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A new New England Journal of Medicine publication suggests that an old gout medication may significantly help patients after an acute heart attack.

I found this study particularly interesting . It provides valuable information for patients. The medication appears to improve outcomes after having had a heart attack. It is a simple and safe drug usually used for gout.

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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1912388?query=featured_home

As you may have read in recent high profile publications there may be a link between taking proton pump inhibitor drugs (PPIs) and dementia as well as other side effects such as osteoporosis, amongst others.

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I have just returned from the European Society of Cardiology meeting 2018 in Munich Germany and found it very useful. There are some very interesting studies and findings, which I hope to share with you in the next few months.

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