Endocrinology
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How Lp(a) can help improve ASCVD risk assessment
Calcium scores and lipoprotein(a) levels predict 10-year risk independent of each other, and together could swing shared decision-making about...
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Full-press therapy rare in diabetes with ASCVD
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Statin intolerance ‘overestimated and overdiagnosed’
Fewer than 10% of patients experience statin intolerance, meaning that the vast majority of patients can be treated effectively, with very good...
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Fewer diabetes complications with NOACs in patients with AFib
Taking non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants is associated with lower mortality and fewer diabetes complications vs. taking warfarin in patients with...
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Heavy cannabis use tied to less diabetes in women
Women, but not men, who used marijuana at least four times in the previous month were less likely to have type 2 diabetes than nonusers, found a...
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Endocrine Society and others to FDA: Restrict BPA
A petition requests that prior approvals of bisphenol A, a chemical contained in food packaging be removed, citing recent evidence of harm.
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Anxiety in men tied to risk factors for CVD, diabetes
Worry and neuroticism, both aspects of anxiety, when seen in midlife are associated with differences in risk for heart disease and diabetes that...
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Chronic stress accelerates aging: Epigenetic evidence
The greater the psychologic resilience, the more likely the individual is to live a long and healthy life.
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‘Lucky genes’ may protect against some obesity-related diseases
Good genes [are] still no substitute for a healthy lifestyle, said Dr. Susan Martin.