Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
FREEDOM: CABG Shows Excellent Cost Effectiveness
Major Finding: Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease had a highly favorable projected...
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WellMed Uses Peer Mentoring to Boost Diabetes Management
Major Finding: A peer-mentoring program for diabetes patients produced an average hemoglobin A1c of 6.13%, down from 6.34% at baseline.Data Source...
Commentary
Man's Best Friend
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A Look at Upcoming Surviving Sepsis 2012 Guidelines
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Diabetes Deaths Decline in Tots and Teens
Major Finding: Deaths among children and teens aged 19 years and younger with diabetes dropped from 2.69 per million in 1968-1969 to 1.05 per...
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Odanacatib Adds Bone in Alendronate-Pretreated Osteoporosis
Major Finding: The change from baseline in femoral neck bone mineral density at 2 years was +1.73% with odanacatib vs. –0.94% for placebo (P less...
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Zoledronic acid cuts vertebral fracture risk 67% in men with osteoporosis
Major Finding: Of the men receiving zoledronic acid, 1.6% developed new vertebral fractures during 2-year follow-up, compared with 4.9% of those...
Conference Coverage
Weight Gain Following Diabetes Diagnosis Boosts Mortality
Major Finding:. Gaining at least 1 kg/m2 during the year after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes linked with 63% higher cardiovascular mortality...
Conference Coverage
Evidence Links Hidradenitis Suppurativa to Metabolic Syndrome
Major Finding: In three European studies, patients with hidradenitis suppurativa had an adjusted 2.35-, 5.8-, and 4.46-fold prevalence of...
Conference Coverage
Hyaluronidase + Insulin Formulation Cuts Postprandial Glucose Excursions
Major Finding: Patients who received bolus hyaluronidase plus insulin had 82% fewer postprandial glycemic excursions than patients treated with...
News
Calcium Protective Against Hyperparathyroidism
Major Finding: Women in the highest quintile of dietary calcium intake had a relative risk for developing hyperparathyroidism of 0.61, compared...