Rapid Update 3 – February 2021 – Cardiovascular: observational study suggests moderate alcohol consumption may increase risk of atrial fibrillation

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Rapid Update 2 – January 2021 – New data on lifestyle modification and symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

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Rapid Update 1 – January 2019: Respiratory: New NICE guidance on COPD – what’s changed?

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Rapid Update 2 – December 2018: Systematic Review suggests muscle strength training plus protein supplementation as the most effective and easiest to implement intervention to delay or reverse frailty

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Rapid Update 3 – November 2018 Common Infections: RCT confirms increasing daily water intake reduces recurrence of cystitis

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Rapid Update 1-September 2018: Smoking cessation: Weight gain after quitting smoking temporarily increases risk of type 2 diabetes but is far outweighed by reductions in CV and all-cause mortality

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NPC Archive Item: Does restricting dietary salt improve patient-oriented outcomes?

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 2 August 2011 A Cochrane Review found that, compared with control groups, reducing dietary salt intake decreased blood pressure (BP) by 1 to 4 mmHg in people with or […]

NPC Archive Item: Sibutramine (Reductil) licence suspended throughout Europe

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 22 January 2010 The MHRA has announced that the licence for sibutramine has been suspended throughout Europe. This follows a review which considered the increased risk of non-fatal heart […]