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Month: December 2019

Benefits of Exercise – Not about Weight Reduction

December 27, 2019 Michael Boivin

Physical Activity and Impact on Health I had the absolute pleasure of working on an obesity program with Dr. Yoni…

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Posted in: Obesity Filed under: Cancer, Mental Health, Obesity

Cannabis Laws and the Opioid Epidemic – New Study

December 23, 2019 Michael Boivin 6 Comments

Cannabis and Opioid Use A new study was recently published looking at the impact of cannabis laws on opioid use:…

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Posted in: Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Pain Filed under: Cannabis, Opioid

New Study on Statins and Developing Diabetes, Does it Impact Recommendations?

December 20, 2019 Michael Boivin

Diabetes Risk and Statins An observational study was published in the American Journal of Cardiology was recently published looking at…

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Posted in: CVD, Diabetes Filed under: Diabetes

Should We Stop BP Medications in People 80+ years?

December 17, 2019 Michael Boivin

Deprescribing Guidelines There has been a ton of talk about the need to deprescribe medications in older adults.  Many of…

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Posted in: CVD, Older adults Filed under: CVD

Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin D Supplementation Cancer Risk

December 15, 2019 Michael Boivin

Do Omega 3 and vitamin D supplementation lower colorectal cancer risk? The VITAL (Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial) trial was…

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Posted in: CAM Filed under: Cancer, Supplements

Push-ups and the Risk of Cardiovascular Death

December 13, 2019 Michael Boivin 2 Comments

Cardiovascular Risk and Push-Ups I was scrolling through the most read articles through the JAMA group this year and the…

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Posted in: CVD Filed under: CVD, Lifestyle

Seniors Need More Medication Reviews

December 11, 2019 Michael Boivin

Two Studies Demonstrate Older Adults Need More Medication Information and Reviews It has been a busy week for studies focusing…

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Posted in: Diabetes, Older adults Filed under: Adherence, Diabetes, Medications

Community Pharmacists Interventions for Health Promotion

December 9, 2019 Michael Boivin

Pharmacist Interventions Promote Health A Cochrane review was published this week on the role of pharmacist interventions for health promotion. …

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Posted in: Pharmacy Filed under: Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Practice Change

Canagliflozin and Gout – New CANVAS Sub-Analysis Published

December 6, 2019 Michael Boivin

Another Possible Benefit of SGLT2i’s An interesting sub-analysis was just published in the LANCET, evaluating the impact of canagliflozin on…

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Posted in: Diabetes Filed under: Diabetes, SGLT2

Benzodiazepines and Opioids Don’t Mix

December 4, 2019 Michael Boivin

New Article on Risk of Combining Opioids and Benzodiazepines A new study reviewed the risk of all-cause mortality and overdose…

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Posted in: Harm Reduction, Pain Filed under: Harm Reduction, Opioid, Overdose

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