Thursday, June 18th, 2009
About JUPITER
Recall that JUPITER is an acronym for “Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin.” The JUPITER trials were intended to justify the use of a class of cholesterol lowering medications known as statins on apparently healthy patients who had:
- Normal cholesterol levels (They did not need cholesterol lowering medication)
- Elevated levels of c-reactive protein (CRP) indicating the prevalence of inflammation
The purpose of the trial was to determine whether such patients could benefit from the inflammation fighting properties of statins. The actual statin used in the study was Rosuvastatin marketed by AstraZeneca as Crestor. I discussed the JUPITER trials in a previous post .
JUPITER epitomises what is wrong with the current medical paradigm
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
In a previous posting, What is Evidence, I examined the link between the onset of type 2 diabetes and obesity. I expressed doubt that it was possible to reduce significantly the risk of type 2 diabetes through weight loss alone. Here, as I explained, I was going against the accepted medical wisdom.
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Tags: diabetes, exercise, insulin resistance
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
I promised you that every item on this website would be backed up by evidence. What does that mean in practical terms?
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Tags: diabetes, evidence, obesity, weight loss
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