Endocrinology
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Levetiracetam Matches Older Antiepileptics for Bone Protection
Major Finding: Forearm aBMD was significantly lower at 15 months in both the levetiracetam and carbamazepine/valproate groups, but more so for...
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Glucose Monitor With Remote Alert Approved
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Chronic Liver Disease Hospitalizations Greater for Diabetics
Major Finding: The annual age-adjusted rate of hospitalizations related to chronic liver disease was about fourfold higher for diabetic adults...
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Overeating? Less Protein Means More Fat
Major Finding: Weight gain in subjects deliberately overfed a low-protein diet was only 3 kg, half of the 6-kg weight gain in subjects...
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Bariatric Surgery Effective in Metabolic Syndrome
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Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Gastric bypass surgery was determined to be the cause of iron deficiency anemia in 24% of cases.Data Source: A study of 130...
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Metabolic Syndrome Strikes Hard in Psoriatic Patients
Major Finding: Metabolic syndrome is significantly more common in psoriatic arthritis patients than in rheumatoid arthritis patients (27% vs. 19...
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Recent Diabetes Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Swedish breast cancer patients were 37% more likely than controls to have been diagnosed with diabetes within the previous 4 years....