Endocrinology
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Bariatric surgery cut vascular events in diabetes
Major Finding: Bariatric surgery was linked to a 64% decrease in macro- and microvascular events compared with no surgery in obese type 2 diabetes...
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Rate of visual impairment up 21%; diabetes is likely culprit
Major Finding: The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in the general U.S. adult population rose from 1.4% in 1999-2002 to 1.7% in 2005-...
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Primary care-based diabetes prevention programs reduce BMI
Major Finding: The mean decrease in BMI was 2.2 for the coach-led group intervention and 1.6 for the self-directed individual intervention,...
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Metabolic bone disease markers poor in CKD patients with HF
Major Finding: The adjusted mean for serum calcium was significantly lower in patients with heart failure at each CKD stage, while the adjusted...
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Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Epidemic
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New Criteria for Gestational Diabetes Could Swamp Providers
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Thyroid Hormone Replacement Benefits Subset of CKD Patients
Major Finding: During a mean follow-up of 34.8 months, the overall rate of decline in estimated GFR was significantly greater among chronic kidney...
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Statins' Diabetogenic Impact Influenced by Underlying Risks
Major Finding: High-dose atorvastatin raised the relative risk for incident diabetes 24% in patients with two or more diabetes risk factors.Data...
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FDA Approves Second Drug for Rare Thyroid Cancer
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Dalcetrapib Boosts HDL Without Benefiting Patients
Major Finding: After a median 31 months, patients treated with dalcetrapib or placebo showed no significant difference in primary end point events...