News and Commentary from 2000
11/18/2000 - HMOs drop the
ball after heart attacks
And fee-for-service isn't much better.
11/14/2000 - C-reactive
protein and fibrinogen - Newer risk factors for coronary artery disease
What good are they?
11/07/00 - Radiation therapy
for coronary artery disease
This recently-approved treatment is promising, but potentially hazardous. Is
it for you?
10/24/00 - Laser heart surgery
- dead on the vine?
New data refutes the effectiveness of a promising new therapy. How
will the medical profession respond?
09/20/2000 - Should calcium
blockers be avoided in hypertension?
A
recent analysis, suggesting that treating hypertension with calcium blockers
increases heart attacks and heart failure, has generated fireworks within the
medical community.
07/26/00 -
Can cholesterol lowering really be as effective as
angioplasty? The AVERT study.
The cholesterol lowering vs. angioplasty debate continues
07/23/00 - Hormone Replacement Therapy and heart disease
Medical science fails to prove a benefit from HRT, leaving women and their
doctors in a quandary
