In patients with Type 1 diabetes and kidney disease, several serum markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are associated with increasing prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy, investigators report.
Read More »WHR Is a Better Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults than BMI
Waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) may be a better predictor of all-cause mortality in older adults versus body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a study.
Read More »Bariatric Surgical in Moms Improves Cardio-Metabolic Markers in Kids
Weight loss after bariatric surgery in mothers is associated with improvements in cardio-metabolic markers in their offspring that are sustained into adolescence, according to a published paper.
Read More »Increased Spending Buys Better Diabetes Outcomes
For patients with Type 2 diabetes, increased health care spending on risk factor control seems to be paying off, according to results of an economic analysis just released.
Read More »Lorcaserin Meets Primary Endpoints in Second Obesity Trial
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., said last Friday its obesity drug candidate Lorcaserin met primary efficacy and safety endpoints in the second late-stage trial, dubbed BLOSSOM (Behavioral modification and LOrcaserin Second Study for Obesity Management).
Read More »Sixty-three percent of Physicians Favor Public Option
A solid majority of physicians favor creating a new public insurance option that would operate alongside existing private plans, according to a survey published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Read More »Fewer Pap Smears, Mammograms for Diabetic Women
Women with diabetes are less likely to get important cancer screening tests than women without diabetes, new research confirms.
Read More »US Immigrants Provided Less Diabetes Care
A new study shows that foreign-born adults with diabetes who move to the US are less apt to get certain types of recommended care than native-born US citizens with diabetes.
Read More »Increased Risk for PAD for Women with Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in women is associated with an increased risk for future symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to the results of a prospective cohort study.
Read More »Physical Activity Helps the Very Old Decrease Mortality
No matter how old you are, increased physical activity is associated with decreased mortality and improved function, a longitudinal Israeli study found.
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