Are stents the answer?

    The New York Times has reported in November 2017 on a new study in the journal Lancet. This study found that while cardiac stents can be lifesaving in opening arteries in patients having a heart attack, the devices are ineffective in relieving chest pain. Stents are...

    Genetics and Lifestyle Linked

    At the November meetings in New Orleans of the American Heart Association Meetings, Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, chief of genetic research at Massachusetts General, discussed a recently published New England Journal of Medicine article. This study evaluated the risks of...

    A Reliable Source

    Candice Choi has written an interesting article for the Associated Press entitled “Candy Coated Science.” In her article she explains how food companies shape nutrition research. She describes a scientific paper, funded by trade associations representing...