Endocrinology
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Investigational Chemokine Receptor Reduces Hemoglobin A1c
Major Finding: Reductions in HbA1c from baseline at week 4, were 0.9 percentage points with both placebo and the 5mg CCX140-B group, 0.23 for the...
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FDA Approves Juvisync for Diabetes, High Cholesterol
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Proposed Gestational Diabetes Criteria Would Greatly Increase Prevalence
Major Finding: Of 759 women who completed the OGTT, GDM prevalence rates were 32% by the IADPSG criteria, compared with just 13% by the WHO...
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Small Changes Count in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Major Finding: Reducing HbA1c, blood pressure, and weight could avert up to 21% of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.Data...
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Conventional LFTs Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: The positive predictive values of ALT and GGT above normal in predicting fibrosis were low, at 26% and 29%, respectively.
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Obesity May Explain Liver Cancer Hike Among Latinos
Major Finding: Increasing rates of obesity and diabetes may be contributing to a steep rise in hepatocellular carcinoma among Latinos in the...
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Rheumatologists 'Pretty Good' at Treating Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
Major Finding: Among physicians who prescribe systemic steroids for longer than 90 days, rates of initiating bone-protective medication vary...
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Teriparatide Now Preferred Drug for Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
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Heart Failure Doubles 5-Year Fracture Risk
Major Finding: The multivariate-adjusted, 5-year risk for osteoporotic fractures in heart failure patients was 28% higher than in those without...
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Intensive Glucose-Lowering Does Not Benefit Cognition
Major Finding: Scores on the primary end point Digit Symbol Substitution Test, a measure of psychomotor speed, declined in both the intensive and...
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U.S. Diabetes-Free Life Expectancy on the Decline
Major Findings: While life expectancy increased between the 1980s and the early 2000s for Americans, diabetes-free life expectancy shrank by 1.7...