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Boston-based Physicians Foundation released its 2014 Watch List of five issues projected to impact physicians and patients next year, based on its Biennial Physician Survey…

A monomeric peptide comprised of GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon reduced body weight and diabetic complications in mice…

Increased risk seen in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients treated with insulin. Insulin-treated patients with diabetes who experience hypoglycemia are also more likely to experience cardiovascular events and die from any cause, according to the current research. The link between hypoglycemia and CV outcomes and death remains …

High glucose, obesity studied for possible link to cancer development… The findings highlight the importance of screening for carcinomas in patients with diabetes to aid early detection and reduce premature mortality, say the researchers. The Australian researchers found that the highest excess risks were observed for cancers of the pancreas, …

Mortality, cardiovascular disease risk remains same for patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism… After further review, adjusted findings from the EVOLVE Trial showed that cinacalcet may reduce the risk of fracture among patients on dialysis. In a pre-specified subgroup analysis, cinacalcet was associated with reduced fracture risk after taking baseline characteristics and …

Scans may be documenting early development of food reward circuitry in young children… A study suggests that children who are obese may overeat because they crave more sugar than slimmer youngsters. Brain scans showed that their reward centers are stimulated more intensely when they are exposed to sweet flavors. Scientists …

Novo’s Echo Pen Insulin pens that remember the last dose come in handy during moments when patients can’t remember how much insulin they’ve taken or how long ago their last dose was. Novo Nordisk’s NovoPen Echo reusable insulin pen features half-unit dosing and a memory function that records the last …

In this seconds-long video, our Editor-in-chief, Dave Joffe, PharmD, demonstrates the new FlexTouch Pen. Show this video to all your patients!…

Dr. Aaron Vinik talks about how medical devices that gauge the physical condition of patients can be used to motivate those patients to better lifestyle management. Having more data available such as A1c levels, blood pressure, and other numbers, as well as being fully aware of what the data means …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue with our review of diabetes therapy from a cardiovascular perspective. We finish up our discussion of how to treat inflammation issues and move on to treating the whole biome including a look at probiotic, prebiotic, and antibiotic treatment of the abnormal gut biome…. To download …