Margaret Burke

TL;DR: There is now sufficient evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of developing a psychotic illness later in life, although evidence for affective outcomes is less strong.

TL;DR: Reductions in all-cause mortality, major vascular events and revascularisations were found with no excess of adverse events among people without evidence of CVD treated with statins, and evidence available to date showed that primary prevention with statin is likely to be cost-effective and may improve patient quality of life.

TL;DR: Interventions using counselling and education aimed at behaviour change do not reduce total or CHD mortality or clinical events in general populations but may be effective in reducing mortality in high-risk hypertensive and diabetic populations.

TL;DR: Confidence that most associations reported were specifically due to cannabis is low, and it remains important to establish whether cannabis is harmful, what outcomes are particularly susceptible, and how such effects are mediated.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review of interventions to improve patient uptake, adherence and professional compliance in cardiac rehabilitation was conducted, and the authors found that Motivational communications and trained lay volunteers may improve uptake of cardiac rehabilitation, as may selfmanagement techniques.