In episode 394, James and Mike bring in Tina and Joey to look at all the evidence around omega-3 supplements and dry eye and, despite widespread use, the evidence is far from convincing.
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Omega-3 Supplements for Dry Eye: Fishy evidence or a big catch?
In episode 393, James and Mike bring in Tina to deal with the issue of the evidence around CPAP. We find out that there is little evidence that CPAP reduces CVD so it is all about does the person feel better while on it – over and above the nuisance and cost.
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In episode 392, James and Mike get back to work after a European tour and other reasons. We go over the results from the latest large aspirin trials and, low and behold, the results show pretty much what we already knew.
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1) Use of aspirin to reduce risk of initial vascular events in patients at moderate risk of cardiovascular disease (ARRIVE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Lancet 2018 Aug 24. pii: S0140-6736
2) Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus
N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1804988
3) The best CVD risk calculator
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