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258kbHRT and ovarian cancer study Lancet: Ovarian cancer and HRT in the Million Women Study
369kbAustralian CPR Guidelines 2006 Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines for CPR recommend a higher ratio of compressions to breaths.
677kbReed Elsevier and the Arms Trade Lancet position statement opposing involvement in arms fairs.
369kbICTUS Trial of interventions for ST Elevation MI A new trial in the Lancet suggests that a conservative approach may be just as good in terms of mortality and future AMIs.
677kbAmerican Heart Association Position Statement on NSAIDs Recommends that COX-2 inhibitors only be used as the last choice after other types of NSAID to relieve chronic pain in people with heart disease or at high risk of it.
52kbLow fat (DASH) die debunked Editorial from American Journal of Hypertension [italics] on low fat diets and heart disease.
448kbHeart failure position statement National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
769kbAMA Primary Care Position Statement This 2006 document examines the role of general practice in the future.
160kbPrimary Care Comparison in Seven Countries A Commonwealth Fund report on the differences in primary care in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US.