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Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 14:45

Alterations in taste and smell, including aversions to many foods, are common following gastric bypass surgery, according to a report published online in Obesity Surgery. Most of the literature...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Study backs bariatric surgery center accreditation

Posted on: 22/04/2014 - 20:55

BOSTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may have dropped its accreditation requirement for bariatric surgery centers, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of data calling into question...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 22:00

The rate of diabetes-related myocardial infarction has fallen almost 68% since 1990, according to an analysis of several federal data sources. From 1990 to 2010, the rate of acute MI among adults...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

FDA approves GLP-1 receptor agonist albiglutide for type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:15

Albiglutide, a once-weekly subcutaneous injection, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control, in conjunction with diet and exercise in type 2...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:00

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, and infant death,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:00

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, and infant death,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 22:00

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 1988 to 2010, jumping from 6% to 10%. Prediabetes doubled in prevalence over the same time period, from 6% to 12%,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Menopause doesn’t drive severe asthma

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 20:45

MADRID – Menopause is blamed for many things, but it’s unlikely to be the reason for the increased risk of severe asthma or worse quality of life in elderly asthmatic women, a study...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Newcomer misses noninferiority mark against established GLP-1 receptor agonist

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 19:20

Once-daily liraglutide slightly outperformed once-weekly albiglutide in a head-to-head trial in adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, researchers reported in the April issue of the Lancet...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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