Endocrinology
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FDA issues strong warning about oral ketoconazole
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Adequate hypothyroid treatment aids assisted fertility success
Major finding: Implantation (28% vs. 22%, P = .11), clinical pregnancy (36% vs. 34%, P = .93), and live delivery (30% vs.
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Discontinuation rates high with type 2 diabetes drugs
Major finding: Twelve months after a very large group of type 2 diabetes patients were placed on a GLP-1 agonist, 89% had discontinued the drug, a...
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Statins for low CVD risk? Check glucose first
Major finding: In patients with a 5-year CVD risk of 5% and normal glucose tolerance, statins were not cost effective ($101,800 per quality-...
Clinical Review
Weight-loss program for veterans cut diabetes risk
Major finding: Twenty-eight percent of heavy patients who were active participants in a novel lifestyle change program experienced a clinically...
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Hypoglycemia admissions tops among Medicare patients
Major finding: Hypoglycemia admissions were 94/100,000 patient-years in 1999, peaked at 130/100,000 in 2007, and declined modestly to 105/100,000...
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FDA panels revisit rosiglitazone's cardiovascular safety
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FDA panel supports easing rosiglitazone restrictions
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Type 2 diabetics often harbor undiagnosed heart failure
Major finding: Undiagnosed heart failure was found in 28% of type 2 diabetes patients aged 60 years and older.Data source: A single-center...