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Diabetes Prevention, Care, and Education Need To Be Targeted To Men and Women Differently Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Women had higher expectations of the benefits of self-management along with more depressive symptoms.

A Red Flag for Heart Disease, Yet Few Women Are Aware of PAD Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Only 28 percent of American women are aware of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately nine million Americans and as many as 4.5 million women.

Single Tool Predicts Specific Cardiovascular Risks Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

A patient's global cardiovascular disease risk can be predicted accurately by an office-friendly algorithm, according to investigators.

Diuretics Comparable or Better Than Other Drugs for Hypertension Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Use of calcium-channel blockers, alpha-blockers or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors appears to offer no advantages in improving clinical outcomes compared with use of diuretics when treating hypertension among individuals with metabolic syndrome. Even more so for black patients.

Endocrinologist Shortage Represents Significant Threat to Public Health Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

A new analysis supports what many in the healthcare field already suspect, that demand for endocrinologists in the United States far exceeds supply, and this shortfall in medical care will only get worse in the coming years.

FDA Approves New Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Medtronic Inc said U.S. health regulators approved its blood sugar monitoring device, the CGMS iPro Recorder. The U.S. medical device maker said patients wear the device for three days, after which physicians can review the data and use the results to uncover glucose patterns.

Depression Among Adults With Diabetes Is Prevalent Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Major depression is "highly prevalent" among diabetic patients, and need to be screened, according to findings in a new study in Diabetes Care.

New Position Statement for Glucose Intolerance in PCOS Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The new recommendations highlights the high risk for glucose intolerance in women with PCOS. Generally, screening for glucose intolerance is recommended in these women because it is often asymptomatic.

New Insulin Sensitivity Index From The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2008

A new insulin sensitivity index was devised on the basis of an autoregressive model and its validity was investigated.

ADA's new Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosing, and Treating Diabetes Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

ADA has issued new practice guidelines for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions that are known or believed to improve health outcomes of patients with diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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