Lipid Disorders
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GSK Pays $3 Billion to Settle Drug Promotion Charges
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Meta-Analysis: Statins Don't Prevent Stroke, Death in Women
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Newer Lipid Markers Useless for CVD Risk Prediction
Major Finding: Replacing total and HDL cholesterol measures with any other "emerging" lipid markers did not improve CVD risk prediction, and...
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Equivalent MI Predictors
Major Finding: In 4 years of follow-up, the MI rate was 18.5 per 1,000 person-years in patients with a history of MI, 5.4 per 1,000 person-years...
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ORIGIN: Glargine Doesn't Cut Cardiac Events
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Three Glargine Studies Find No Link to Cancer
Major Finding: When comparing glargine to other insulins, the relative risks for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer never exceeded 1.6, and...
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Myopathy Presenting at Initiation of Statins May Have Another Cause
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SEARCH Turns Up More Diabetes in Youth
Major Finding: From 2001 to 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes rose 23% among American youth aged 20 years and younger.
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Aggressive BP Lowering in Diabetes No Boost to CVD Outcomes
Major Finding: Cardiovascular disease outcomes did not vary between people with diabetes mellitus whose blood pressure was treated to less than...
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Rapid HbA1c Rise in a Child? Intensify Treatment Fast
Major Finding: Blood glucose increased from 5.7% to 7.3% in children with type 2 diabetes who responded to long-term treatment, but rose from 6.4...