Just like older-generation antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been associated with an increased risk for cataracts, new research shows. Leggi l’articolo intero.
Adding heft to the hypothesis that vitamin-D deficiency is linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study has found that people with low vitamin-D levels who managed to normalize their levels were significantly less likely to develop cardiovascular events over up to six years of follow-up. Leggi l’articolo intero.
Simvastatin (Zocor, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals), used at the highest approved dose of 80 mg, is associated with an increased risk for myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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