FPN || Diabetes

Bariatric surgery’s benefit persists in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 01/04/2014 - 14:30

WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery combined with intensive medical therapy had a significantly greater impact on glycemic control, compared with medical therapy alone, in a <link...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Evolocumab betters ezetimibe for lowering LDL in statin-intolerant patients

Posted on: 31/03/2014 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – Evolocumab, an investigational fully human monoclonal antibody, was associated with markedly greater LDL cholesterol reductions than ezetimibe in a phase III clinical trial of...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

‘Revolutionary’ LDL lowering shown in evolocumab phase III trials

Posted on: 30/03/2014 - 19:35

WASHINGTON – The novel low-density lipoprotein cholesterol–lowering agent evolocumab took day 1 of the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology by storm on the strength of three...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Aleglitazar failed to reduce cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 30/03/2014 - 13:00

A trial of aleglitazar to improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes who had recent-onset acute coronary syndrome has been terminated early because of a lack of efficacy and an...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Choice vs. regulation: the role of public policy in obesity management

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:05

WASHINGTON – It’s not people who’ve changed over the last 3 decades, but the environment around them that has brought on the obesity crisis, according to the deputy commissioner of the New York City...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

What causes ‘weight fate,’ and is it really inevitable?

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – Young children who are overweight are four times more likely to become obese as they age. Is this a sign that we are fated from youth to be a burden on the health care system, or are...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Adding HbA1c doesn’t improve CVD risk assessment

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 20:00

Adding hemoglobin A1c level to traditional cardiovascular risk factors doesn’t improve the prediction of incident cardiovascular disease among middle-age and older adults who don’t have...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Fried foods may magnify genetic obesity risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 16:10

Frequent consumption of fried foods may exacerbate a genetic predisposition to obesity, according to results from a large cohort study that found a significant interaction between fried food...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Mindfulness training shifts diabetic patients off autopilot

Posted on: 17/03/2014 - 17:30

SAN FRANCISCO – Cultivating mindfulness in patients with diabetes is a useful self-help strategy to combat depression and foster healthy habits. "How can you effectively manage yourself if...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

High burden of insulin-related hypoglycemia

Posted on: 10/03/2014 - 20:00

Severe hypoglycemia related to overly "tight" insulin control for type 2 diabetes prompts nearly 100,000 emergency department visits and 30,000 hospitalizations each year and is...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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