https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Mandatory disclosure of pharmaceutical industry-funded events for health professionals https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6943 Wed 11 Apr 2018 18:38:10 AEST ]]> Australian pharmaceutical policy and the idea of innovation. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4569 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:57:52 AEST ]]> Media reporting of health interventions: signs of improvement, but major problems persist https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6937 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:48:16 AEST ]]> Does it matter who writes medical news stories? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8456 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:48:59 AEST ]]> Achieving the World Health Organization's vision for clinical pharmacology https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28081 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:03:57 AEST ]]> What are the roles and responsibilities of the media in disseminating health information? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:562 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:44:12 AEST ]]> Disease mongering is now part of the global health debate https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4458 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:44:10 AEST ]]> Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1439 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:51:34 AEST ]]> Coverage by the news media of the benefits and risks of medications https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2834 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:47:59 AEST ]]> Cardiovascular risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: systematic review of population-based controlled observational studies https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14333 2.7 million exposed individuals. Of the extensively studied drugs (ten or more studies), the highest overall risks were seen with rofecoxib, 1.45 (95% CI 1.33, 1.59), and diclofenac, 1.40 (1.27, 1.55), and the lowest with ibuprofen, 1.18 (1.11, 1.25), and naproxen, 1.09 (1.02, 1.16). In a sub-set of studies, risk was elevated with low doses of rofecoxib, 1.37 (1.20, 1.57), celecoxib, 1.26 (1.09, 1.47), and diclofenac, 1.22 (1.12, 1.33), and rose in each case with higher doses. Ibuprofen risk was seen only with higher doses. Naproxen was risk-neutral at all doses. Of the less studied drugs etoricoxib, 2.05 (1.45, 2.88), etodolac, 1.55 (1.28, 1.87), and indomethacin, 1.30 (1.19, 1.41), had the highest risks. In pair-wise comparisons, etoricoxib had a higher RR than ibuprofen, RRR = 1.68 (99% CI 1.14, 2.49), and naproxen, RRR = 1.75 (1.16, 2.64); etodolac was not significantly different from naproxen and ibuprofen. Naproxen had a significantly lower risk than ibuprofen, RRR = 0.92 (0.87, 0.99). RR estimates were constant with different background risks for cardiovascular disease and rose early in the course of treatment. Conclusions: This review suggests that among widely used NSAIDs, naproxen and low-dose ibuprofen are least likely to increase cardiovascular risk. Diclofenac in doses available without prescription elevates risk. The data for etoricoxib were sparse, but in pair-wise comparisons this drug had a significantly higher RR than naproxen or ibuprofen. Indomethacin is an older, rather toxic drug, and the evidence on cardiovascular risk casts doubt on its continued clinical use.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:27:22 AEST ]]> Medical research and the news media https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:471 Thu 25 Jul 2013 09:09:54 AEST ]]> Systematic review of autologous transfusion techniques (Reply) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:164 Thu 25 Jul 2013 09:09:46 AEST ]]> The safety of aprotinin and lysine-derived antifibrinolytic drugs in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8258 Thu 13 Jun 2019 16:58:27 AEST ]]> The efficiency frontier approach to economic evaluation of health-care interventions https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9394 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:39:35 AEDT ]]> Medicine in the news https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7014 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:04 AEDT ]]> Cohort profile: the Hunter Community Study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9648 60 years is growing faster than any other age group and is expected to reach 2 billion worldwide by 2050. Internationally and nationally, considerable efforts are being made to promote active ageing. However, Australia lacks the kind of comprehensive longitudinal research underway in Europe and North America. Although Australia does have a number of longitudinal studies designed to address various issues of health and ageing among older adults, only a few of these studies include a broad and comprehensive range of physical and biological measures. The Hunter Community Study (HCS) is a collaborative study between the University of Newcastle’s School of Medicine and Public Health and the Hunter New England Area Health Service. It is a multi disciplinary initiative that was established to fill some existing gaps in ageing research in Australia and is unique in that it has collected detailed information across all six key policy themes as identified in the Framework for an Australian Ageing Research Agenda.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:35:25 AEDT ]]> Cardiovascular risk and inhibition of cyclooxygenase - a systematic review of the observational studies of selective and nonselective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1296 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:32:44 AEDT ]]> Empirical uncertainty and moral contest: a qualitative analysis of the relationship between medical specialists and the pharmaceutical industry in Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1289 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:32:44 AEDT ]]> Consumption of NSAIDs and the development of congestive heart failure in elderly patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2835 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:29:17 AEDT ]]> Transfusion triggers: a systematic review of the literature https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1438 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:28:14 AEDT ]]> Moral hazard and prescription medicine use in Australia: the patient perspective https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1750 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:27:28 AEDT ]]> Ties that bind: multiple relationships between clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2260 US $382; odds ratio [OR], 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.6-4.7) and support for attending international conferences (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 3.9-7.4). The strongest associations were seen for acting as a paid consultant to industry (OR, 9.0; 95% CI, 3.9-20.4) and for membership on advisory boards (OR, 6.9; 95% CI, 5.1-9.6). There was a strong relationship between research collaboration and accumulation of industry ties. For 1 additional tie the OR was 2.2 (95% CI, 1.2-3.8) and rose to 6.3 (95% CI, 3.5-11.1) with 3 ties and 41.8 (95% CI, 14.5-143.4) with 6 or more ties. Conclusions: Medical specialists who have research relationships with the pharmaceutical industry are much more likely to have multiple additional ties than those who do not have research relationships. Institutional review should discourage clinical researchers from developing multiple ties.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:27:17 AEDT ]]> The risk of coronary thrombosis with cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors does not vary with polymorphisms in two regions of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13913 C) and rs5275 (T > C) polymorphisms was performed by real-time polymerase chain reaction using allele-specific probes. Results: Ingestion of any NSAID in the week prior to interview was associated with an elevated risk for ACS: adjusted odds ratio 1.8 (1.2, 2.5). The rs 20417 and rs 5275 polymorphisms were not singly associated with risk for ACS: adjusted odds ratios 1.1 (0.80, 1.5) and 1.2 (0.88, 1.5), respectively. Individually, the polymorphisms did not modify the risk of ACS with the drugs. When analyses were conducted by haplotype, the adjusted odds ratio with celecoxib or rofecoxib in individuals who had one or two copies of the ‘low risk’ haplotype (no GT) was 1.2 (0.29, 5.0), compared with 2.1 (1.1, 4.0) with the ‘high risk’ haplotype (one or two copies of GT). Conclusions: We found little evidence of a gene/drug interaction. We found a statistically non-significant trend toward a lower risk of coronary events with NSAIDs in the presence of the ‘low risk’ haplotype. Even if confirmed, the clinical utility of the finding would be limited as this haplotype is carried by a minority of the population.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:25:27 AEDT ]]> Pharmaceutical industry funding of educational events for pharmacists in Australia: an analysis of data from the first 6 months of a mandatory disclosure programme https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10038 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:12:00 AEDT ]]> Improved outcomes with early collaborative care of ambulatory heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10462 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:09:11 AEDT ]]> The affordability of prescription medicines in Australia: are copayments and safety net thresholds too high?. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16491 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:05:37 AEDT ]]> Selective COX-2 inhibitors, NSAID's and congestive heart failure: differences between new and recurrent cases https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5441 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:48:09 AEDT ]]> Ensuring the safety of new medications and devices: are naltrexone implants safe? (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5653 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:05 AEDT ]]> Moral hazard and prescription medicine use in Australia - the patient perspective https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:138 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:43:13 AEDT ]]> Cooperative partnerships or conflict-of-interest? A national survey of interaction between the pharmaceutical industry and medical organizations https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:389 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:42:31 AEDT ]]> Pharmaceuticals, intellectual property and free trade: the case of the US-Australia free trade agreement https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:3600 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:58 AEDT ]]> Australian pharmaceutical policy: price control, equity, and drug innovation in Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4758 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:08 AEDT ]]> What drives health-care spending priorities? An international survey of health-care professionals https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10522 Mon 23 Sep 2019 11:09:01 AEST ]]> Building a Systematic Online Living Evidence Summary of COVID-19 Research https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43405 Fri 16 Sep 2022 10:26:37 AEST ]]>