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In 2011, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) recommended more stringent thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH) testing criteria. More women will now be defined as having hypothyroidism during pregnancy. A study by scientists at Quest Diagnostics was conducted on a national sample of 502,036 pregnant women in the United States to determine the prevalence of gestational hypothyroidism based on the ATA’s revised guidelines.…
November 8, 2012
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November 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION:
Adults age 65 and older are more likely to have diabetes than any other age group, but researchers and clinicians have the least amount of data regarding how best to treat this population, a consensus report published jointly by the American Diabetes Association and American Geriatrics Society concludes.…
May 31, 2012
Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via Twitter.
Dr. Smith lists many pearls of wisdom in a scholarly and lightly humorous way.…
May 29, 2012
New guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and publishing in the June issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases emphasize that proper treatment of diabetic foot infections not only saves limbs – but can save lives. Diabetic foot infections are becoming more common, and about 50% of patients who have a foot amputation die within 5 years.…
January 3, 2013
Fructosamine, glycated albumin, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) appear to be associated with the development of diabetes, independent of baseline A1C and fasting glucose. In a study, patients with the highest levels of fructosamine and glycated albumin had significantly higher diabetes risk. Those with the lowest 1,5-AG levels had significantly lower diabetes risk.…
About 2 million adults under age 65 with diabetes had no health insurance in 2009, according to a national survey. When compared with people without diabetes, those with the disease were more likely to have Medicare, or two insurance sources for those aged 18 to 64.…
November 29, 2012
Tight glycemic control appears to be achievable following cardiac surgery in children ages 0 to 36 months, with low rates of hypoglycemia, according to a randomized, control trial. The researchers noted, however, that tight glycemic control does not significantly change infection rates, mortality, length of stay, or measures of organ failure when compared with standard care.…
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Associations between urinary soy isoflavonoids and two inflammatory markers
http://t.co/h5oISLqTqv
RT @anondoc1: The patient advocate recommended we transfer our mother to a different hospital. http://t.co/bruNELbT0S
Evaluation of an Autonomous Braking System in Real-World PTW Crashes. http://t.co/jq5V2ERu3Y
Treatment with high potency statins may increase the risk of developing diabetes, suggests research http://t.co/0QfoBQtaEL
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