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EULAR 2018 Canakinumab Halves Gout in Patients With Atherosclerosis However, the interleukin-1 inhibitor has no effect on serum urate, which is a risk marker for both gout and cardiovascular disease, a new analysis of data from CANTOS shows.
Medscape Medical News, June 2018
Beliefs, Trust in Doctor Affect Statin Use Disparities by Race Statin-eligible African Americans were less likely than whites to see statins as effective and safe. Fewer expressed trust in their doctors' decisions. Both factors could play into their higher LDL-C levels.
Medscape Medical News, June 2018
Marriage Tied to Lower Risk of Fatal Heart Attacks and Strokes People who are married may be less likely to develop cardiovascular disease or die from a heart attack or stroke than individuals who aren't, a research review suggests.
Reuters Health Information, June 2018
Teens' Lack of Sleep Tied to High Blood Pressure, More Body Fat Adolescents who don't get enough sleep may be more likely to develop risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure and excess body fat, a U.S. study suggests.
Reuters Health Information, June 2018

Dialysis Use and Mortality in Medicare Versus Veterans Affairs Dr Bansal reviews a study comparing initiation of dialysis and mortality among older veterans with incident kidney failure who received care from Medicare versus the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Medscape Nephrology, June 22, 2018
Major Dyslipidemia Guidelines and Their Discrepancies Many differences exist between the five major dyslipidemia guidelines. What does this mean for clinicians? Experts from ACC weigh in.
ACC.org, June 20, 2018
Nailing Nail Pathology: Primary Care Case Challenge Can you 'nail' the diagnosis of these nail disorders?
Medscape Family Medicine, June 19, 2018
Specialists vs Primary Care: Whose Guidelines Matter? It may not exactly be a schism, but primary and specialty care are increasingly at odds over which field of practice's guidelines are best for patients.
Medscape Family Medicine, June 14, 2018

New Diabetes Guidelines Already Outdated? The ACP reviewed relevant studies but came to conclusions 'not germane to the way we treat patients with type 2 diabetes today,' says Dr Anne Peters.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 12, 2018