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A great article about shared decision making regarding starting statin therapy for primary prevention: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/291527.php#rate I tend to set aside a good 10 minutes to talk to a patient who may benefit from primary prevention with statin therapy. I usually plug their numbers in the following calculator (http://chd.bestsciencemedicine.com/calc2.html) and show them their current 10 year…
This is a good reminder to ask your patient about the supplements they are taking. Supplements and Natural products can have side effects as well. Canada is supposed to have tougher regulations on natural health products than the US but there continues to be a huge backlog of products still on the market that have yet…
This might be great news for patients who are suffering from chronic C. Difficle infection if they can stomach the treatment! The NNT is 2! http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/c-difficile-infections-could-be-treated-with-fecal-transplants-beyond-clinical-trials-1.3016158 Posted on 06/04/2015 by Dr. Dimitre
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