-
Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
-
Testosterone replacement study in men who had preexisting or a high risk of cardiovascular disease and who reported symptoms of hypogonadism (low testosterone) did not have any increased incidence of major adverse cardiac events compared to placebo.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 4, 2023 Source:Popular ‘low T’ treatment is safe for men with heart disease, but doctors warn it’s no youth serum Reference:Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy
-
A daily aspirin may lead to anemia in older adults, study says. Adds to reasons within the guidelines why it is not recommended for primary prevention of heart attack.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 21, 2023 Source:A daily aspirin may lead to anemia in older adults, study says..
-
Does the route of administration of hormone replacement therapy affect hypertension risk?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June , 2023 Source:Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills Reference:Association Between the Route of Administration and Formulation of Estrogen Therapy and Hypertension Risk in Postmenopausal Women: A Prospective Population-Based Study
-
Erectile dysfunction may be a harbinger for microvascular disease thus leading to cognitive decline later in life according to study. Headlines seems to imply that low sexual satisfaction is the causative agent when it is not so.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 31, 2023 Source:Low sexual satisfaction linked to memory decline later in life: study Reference:Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men From Midlife to Older Adulthood
-
Headline provides a definite conclusion when even the study author states that there is an association not causality that Mediterranean diet can improve cardiovascular health. Reverse causality is in play as well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 19, 2023 Source:Adopting a Mediterranean diet has the same benefit as 4,000 extra steps per day Reference:Association of healthy dietary patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness in the community
-
Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension by uncovering gene responsible for its progression.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 15, 2023 Source:Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension Reference:Purine synthesis suppression reduces the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension in rodent models
-
Zero-calorie sweetener, Erythritol, associated with increased cardiovascular disease and stroke risk but it is rife with methodological flaws elegantly outlined and debunked by @Dr_Guess.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February , 2023 Source:Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds Reference:The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk