BMJ : British medical journal
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To determine whether being elected to head of government is associated with accelerated mortality by studying survival differences between people elected to office and unelected runner-up candidates who never served. ⋯ Election to head of government is associated with a substantial increase in mortality risk compared with candidates in national elections who never served.
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To examine the teratogenic potential of statins. ⋯ Our analysis did not find a significant teratogenic effect from maternal use of statins in the first trimester. However, these findings need to be replicated in other large studies, and the long term effects of in utero exposure to statins needs to be assessed, before use of statins in pregnancy can be considered safe.