Diabetes
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Just over a third of hypertensive kidney patients are at target BP
Major finding: Of a large group of patients with chronic kidney disease and comorbid hypertension, 36% were at the blood pressure goal of less...
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Diabetics' stroke risk post MI has plummeted
Major finding: The rate of ischemic stroke during the first year after an acute MI improved from 7.1% among Swedish diabetic patients whose...
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Correlates of excellent type 1 diabetes control found
Major finding: Of patients with excellent type 1 diabetes control, 68% never miss an insulin dose, compared with 32% of patients with fair or poor...
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FDA announces classwide label changes to extended-release/long-acting opioids
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FDA expands Abraxane approval to include advanced pancreatic cancer
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 promising in treating metabolic disorders
Major finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes who received fibroblast growth factor 21 responded with 40%-50% reductions in serum triglycerides...
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Dapagliflozin explored in type 1 diabetes
Major finding: Patients with suboptimally controlled type 1 diabetes on insulin therapy who were randomized to add-on once-daily oral...
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Aliskiren fails to fight coronary atherosclerosis
Major finding: Change in PAV with aliskiren vs. placebo: -0.33% vs. 0.11%, respectively.Data source: The AQUARIUS randomized placebo-controlled...
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Saxagliptin, alogliptin show cardiovascular safety in randomized trials
Major finding: Percentage of treatment group vs. placebo group patients reaching a composite cardiovascular endpoint in SAVOR-TIMI 53: 7.3% vs. 7....
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Carbonation affects brain processing of sweet stimuli
Major finding: The presence of CO2 produces an overall decrease in neural processing of sweetness-related signals.Data source: A small brain...
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Metformin might block prostate cancer progression
Major finding: Prostate cancer mortality dropped 24% for each additional 6 months of metformin treatment following diagnosis.Data Source:...