Lipid Disorders
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Higher-dose liraglutide effective for weight loss in nondiabetic patients
Key clinical point: The antidiabetic drug liraglutide combined with diet and exercise helped nondiabetic overweight and obese patients lose more...
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Four lifestyle changes might prevent 40% of heart failure
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Disease activity, not lipid levels, appear to affect CV risk with tocilizumab
Key clinical point: Disease activity, rather than lipid levels, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular event risk during treatment with...
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Tocilizumab and tofacitinib increase lipids in RA patients
Key clinical point: The biologic tocilizumab and the JAK inhibitor increase lipid levels in RA patients.
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‘Healthy immigrant effect’ persists even after a decade
Key clinical point: Diabetic immigrants to Ontario from low-income countries appear to have a lower risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause...
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VIDEO: Gradual HbA1c reduction safely benefits T2DM
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Adult diabetes leveled off in United States
Key clinical point: Diabetes plateaued among U.S.
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Long-term insulin use had no heart effects in ORIGINALE
Key clinical point: People at high risk for cardiovascular disease with dysglycemia or type 2 diabetes can be reassured about the long-term safety...