Endocrinology
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Pediatric Approval of Long-Acting Insulin Expanded
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Innovative Approaches to Weight Loss Show Promise
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Depression, Obesity Linked in Older Women but Not Older Men
Major Finding: Women who were in obesity classes II and III at baseline had significantly higher odds for being depressive 5 years later than did...
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Obesity Linked to More Advanced and More Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
Major Finding: Obese and morbidly obese patients were significantly more likely than were thinner patients to have stage III or IV thyroid cancer...
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Did the IOM Get Vitamin D Targets Wrong?
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Rise in Adolescent NAFLD Outpacing Obesity
Major Finding: Among obese adolescents, elevated ALT levels rose from 16.7% in 1988 to 36.9% in 2008. Data Source: A retrospective analysis of...
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FDA Panel Backs Lorcaserin for Weight Loss
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IOM Urges Collective Action Against Obesity
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CDC: U.S. Obesity May Soar to 42% by 2030
Major Finding: By 2030, there could be a 33% increase in the prevalence of obesity in the United States, and a 130% increase in the prevalence of...
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Weight Loss/Exercise Program Prevents Knee OA
Major Finding: Overweight women who followed a diet and exercise program for 2.5 years showed an incidence of knee OA of 10%, versus 25% on...
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Gender Disparity Seen Between PEFR, Vitamin D Deficiency
Major Finding: Older men who had levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) up to 20 ng/mL had significantly lower peak expiratory flow rates...