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One can of fizzy drink daily ‘can increase heart attack risk by a third’

September 28, 2015Features on Dr Aseem, News, Newspaper ArticlesITN Productions, Telegraphdam_admin

Major US research suggests a fizzy drink a day is enough to raise the risk of heart attacks by one third, while significantly raising the chance of type two diabetes and stroke.

Sky-NewsDr-Linda-Papadopoulos-on-Monday-28th-September

Sky News paper review with Dr Linda Papadopoulos on Monday 28th September

September 28, 2015Dr Aseem Events, Features on Dr Aseem, Newsdam_admin

Most hospitals aren’t ready for Jeremy Hunt’s disastrous NHS reforms for Junior Doctors

September 28, 2015News, Newspaper ArticlesJeremy Hunt, NHSdam_admin

The majority of hospitals have made no plans to factor in Jeremy Hunt’s major changes to the NHS which will see seven day care and huge changes to Junior Doctor conditions.

Named in 1000 most influential people in London by the Evening Standard

Made the top ten list of 1 000 Most Influential for 2014 in the London Evening Standard’s Super Smart Set, as well as their list of 1 000 Power List for 2015

September 25, 2015Features on Dr Aseem, Newsdam_admin

Aseem Malhotra, Science Director, Action on Sugar.

Dr Aseem speaks at the University of Reading

September 25, 2015Dr Aseem Eventsdam_admin

Choosing wisely to wind back the harms of too much medicine – Dr Aseem Malhotra, consultant clinical associate to the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges.

Photo of Dr Aseem Malhotra sitting with shadow minister for public health Luciana Berger.

Dr Aseem Malhotra was invited to speak in parliament

September 7, 2015Dr Aseem Eventsdam_admin

Dr Aseem Malhotra was invited to speak in parliament on sugar on Monday 7th September.

‘Patients views should be put first when it comes to statins’

September 6, 2015News, Newspaper Articlesdam_admin

In an editorial, a group of doctors call for “shared decision making” with patients about whether or not to take statins.
Read more… ‘Patients views should be put first when it comes to statins’

NHS is ‘wasting millions on pointless ops for heart attacks and strokes’ – and should instead tell people to quit smoking and lose weight

September 4, 2015News, Newspaper Articlesdam_admin

Too many invasive ops, not proven to actually save lives, are being done
Overall, unnecessary treatments cost the NHS at least £2.4 billion a year
Cardiologists say the focus should be on prevention rather than cure
Public must be encouraged to diet, exercise and quit smoking, they say

Challenging treatment thresholds

September 4, 2015Academic PublicationsAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), Challenging treatment thresholds, Lifestyle interventions, NICE, Theoretical benefits of risk-factor modificationdam_admin

James McCormack PharmD, Aseem Malhotra MRCP and David Newman MD

National organisations such as NICE or American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) regularly release cardiovascular disease (CVD) guidelines that recommend lifestyle and medication interventions along with treatment thresholds based either on risk factors or calculated CVD risks. The release of these recommendations predictably leads to intense debate from healthcare organisations, government, industry, and clinicians on whether or not the recommendations are reasonable. At one extreme the recommendations are typically pilloried as being sufficiently weak to cost lives, while others insist the guidelines have threatened public health through over-medication.
Read more… Challenging treatment thresholds

British Medical Journal states – Fat is Your Friend

September 1, 2015Features on Dr Aseem, Videosdam_admin

As the Father of Modern Medicine once quoted – “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra discusses the benefits of a diet which includes more fat and different types of calorie intake. Read more… British Medical Journal states – Fat is Your Friend