Cardiology

Promote a diet rich in fruit and vegetables as a key approach

Meta-analysis shows the drug is more effective if treatment is started between 16 and 20 weeks gestation

Using food and fitness to manage diabetes

Seeking value from drug plan investments.

It’s summertime, and given the scrutiny and strain the profession has been under these past several months, I suspect all of you are ready for a reprieve from the limelight.

A California lawsuit claims that manufacturers, distributors and sellers of fish oil supplements failed to give clear reasonable warnings that consumers are being exposed to unacceptably high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, which are known carcinogens and teratogens.

Actemra: first IL-6 receptor inhibitor for RA; BuTrans: first once-weekly transdermal opioid; Onsolis: opioid buccal film for breakthrough cancer pain; Victoza: first GLP-1 analogue for type 2 diabetes

Marketing is much more than just advertising, distribution and selling.