February 2014

Is there a clinically significant interaction between morphine and clopidogrel?

FDA investigators have stepped up investigations of Indian drug manufacturers and issued "a flood" of warning letters and fines for providing falsified drug test results and selling fake medications.

A review of the cardiovascular safety and potential benefits of incretin-based therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

New female-specific guidelines have been issued by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to more accurately reflect the risk of stroke in women across the lifespan and to address the gaps in current risk scores.

This review looks at the important problem of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease and presents useful information for all physicians.

Hospital mergers are booming, and this is as a result of the drive for efficiencies, the desire to ensure market positions regionally, and a stunning overhaul of the hospital landscape.

A look at the complex future of the hospital industry.

Do mandatory follow-up visits after discharging heart failure patients decrease rehospitalizations?

What are the long-term effects of overall diet quality among myocardial infarction survivors?

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis study examined the association of coronary artery calcium volume and density with incident cardiovascular events.

Five presentations from the World Diabetes Congress are highlighted, covering studies of long-acting Lantus insulin, affordability of care, DPP-4 inhibitors and heart failure in diabetes, brown versus white rice to reduce obesity and diabetes, and the converging pandemics of diabetes and tuberculosis.