Endocrinology & Metabolism

Retinopathy screening during gestational diabetes may be lacking

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 15:14

VIENNA – A concerning number of women with gestational diabetes may not be getting optimal retinal care during their pregnancy. About 11% of women in an Irish <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Eating fried food before pregnancy may increase risk of gestational diabetes

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 23:00

Even moderate consumption of fried foods before pregnancy can significantly increase the risk of gestational diabetes, a large retrospective study has determined. <table class="imagecaption...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gout may predispose people, particularly women, to diabetes

Posted on: 02/10/2014 - 23:30

Screen for diabetes and aggressively manage risk factors in patients with gout, especially women, investigators concluded from a retrospective, matched cohort study published Oct. 2 in Annals of the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

UTIs in type 2 diabetes can be costly

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 21:35

VIENNA – Urinary tract infections are relatively common and can be quite expensive among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes. In a large patient database, the infection rate was about 128/1,000...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Anti-inflammatory treatment could slow bone loss in early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 18:00

Aggressive anti-inflammatory treatment correlated with slowed bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings from a prospective cohort study. The results show that...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Prediabetes increases cancer risk by 15%

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 23:00

Prediabetes increases cancer risk in adults by 15%, with significantly increased risk for cancer of the stomach, liver, pancreas, breast, and endometrium, in a meta-analysis published Sept. 8 in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:15

MUNICH – Oral contraceptives do more than prevent unwanted pregnancy. They also make it hard to gauge a woman’s ovarian reserve, based on data from 833 women aged 19-46 years seen at a single Danish...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gestational diabetes and the Barker Hypothesis

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 18:10

Although there are some glimmers of hope that U.S. birthweights may be declining, the average infant birthweight has remained significantly tilted toward obesity. Moreover, and alarming number of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Predischarge preparation for diabetes management lowers recidivism

Posted on: 15/08/2014 - 20:35

ORLANDO – Older hospitalized patients with diabetes who felt unprepared for discharge or who had coping difficulties after discharge had a significantly increased risk of readmission within 30 days...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 22:20

SAN FRANCISCO – The greater benefits of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery compared with medical treatment for obese patients were maintained for up to 17 years in a study of data on 1,490...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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