Endocrinology
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Education improved impaired hypoglycemia awareness
Major finding: The median Gold score measuring impaired awareness of hypoglycemia (IAH) dropped significantly among all participants, from 5 at...
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Osteoporosis; Necrosis of Jaw
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Hypoglycemia in diabetes occurs across glycemic control levels
Major finding: The relative risk of hypoglycemia was greatest in those with "near normal" and "very poor" HbA1c levels (RR, 1.25 and 1.16,...
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The chicken or the egg: Obesity or psoriasis?
Major finding: Among 29 children, 93% met criteria for excess adiposity prior to developing psoriasis, and 78% of these were obese before their...
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Metformin bests other antidiabetics in protection from dementia
Major finding: Metformin was associated with a 23% reduction in dementia risk, compared with a thiazolidinedione, and a 21% reduction vs.
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When to think Cushing’s syndrome in type 2 diabetes
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FDA issues strong warning about oral ketoconazole
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Adequate hypothyroid treatment aids assisted fertility success
Major finding: Implantation (28% vs. 22%, P = .11), clinical pregnancy (36% vs. 34%, P = .93), and live delivery (30% vs.
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Discontinuation rates high with type 2 diabetes drugs
Major finding: Twelve months after a very large group of type 2 diabetes patients were placed on a GLP-1 agonist, 89% had discontinued the drug, a...
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Statins for low CVD risk? Check glucose first
Major finding: In patients with a 5-year CVD risk of 5% and normal glucose tolerance, statins were not cost effective ($101,800 per quality-...