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Denosumab Shows Favorable Results in FREEDOM Extension
Major Finding: The incidence of nonvertebral fractures in a large group of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis was 6.5% during their first 3...
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Postpartum Glucose Won't Predict 6-Week Diabetes
Major Finding: Of nine women with gestational diabetes and elevated postpartum blood glucose, only two were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 6...
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Diabetes Drug Eased Postprandial Hypoglycemia
Major Finding: Two weeks of 100 mg/day of sitagliptin increased postprandial insulin and glucose levels and significantly reduced patient ratings...
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New Era in Alopecia Areata Therapy Beckons
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Collagenase Might Be a First-Line Treatment for Dupuytren's Contractures
Major Finding: The first injection of collagenase C. histolyticum into palpable cords of Dupuytren’s contracture resulted in a mean 81% reduction...
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Experimental Peptide Preserves Beta-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Major Finding: There was significant preservation of C-peptide levels, compared with placebo, with a relative change of 23% (P = .037) for all the...
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AIDS Clinicians Back Treatment as Prevention
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Weight Loss Through Dieting Increases Insulin Sensitivity
Major Finding: Dietary weight loss plus an exercise training program boosted insulin sensitivity by 86% in 1 year and diet alone improved it by 70...
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Study Debunks 'Andropause' in Aging Men
Major Finding: Mean serum total testosterone showed no significant decline during 5 years of follow-up in a large group of middle-aged and elderly...
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HIV Incidence Higher in Young Black MSM Community
Major Finding: After 1 year of follow-up, among the 1,009 black MSM who had at least one follow-up test at 6 months or 1 year, the overall...
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Cognitive Impairment Seen in Childhood CNS Vasculitis
Major Finding: Thirty-five percent of patients with childhood primary angiitis of the CNS had significantly impaired cognitive functioning when...