How Manipulated Clinical Evidence Could Distort Guidelines - the Case of Statins for Primary Prevention

The new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseas...

Confused Thinking about New Cholesterol Guidelines - Were Conflicts of Interest to Blame?

For years, clinical practice guidelines promulgated by prominent health care organizations have been hailed with accolades as received wisdo...

BLOGSCAN - An Ex-Pharmaceutical Company CEO to Run the American College of Cardiology?

Marilyn Mann's blog discussed the appointment of a former pharmaceutical company executive, most recently at Actelion, and previously a...