Endocrinology
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FDA Approves Long-Acting Form of Diabetes Drug Exenatide
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Lower Extremity Amputations Decline Among Diabetic Patients
Major Finding: The rates of hospitalization for nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation declined among diabetic patients from 11.2/1,000 persons...
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FDA Turns Down Novel Antidiabetes Drug
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Evidence Suggests Optimal Intervals for Osteoporosis Screening
Major Finding: DEXA screening for osteoporosis should be done at 15-year intervals for women with normal BMD or mild osteopenia (T score of...
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Weight Loss Higher After Roux-en-Y Surgery vs. Gastric Banding
Major Finding: Patients lost 78.5% of excess weight after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs. 64.8% after gastric banding, and the treatment failure rate...
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Obesity in U.S. Appears to Be Leveling Off
Major Finding: Following dramatic increases in the prevalence of obesity in adults, children, and adolescents in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as...
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Physicians Integral in Battling Diabetes Epidemic
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DXA Reimbursement Slated to Plummet March 1
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Surgeon General Discusses Diabetes Prevention
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Diabetes Prevention Models Deliver Modest Weight Loss
Major Finding: The mean weight loss across all 28 studies of lifestyle intervention programs was approximately 4%, which is considered clinically...