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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

Evolocumab lowers LDL-C with no effect on glucose metabolism

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 15:00

LAS VEGAS – Evolocumab, an investigational antibody that inhibits PCSK9, reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients who have dysglycemia or metabolic...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Triple therapy topped monotherapy in early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 22:35

In arithmetic and newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis alike, three is greater than one. Initial triple disease-modifying therapy with either of two glucocorticoid (GC) bridging therapies proved...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA rejects serelaxin for acute heart failure

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:45

The Food and Drug Administration has decided that more evidence of serelaxin’s efficacy as a treatment for acute heart failure is needed before the drug can be approved in the United States, Novartis...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Inflammatory ultrasound changes track with hand OA progression

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:20

PARIS – Inflammatory ultrasound features in hand osteoarthritis may point clinicians toward patients at higher risk for radiographic progression, a longitudinal study suggests. "We found...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Tapping office IT boosts orthopedic patient–reported outcomes

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:00

PARIS – Combining e-mail and office-based technology garnered patient-reported outcomes from more than 90% of patients receiving orthopedic care, in an analysis of 18,073 physician-patient...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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

Poor vibratory sense contributes to OA knee instability

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:45

PARIS – Impaired vibratory sense and muscle strength may be important risk factors for knee instability in persons with or at risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to an analysis of a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Poor vibratory sense contributes to OA knee instability

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:45

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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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