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Primary Care Reports - Full November 2014 Issue in PDF

Incidence and Mortality Data from the Women's Health Initiative

New results from the WHI show that women exposed to combined conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate HRT have an increase in both breast cancer diagnosis and mortality.

Pharmacology Watch

Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions.

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

Is It a Coincidence that Death Rhymes with Breath?

Pulmonary function can help predict cardiovascular death risk in individuals in the intermediate-risk group of Framingham Risk Scores.

Dabigatran Etexilate mesylate Capsules (Pradaxa®)

Dabigatran is indicated for reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Lifetime Follow-up Care after Childhood Cancer

Lifetime surveillance is required after successful treatment of childhood cancers, since up to 75% of survivors develop serious complications and other late effects.

Should Everyone Be on Fish Oils?

Marine n-3 PUFAs act as pleiotropic agents on the cardiovascular system with a diverse range of effects most of which are beneficial for patients with known cardiovascular disease and possibly, they may even have beneficial effects with regard to the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.