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Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular

Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com

Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today --

Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today -- and fixed a major problem with Adblock Plus in the process.
Source: extremetech.com

Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive

Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive terms’ will damage staff numbers, morale and patient safety
Source: theguardian.com

Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Is the Subclavian Vein the Safest Option? — Physician’s First Watch

Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Is the Subclavian Vein the Safest Option? — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org

Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch

Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts
Source: wsj.com

Differential Diagnosis: Birthday cycle - blue skies in Cornwall.

Differential Diagnosis: Birthday cycle - blue skies in Cornwall.
Source: blogspot.com

Day 2 - #thecrapartist. Trying to draw a hat - Mrs J's hat - without much luck.

blog post image Day 2 - #thecrapartist. Trying to draw a hat - Mrs J's hat - without much luck.

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...