Obesity
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AACE: Try medical management before surgery for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after gastric bypass
Calcium channel blockers and acarbose both work to correct hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
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OARSI: Chronic conditions complicate osteoarthritis treatment, compliance
Patients with osteoarthritis often have other common chronic conditions, a scenario that has implications for both clinical care and research,...
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DDW: Intragastric balloon eyed for primary obesity intervention
Key clinical point: An intragastric balloon system is an effective adjunct to lifestyle intervention for weight loss in obese patients with a BMI...
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Radiofrequency device significantly cut abdominal fat
Key clinical point: A noninvasive radiofrequency device significantly reduced abdominal fat in adults. Major finding: Eight treatments with the...
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HRS: Meta-analyses strengthen obesity–atrial fib link
Key clinical point: Four meta-analyses that together included 51 controlled studies provide further evidence that obesity boosts the risk for new-...
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Later colorectal cancer risk linked to high BMI, inflammation in adolescence
High BMIs and inflammation during adolescence are associated with colorectal cancer risk in midlife.
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DDW: Gestational diabetes linked to increased NAFLD risk in middle age
Key clinical point: Gestational diabetes could be used to identify young women at increased risk of having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (...
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Metabolic syndrome incidence may be stabilizing
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OARSI: Data further link hand osteoarthritis, cardiometabolic disease
Key clinical point: Chronic low-grade inflammation may play a role in both hand osteoarthritis and cardiometabolic disease. Major finding:...
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Reconstruction, transplantation successful for gut failure after bariatric surgery
Key clinical point: Gut failure after bariatric surgery was successfully repaired by a variety of surgical techniques in most patients. Major...
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Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration
Heavier individuals are more likely to have disc degeneration, disc herniation, and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine seen on MRI, compared with...