Martinez FD, et al. Use of beclomethasone dipropionate as rescue treatment for mild persistent asthma…. Lancet 2011; 377: 650–57
Inhaled beclomethasone (Qvar) used as rescue therapy with salbutamol is likely better than salbutamol alone, for children with mild persistent asthma who do not take regular inhaled corticosteroids.
May
04
Inhaled corticosteroids as rescue treatment
Feb
16
Daily aspirin on long-term risk of death due to cancer
by Michael Tam
Rothwell PM, et al. Effect of daily aspirin on long-term risk of death due to cancer: analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials. Lancet 2011; 377(9759): 31-41
Daily aspirin (≥ 75 mg) taken by participants in cardiovascular studies reduced the risk of cancer death.
Feb
14
Statins, coronary heart disease and abnormal LFTs
by Michael Tam
Athyros VG, et al. Safety and efficacy of long-term statin treatment for cardiovascular events in patients with CHD and abnormal LFTs in GREACE Study: a post-hoc analysis. Lancet 2010; 376: 1916–22
Statin are effective and safe in patients with established coronary heart disease but with mild-to-moderate abnormal liver function tests.
Feb
09
Antihypertensive drugs and the risk of cancer
by Michael Tam
Bangalore S, et al. Antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer: network meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of 324,168 participants from randomised trials. Lancet Oncol (2010)
Antihypertensive drugs do not appear to increase cancer risk or cancer-related deaths.