Obesity Week 2013: Gastric Bypass & Aging
The Particulars: Telomeres—genetic biomarkers that play a role in cellular aging and disease...
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Endocrinology
Obesity Week 2013: The Effects of Delayed or Denied Insurance Approval for Bariatric Surgery
The Particulars: Previous studies have found that the insurance approval process may limit access...
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Medication Non-Adherence in Diabetes: A Look at Costs
Oral medications and insulin are cornerstones of diabetes management, but as many as one-third of...
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Capitalizing on Social Media to Enhance Diabetes Care
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn have emerged as important online meeting places for...
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Swedish Obese Subjects Study Findings on 15-Year Diabetes Remission and Relapse Rates After Bariatric Surgery
Overview • Nearly 72 percent of patients with obesity and diabetes achieved diabetes remission at...
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Diabetes & Fracture Hospitalization Risk
Published research has indicated that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for bone...
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Obesity Week 2013
New research is being presented at the First Annual Obesity Week 2013–an event co-locating...
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Diabetes Side Effects: Breaking the Silence
Sexual and urologic complications among men and women with diabetes have historically received...
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Women & Diabetes: A Call to Action
Nearly half of all adults with diabetes in the United States are women, and the risk of...
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Gaining Control of Hypertension Early in Patients With Diabetes
Hypertension is a common comorbidity of diabetes that increases risks for cardiovascular disease...
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Enhancing Diabetes Knowledge in Patients
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) was established, in part, to improve treatment and...
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Researchers Identify a Protein that May Predict Who Will Have Thyroid Cancer Recurrence
WASHINGTON, DC— Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, have taken...
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University of Michigan Surgeon Brings Laparoscopic Cholecystecomy to Nicaragua
WASHINGTON, DC—A University of Michigan surgeon has found a way to successfully perform...
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HFSA 2013: HF Patients With Diabetes Benefit From LVADs
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that blood sugar control improves in patients with HF...
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ADA 2013: Mixed Results With Lifestyle Intervention for Obese Diabetics
The Particulars: The effects of long-term, intensive lifestyle interventions focused on weight...
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ADA 2013: Achieving Lifestyle Changes in the Unmotivated
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that increased exercise and healthy diet can help...
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ADA 2013: Wide-Ranging Benefits of Intensive Type 1 Diabetes Therapy
The Particulars: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study was...
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ADA 2013: Major Advance Toward an Artificial Pancreas
“Smart” Device That Reduces Low Blood Glucose Levels Overnight Undergoing FDA Review. Chicago...
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ADA 2013: Training Fat to Be Good
The Particulars: The effects of exercise on those who do not lose weight have not been well...
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ADA 2013: Predicting Type 1 Diabetes
The Particulars: The ability to predict patients who are most likely to develop type 1 diabetes...
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