September 6th, 2008
Podcast 12: News and interview with Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
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This week’s podcast includes an interview with Anne Schuchat about U.S. childhood immunization rates, along with the usual news roundup.
Journal Watch links
- Physical Activity May Boost Cognitive Function in Older Adults
- Vytorin (Simvastatin + Ezetimibe) Shows Little Benefit for Aortic Stenosis
- New Questions and a Few Answers on Vytorin and Cancer Risks
- Vytorin: Navigating Uncharted Waters
- Omega-3s Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients, Rosuvastatin Does Not
Exercise and cognitive impairment
- http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/903/3
- http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/9/1027
- http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/300/9/1077
Vytorin’s risks and efficacy
- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0804602
- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMsa0806603
- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/NEJMe0807200v1
- http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/1
- http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/2
- http://cardiology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/2
Omega-3 versus rosuvastatin in heart failure
- http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608612398/abstract
- http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608612404/abstract
- http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/903/1
Dr. Anne Schuchat interview links