Endocrinology & Metabolism

In diabetes, women far more likely to develop CHD than men

Posted on: 22/05/2014 - 23:00

Women with diabetes have a 44% greater chance of developing coronary heart disease than do men with diabetes, a large review and meta-analysis has shown. In a retrospective review of data...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Lobectomy suffices for surgery of small papillary thyroid cancers

Posted on: 19/05/2014 - 15:05

BOSTON – Extensive surgery beyond lobectomy offers no survival advantage for small papillary thyroid cancers, according to a large database analysis. Total thyroidectomy was not associated with an...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 15:45

LAS VEGAS – Nondiabetic patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease already have insulin perturbations putting them on track for a variety of more serious health conditions, new data show. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 15:45

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Best practices in treating low testosterone in men

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 14:55

LAS VEGAS – Analysis of data from a company that provides therapy for low testosterone showed that the treatment was not associated with a higher risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in men, and...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Best practices in treating low testosterone in men

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 14:55

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Liraglutide gains clout as weight loss agent for overweight, nondiabetic patients

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 13:25

LAS VEGAS – The antidiabetic drug liraglutide (Victoza) promotes weight loss in overweight and obese individuals who do not have diabetes, according to results from a randomized trial reported on May...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Testosterone is insulin sensitizing in diabetic men with hypogonadism

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 15:50

LAS VEGAS – Testosterone improves insulin sensitivity and insulin signaling in diabetic men who are deficient in this hormone, finds a randomized trial reported at the annual meeting of the American...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

In obesity and knee OA, weight loss is a big win

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 20:45

PARIS – Weight loss of more than 5% produced clinically meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis, even when final body mass index remained high, a large, community-based study has shown. For...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

SLGT2 inhibitors show promise in renal protection

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:40

LAS VEGAS – In the opinion of Dr. David Cherney, it’s not uncommon for physicians to feel grim about the limited efficacy of available agents to treat chronic kidney disease in patients with type 1...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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