FPN || Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders

Think ‘celiac disease’ in patients requiring high-dose levothyroxine

Posted on: 13/05/2014 - 17:45

CHICAGO – Hypothyroid patients who need either at least 125 mcg or 1.5 mcg/kg of levothyroxine per day in order to remain euthyroid should routinely be tested for celiac disease, Dr. Richard S....

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Vertical incision at C-section in morbidly obese women led to lower infection rates

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 14:10

NEW ORLEANS – Vertical incisions in morbidly obese women undergoing a primary cesarean delivery are associated with fewer wound complications, compared with transverse incisions. The findings were...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Atypical hip fracture risk low with bisphosphonates, but be aware

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 20:15

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – The risk of atypical femoral fractures with long-term bisphosphonate treatment may be relatively low overall, but clinicians need to be aware, experts said at the recent British...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

RM-131 makes headway against diabetic gastroparesis

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 21:40

CHICAGO – The investigational ghrelin agonist RM-131 significantly improved gastric emptying and vomiting in patients with diabetic gastroparesis in a phase II, double-blind study. Gastric emptying...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

RM-131 makes headway against diabetic gastroparesis

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 21:40

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: When to screen for celiac disease in hypothyroidism

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

CHICAGO – Patients with hypothyroidism who needed higher doses of levothyroxine were more likely to have celiac disease, according to a study released at the annual Digestive Disease Week. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: When to screen for celiac disease in hypothyroidism

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

CHICAGO – Patients with hypothyroidism who needed higher doses of levothyroxine were more likely to have celiac disease, according to a study released at the annual Digestive Disease Week. In a...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Adding empagliflozin to metformin improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 17:10

Empagliflozin was associated with dose-dependent improvements in glycemic control and weight when added to metformin in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers. <link...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

High animal protein intake linked to later diabetes

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 18:55

High dietary intake of animal protein was associated with a modestly elevated risk of type 2 diabetes among women in an international case-control study published online in Diabetes...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

High animal protein intake linked to later diabetes

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 18:55

High dietary intake of animal protein was associated with a modestly elevated risk of type 2 diabetes among women in an international case-control study published online in Diabetes...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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