Endocrinology
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Type 2 Diabetes Re-Emerges After Bariatric Surgery
Major Finding: Twenty-one percent of obese patients with type 2 diabetes whose disease went into remission following gastric bypass surgery...
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Denosumab Builds Bone in Men With Low BMD
Major Finding: Lumbar spine bone mineral density improved by 5.7% after 12 months of denosumab compared with a 0.9% gain with placebo in men with...
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Only High Vitamin D Intake Cuts Fracture Risk
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Post-MI Rehospitalization Rate Has Not Declined Since 1987
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GSK Pays $3 Billion to Settle Drug Promotion Charges
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Check Vitamin D in Adolescents Before Bariatric Surgery
Major Finding: Fifty-four percent of obese adolescents being evaluated for bariatric surgery had vitamin D deficiency, including 8% with a severe...
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Tailored Weight-Loss Programs May Save Money
Major Finding: Participants in the stepped-care intervention group achieved a slightly lower but still significant weight loss, compared with...
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Three Weight-Loss Diets Yield Three Metabolic Effects
Major Finding: A very-low-carbohydrate diet produced the most favorable effects on components of the metabolic syndrome but also increased serum...
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U.S. Panel: Screen All Adults for Obesity
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Novel Progestin Nestorone, Testosterone Promising as Transdermal Male Contraceptive
Major Finding: Sperm concentrations fell to 1 million/mL after 20-24 weeks of daily gel application in 23% on testosterone plus placebo, 89% on...