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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

TNFR1 shown as marker for mortality risk in type 2 diabetes with kidney disease

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 21:05

Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 is an effective marker for all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes with kidney disease, according to results of a French study. Additionally, TNFR1 was found to add...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Autoimmune disease coalition seeks to increase physician knowledge

Posted on: 18/03/2014 - 21:10

WASHINGTON – Some 64% of family physicians are "uncomfortable" or "stressed" when diagnosing autoimmune disease, and almost three-quarters said they have not been given adequate...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Female-to-female transmission probably caused an HIV infection in a Texas woman, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 46-year-old woman was in a monogamous...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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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