Do Nuisance Ordinances Increase Eviction Risk?

I-42: Do Birth Defects Increase with Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) like in vitro fertilization have enabled many infertile couples to achieve pregnancy. Although ART pregnancies have long been known to be characterized by increased rates for certain maternal complications, these complications are predictable based on the mother’s more advanced age - increased medical complications like hypertension or diabetes mellitus....

Do sulfonylurea drugs increase the risk of cardiac events?

Do GLP-1–Based Therapies Increase Cancer Risk?

Cases of pancreatitis have been described in connection with the use of exenatide (1), liraglutide (2) and other glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor agonists. From these findings, the following hypothesis has been generated: stimulating the GLP-1 receptor with respective agonists has a potential to cause pancreatitis, perhaps chronic pancreatitis, and in the long term, potentially even pancr...

Do calcium supplements increase the risk of cardiovascular events?

We searched the medical literature using the terms “calcium supplements” and “cardiovascular events” in PubMed Clinical Queries, Trip database, and Cochrane reviews. Cochrane reviews did not address this question. Trip database identified an abstract in DARE (database of abstracts of systematic reviews that have been quality assessed) on the following review1: Bolland MJ, Avenell A, Baron JA, e...

Angiotensin receptor blockers do not increase risk of myocardial infarction.

The efficacy and safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors has been well established; these agents have shown an overwhelming and unequivocal benefit in placebo-controlled trials across a spectrum of patients at risk for cardiovascular events.1–9 What has been less clear, however, is whether inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system with angiotensin receptor blockers...