This summary of a January 2023 JACC article highlights the study finding that rosuvastatin was “vastly superior to… any of the six supplements studied in the trial.” The study compared rosuvastatin to cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, red yeast rice, fish oil, and plant sterols. Rosuvastatin yielded a reduction in cholesterol of nearly 38 percent in just 28 days. The supplements had little to no effect but were significantly more costly than the statin.

A 12-month controlled trial randomized 189 individuals to spend 70–90 minutes performing 11 exercises or 20–30 minutes performing 5 exercises for 3 months. Outcomes were measured biweekly for the intervention period and again at 6 and 12 months. The two approaches were similar, except for one outcome. In the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for function in sports and recreation, high-dose therapy was superior.

In 60 medical centers, 1,500 patients were randomized to either a restrictive or liberal fluid strategy. The 90-day mortality rate was 14% in the fluid-restrictive group and 14.9% in the liberal group, equating to statistical equivalence between the two approaches.

Although children are more likely than adults to have SPD, adults can have symptoms. In adults, it’s likely the symptoms have existed since childhood, but the adult has developed management tools that hide the disorder from others. Learn more and share it with your patients.

In addition to the improvements in gait and balance, all individuals, including those who combined a Mediterranean diet with a placebo, improved their endurance after four months, according to the pilot study published in Food & Function.

In the ER, the patient was disoriented and appeared pale and diaphoretic. He initially complained of dizziness, shortness of breath, ringing in the ears, and feeling “weird.” Temperature and oxygen saturation were normal. BP was 182/112, and blood glucose was 152. Initial labs and studies showed no obvious cause for the patient’s problem. Follow Dr. Antonio Granfone through the differential and the ultimate discovery and correction of the cause.