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ASMBS: Electrical Stimulation Helps Diabetes, Obesity (CME/CE)
DALLAS (MedPage Today) -- Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes had significant short-term improvement in glycemic control when implanted with electronic nerve stimulators.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome – treatment options, metabolic problems and presentation
 | Dr. Lubna Pal, MD, is a Director of the Reproductive Aging and Bone Health Program at Yale Reproductive Endocrinology, specializing in the areas of infertility, reproductive aging and menopause, low bone mineral density (osteopenia and osteoporosis), and reproductive endocrinology. She discusses polycystic ovarian syndrome, its treatment and clinical presentation. Summary PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome, presents with different symptoms depending on age, and therefore treatment options also differ. Metabolic problems include insulin resistance, elevated triglycerides and low HDL levels. References and Resources: Mastorakos G, Lambrinoudaki I, Creatsas G. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents: current and future treatment options. Paediatr Drugs. 2006;8(5):311-8. Views: 605 Rating:  |
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Breast Cancer Risk (CME/CE)
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The metabolic syndrome appears to be related to an increased risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, a longitudinal study showed.
Diabetes UK’s Measure Up Roadshow Is A Success
Diabetes UK has so far encouraged more than 10,000 people in the UK to measure their waists and find out if they are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes with its national Measure Up Roadshow which kicked off on June 3. The Measure Up Roadshow is touring the country until December in a bid to help people find out more about Type 2 diabetes and its risk factors.