IMN || News

FDA approves dapagliflozin for type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 08/01/2014 - 20:20

Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes with a requirement that the manufacturer conduct postmarketing studies that address...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Postpartum care after gestational diabetes is preconception care as well

Posted on: 07/01/2014 - 20:05

WASHINGTON – The rise in gestational diabetes cases demands new strategies for active postpartum care that will not only assist with prevention of type 2 diabetes, but will also prepare women for...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

In utero exposure to dyslipidemia magnifies LDL risk in offspring

Posted on: 06/01/2014 - 15:15

DALLAS – Elevated LDL cholesterol in women before childbirth was associated with a fivefold increased risk of elevated LDL 2 decades later in their young adult offspring in a new analysis from the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

‘JNC 8’ guideline follows convoluted endgame

Posted on: 04/01/2014 - 06:00

UPDATED Jan. 4, 2014 The federally funded program to produce a set of U.S. guidelines for hypertension management, a process more than 5 years in the making, came to an unusual end on...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Genotyping adds little to optimized warfarin dosing

Posted on: 03/01/2014 - 14:20

DALLAS – Genotyping to guide the starting dosage of warfarin treatment showed no added value above tailoring treatment with a panel of clinical features in a randomized, controlled U.S. trial of more...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Metronidazole linked to increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Posted on: 02/01/2014 - 14:10

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – Exposure to antibiotics other than penicillins, in particular metronidazole and quinolones, was associated with new-onset Crohn’s disease, based on a meta-analysis of observational...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Despite benefits, ‘bundling’ endoscopy is not norm

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

In more than one-third of cases, same-day bidirectional endoscopy is not performed in Medicare beneficiaries, despite the fact that so-called "bundled" endoscopies offer significant cost...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low-FODMAP diet reduced IBS symptoms

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

Diets low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols reduced functional gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. The finding, published...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Golimumab maintains response in UC

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

Subcutaneous golimumab induces and maintains clinical response in ulcerative colitis, according to two studies in the January issue of Gastroenterology. <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Opportunities to boost cardiovascular disease awareness

Posted on: 30/12/2013 - 21:25

DALLAS – A mere 28% of 1,013 surveyed New York–area women correctly identified cardiovascular disease as the No. 1 killer of women. And two-thirds of those women said their primary care provider is...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Newsletters

Stay informed on our latest news!

You are here

Newsletters

Latest Newsletters