Podcast 21: An interview with Dr. Steven T. DeKosky about his JAMA paper showing that ginkgo extract does not prevent dementia

It’s the usual offering: the week’s news summarized, an interview, and a quick exit. This week we talk with Steven DeKosky about his JAMA paper on the (lack of) usefulness of ginkgo extract in preventing dementia. The links will point you to a good resource on these alternative therapies and what’s known about them. Don’t hesitate to leave us a comment at 617-440-4374. News links:

Statins and cardiovascular risks

• Journal Watch Cardiology
• Physician’s First Watch
• New England Journal of Medicine article

Guidelines on second-generation antidepressants

• Physician’s First Watch
  
• Annals of Internal Medicine article

Interview links:

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine site
• Journal Watch Psychiatry coverage
• Physician’s First Watch coverage
• JAMA article

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