Diabetes
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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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Exenatide Bests Glimepiride as a Metformin Add-On
Major Finding: Inadequate glycemic control was reached by 41% of patients on exenatide compared with 54% taking glimepiride, in addition to...
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Gastric Bypass Induces Diabetes Remission in Mildly Obese
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Early, Aggressive Glucose Control in Prediabetes Key
Major Finding: Compared with 1,096 patients from a multicenter, randomized controlled trial who consistently had prediabetes, the risk of diabetes...
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Systematic QI Strategies Lift all Boats in Diabetes Care
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Effect of Vitamin D on Nonskeletal Tissue Yet Unknown
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Statin Doesn't Impair Colesevelam's Glucose-Lowering Ability
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Improves Diabetic Ulcers Regardless of Glycemia
Major Finding: Wound volume was reduced by 65% among the 12 patients with hemoglobin A1c less than 7.5%, and by 71% among the 10 with Hb A1c 7.5%...
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Low-Dose Aspirin Use Spikes Bleeding Risk
Major Finding: The use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 55% increased risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding and a 54% increased risk of...
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'The Biggest Loser' Highlights Failings of Exercise Guidelines
Major Finding: During the course of the 24-week program, participants increased their daily exercise from 0.3 hours to 3.7 hours/day, with a...
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Liver Cancer Rates Continue to Rise, Vigilance Warranted
Major Finding: U.S. hepatocellular carcinoma cases rose threefold during 1975-2007, while hospitalized cases rose by more than a third during 2005...