ...

* Another association study has been published by the Harvard factory of population papers. This one claimed that butter intake was associated with higher mortality, while consumption of plant-based ...

We’re kicking off with a review of last year. This was the year of the verdict in Harcombe/Kendrick vs Associated Newspapers and a number of posts covered the case – especially following the key ...

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