Diabetes
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Weight Watchers program shows efficacy in controlling type 2 diabetes
NEW ORLEANS - Overweight and obese patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes have a new evidence-based treatment option in the form of...
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Thermal ablation of duodenal tissue lowers transaminases
BOSTON – An endoscopic procedure that heats and ablates a few centimeters of the surface of the duodenum reduced hepatic transaminases in patients...
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Diabetes drugs with cardiovascular benefits broaden cardiology’s turf
Some cardiologists are acting like diabetologists now that they have antidiabetic drugs that can reduce CVD events in patients with type 2...
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Give guidance, not just Viagra, to men with diabetes and related impotence
A urologist describes risks and options on the ED front.
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An enlightened approach to weight loss using liraglutide
It’s possible to identify by week 16 of liraglutide for weight loss which patients will go on to show clinically meaningful weight reduction at 56...
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Resorbable scaffold appears safe, effective in diabetes patients
An everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold appeared to be safe and effective for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with diabetes...
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Diabetes, stroke linked to recurrent C. difficile
LAS VEGAS - Diabetes and stroke are risk factors for recurrent <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection, with stroke patients at about...
From the Journals
Risk tool labels 59%-81% of adults as prediabetic
A Web-based risk test endorsed by the AMA, the ADA, and the CDC would label 59%-81% of adults as prediabetic if it were applied to the general U.S...
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Early menopause a risk factor for type 2 diabetes
The risk for type 2 diabetes is increased among women who went through early menopause.
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Pharmacists urge more focus on kidney disease indicator
The ABCs of kidney function assessment in diabetes need to be expanded to include the estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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Type 2 diabetes in youth needs new treatment options
Limited knowledge about type 2 diabetes in youth and the small patient population make it difficult to explore new treatment options.