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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1245753" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>To be honest, the best thing you can do with the practice nurse and the GP is to print off some of the papers such as this one, <a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=416105&resultClick=3" target="_blank">http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=416105&resultClick=3</a> which showed that over a population of 65,000 people without pre-existing heart conditions, statins made no difference to lifespan and of course the CS Fat review that </p><p></p><p>Then of course there are pages 26-28 of this publication from last year: <a href="http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=9163B920-CAEF-91FB-EE5769786A03D76E" target="_blank">http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=9163B920-CAEF-91FB-EE5769786A03D76E</a></p><p></p><p>All of it is useful additional info to present to docs and nurses who have a certain view to challenge their current assumptions, even if you don't change them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1245753, member: 30007"] To be honest, the best thing you can do with the practice nurse and the GP is to print off some of the papers such as this one, [URL]http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=416105&resultClick=3[/URL] which showed that over a population of 65,000 people without pre-existing heart conditions, statins made no difference to lifespan and of course the CS Fat review that Then of course there are pages 26-28 of this publication from last year: [URL]http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=9163B920-CAEF-91FB-EE5769786A03D76E[/URL] All of it is useful additional info to present to docs and nurses who have a certain view to challenge their current assumptions, even if you don't change them. [/QUOTE]
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