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The benefits of statins in people without established cardiovascular disease but with cardiovascular risk factors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Brugts…

Travel and Risk for Venous Thromboembolism.Chandra D, Parisini E, Mozaffarian D. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of…

 Corticosteroids in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in adults: a systematic review.Annane D, Bellissant E, Bollaert PE,…

Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context…

Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease: collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials.Antithrombotic Trialists’…

Narrative review: the emerging clinical implications of the role of aldosterone in the metabolic syndrome and resistant hypertension.Sowers JR, Whaley-Connell…

Acid-Suppressive Medication Use and the Risk for Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaShoshana J. Herzig, Michael D. Howell, Long H. Ngo, Edward R. Marcantonio.JAMA.…

Microalbuminuria and Risk of Venous ThromboembolismBakhtawar K. Mahmoodi; Ron T. Gansevoort; Nic J. G. M. Veeger; Abigail G. Matthews; Gerjan…

Efficacy of esomeprazole for treatment of poorly controlled asthma. American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers, Mastronarde JG, Anthonisen NR,…

A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel.Juurlink DN, Gomes T, Ko DT, Szmitko PE,…

Risk of adverse outcomes associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors following acute coronary syndrome. Ho PM,…

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) significantly increase the risk of Clostridium difficile infection in a Low Endemicity, Non-outbreak Hospital Setting: optimizing…

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis.Cipriani A, Furukawa TA, Salanti G, Geddes JR, Higgins JP,…

Long-term use of thiazolidinediones and fractures in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.Loke YK, Singh S, Furberg CD. CMAJ. 2009 Jan…

Increased mortality and cardiovascular morbidity associated with use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in chronic heart failure.Gislason GH, Rasmussen JN, Abildstrom…

 Clinical equivalence of generic and brand-name drugs used in cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Kesselheim AS, Misono AS, Lee…

Blood transfusions, thrombosis, and mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer.Khorana AA, Francis CW, Blumberg N, Culakova E, Refaai MA, Lyman…

Cardiovascular events associated with rofecoxib: final analysis of the APPROVe trial.Baron JA, Sandler RS, Bresalier RS, Lanas A, Morton DG,…

Preadmission use of statins and outcomes after hospitalization with pneumonia: population-based cohort study of 29,900 patients.Thomsen RW, Riis A, Kornum…

Prescribing “placebo treatments”: results of national survey of US internists and rheumatologists.Tilburt JC, Emanuel EJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Curlin FA, Miller…

Serum total bilirubin level, prevalent stroke, and stroke outcomes: NHANES 1999-2004.Perlstein TS, Pande RL, Creager MA, Weuve J, Beckman JA.…

Proton-pump inhibitor use and the risk for community-acquired pneumonia.Sarkar M, Hennessy S, Yang YX. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Sep 16;149(6):391-8.…

Comparison effect of atorvastatin (10 versus 80 mg) on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in subjects with metabolic syndrome.Singh…

Depression and Coronary Heart Disease. Recommendations for Screening, Referral, and Treatment. A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association Prevention…