Clinicians at Johns Hopkins say that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis, and current treatment recommendations for correcting the deficiency are “inadequate.”
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“Placebo Treatments: How Transparent Are You?”
British Medical Journal
People with diabetes and hypertension were less likely to comply with nutritional recommendations for lowering blood pressure than people with hypertension alone.
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People with diabetes and hypertension were less likely to comply with nutritional recommendations for lowering blood pressure than people with hypertension alone.
Medscape Medical News
More than one dozen cases of liver failure and death were reported in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Avandia (rosiglitazone), advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday in a petition calling for a ban of the drug.
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Treating prolactinoma with dopamine agonists (DA) does not appear to result in significant valvular heart disease, though changes in valvular morphology and function may develop, according to a report in the September issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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The rate of diabetes in the United States has nearly doubled in the last ten years and the incidence of the disease has been particularly high in the South said a new report from the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who suggest the main culprit is rising rates of obesity.
As one of the most common chronic conditions, diabetes affects nearly 24 million Americans and occurs when the body fails to process sugar correctly. Left untreated, diabetes can affect one’s vision, in some cases even causing blindness, due to changes in the blood vessels of the retina. Almost 41% of adults aged 40 and older with diabetes have an eye disease that is known as diabetic retinopathy.
Whether your tastes tend toward bright lights and big cities, quiet contemplation or off-road racing, groups around the U.S. are gearing up to celebrate World Diabetes Day and raise awareness of the growing threat of diabetes.
PORTLAND, Ore. (MedPage Today) — Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of having an overweight baby, even if they don’t develop gestational diabetes, researchers here found.